Jake Daubert was a first baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds from 1910 until 1924. He had a .303 lifetime batting average and was awarded the Chalmers Award (today’s “MVP” award) in 1913 as the National League’s top player. He won the league batting title in 1913 and 1914. He was also the captain of the 1919 world champion Cincinnatti Reds. That was the World Series that was “thrown” by “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and seven more of his Chicago White Sox teammates. Jake also was a prolific bunter and still holds the NL record for most sacrifice hits.

After the 1924 season, Jake had an appendectomy. Soon after, on October 9, 1924, he died of complications, at age 40.

This is one of Jake’s game used bats. There are only 2 or 3 known to exist. It was used by this terrific hitter during the 1919-1924 period of his memorable career.