Jake Gettman
Appearance
Jake Gettman | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Frank, Russian Empire | October 25, 1875|
Died: October 4, 1956 Denver, Colorado | (aged 80)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
August 20, 1897, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 19, 1899, for the Washington Senators | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .278 |
On-base percentage | .322 |
Runs batted in | 78 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
Jake Gettman (October 25, 1875 – October 4, 1956) was a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Washington Senators from 1897 to 1899. He was the first Russian-born player in Major League history.[1] Gettman emigrated to the United States at ten years old.[2]
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
[edit]- ^ Players Born in Russia - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Jake Gettman Dies, Ex Bison Baseball Star". The Buffalo News. 8 October 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
Categories:
- 1875 births
- 1956 deaths
- Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
- 19th-century baseball players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Russia
- Washington Senators (1891–1899) players
- Fort Worth Panthers players
- Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Newark Indians players
- Baltimore Orioles (International League) players
- Jersey City Skeeters players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Hastings Reds players
- Russian baseball players
- American baseball outfielder, 1870s birth stubs