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After years of minor league apprenticeship, the frail infielder was the regular A's second baseman in 1954, but his good glove couldn't compensate for his light bat. He later produced baseball card and autograph shows. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 13, 1954: Rookie Spook Jacobs, in his first ML game, gets four hits while Bill Renna and Gus Zernial bang homers in the A's 6–4 victory over the Red Sox. Bobby Shantz is the winner, but leaves in the 6th because of a pulled muscle which will take several years to completely heal. He won't pitch again this year ending the season today at 1–0. Mel Parnell goes six innings for the loss. » August 22, 1954: Rookie Spook Jacobs of the A's steals four bases in a 3-2 triumph over the Senators.