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{{person-narrative-stub}} Beckley made the Hall of Fame in 1971. Perhaps he should have been selected earlier as his longevity record for a first baseman is something to behold,2368 games with 23,696 putouts. Another major league record are his 25,000 chances accepted at first base. However he had a notorious scatter-gun arm and runners always took the extra base on him. He also had a unique hidden-ball trick: he would hide the ball under one corner of the base. Jake played with Pittsburgh, New York Giants, Cincinnati and St.Louis Cardinals between 1888 and 1907. He was player/Manager of Kansas City (American Association) from 1908-1909. Became manager of Bartesville, Okla of the Western Association in 1910. Umpired in the Federal league in 1913. ==Sources== * {{cite-newspaper | title=National League News in Short Metre | newspaper=Sporting Life | year=1913 | month=7 | day=26 | pages=20 | last= | first= | }}url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1913/VOL_61_NO_21/SL6121020.PDF}} * {{cite-book | title=Who's Who in Professional Baseball | last=| first=| publisher=Arlington House | city=New Rochelle,NY | year=1973 }} * {{cite-book | title=The Ballplayers | last=| first=| publisher=Arbor House William Morrow | city=New York | year=1990 }}
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