Jake Stahl

For the American football player and coach, see Jake Stahl (American football).

Jake Stahl
First baseman/Manager
Born: (1879-04-13)April 13, 1879 Elkhart, Illinois
Died: October 18, 1922(1922-10-18) (aged 43) Monrovia, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 20, 1903 for the Boston Americans
Last MLB appearance
June 13, 1913 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	437
Stolen bases	178
Teams
As player Boston Americans (1903) Washington Senators (1904–1906) New York Highlanders (1908) Boston Red Sox (1908–1910, 1912–1913) As Manager Washington Senators (1905–1906) Boston Red Sox (1912–1913)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1903, 1912 American League home run champion: 1910 Managerial record: 263-270

Garland "Jake" Stahl (April 13, 1879 – September 18, 1922) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Highlanders. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he was a member of the Kappa Kappa chapter of Sigma Chi. He started off as a catcher before being traded to the Senators, where he moved to first base full-time, with occasional stints in the outfield. He was regarded as a good fielder and an average hitter, although he did lead all hitters in the American League in home runs with 10 in 1910. He also struck out 128 times that year, a record that would stand until 1938.

As a player-manager, he led the Senators to two seventh-place finishes, and in his second managerial stint led the Red Sox to the 1912 World Series title. His success was short-lived, as he had a falling-out with his teammates and resigned midway through the 1913 season. His successor, Bill Carrigan, would win two more World Series titles for the Sox. Stahl died in Monrovia, California at age 43.

Stahl was not related to Red Sox teammate Chick Stahl, despite contemporary accounts erroneously listing them as brothers.

See also

L to R: Cy Young, Stahl, Bill Carrigan and Michael T. McGreevy during spring training in 1912.

• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
• List of Major League Baseball player–managers

External links

Media related to Jake Stahl at Wikimedia Commons

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Patsy Donovan	Washington Senators Manager 1905–1906	Succeeded by Joe Cantillon
Preceded by Ty Cobb	American League Home Run Champion 1910	Succeeded by Frank Baker
Preceded by Patsy Donovan	Boston Red Sox Manager 1912–1913	Succeeded by Bill Carrigan