Jacob
Cross
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 21, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1955   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 KC PL $ 300,000  
1953 30 POR CL $ 3,100,000  
1954 31 POR CL $ 3,100,000  
1955 32 POR CL $ 3,100,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,100,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 29 KC PL 96 147 25 47 13 1 6 32 0 0 15 32 .320 .383 .544 .927 27.2 4.6
1953 30 POR CL 116 363 55 98 18 8 11 63 8 10 21 58 .270 .304 .455 .759 49.5 6.1
1954 31 POR CL 109 412 81 127 26 5 16 70 8 8 40 63 .308 .372 .512 .884 73.1 11.6
1955 32 POR CL 99 317 42 88 13 5 10 46 5 5 25 58 .278 .329 .445 .774 44.5 5.9
4 Years Sim 420 1239 203 360 70 19 43 211 21 23 101 211 .291 .343 .482 .825 194.3 28.2
162 Game Average 477 78 138 27 7 16 81 8 8 38 81 .291 .343 .482 .825 75.0  
Career Highs 116 412 81 127 26 8 16 70 8 10 40 63 .320 .383 .544 .927 73.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1139 188 335 64 15 42 196 20 22 98 188 .294 .350 .487 .837 181.9
vs LH   100 15 25 6 4 1 15 1 1 3 23 .250 .267 .420 .687 10.6
Home 205 584 96 151 22 10 14 89 9 15 50 86 .259 .317 .402 .720 71.2
Away 215 655 107 209 48 9 29 122 12 8 51 125 .319 .366 .553 .919 121.3
RISP   331 0 99 25 5 6 154 0 0 42 60 .299 .367 .459 .826 55.3
Pinch Hitting   104 20 30 4 2 4 23 1 2 10 27 .288 .345 .481 .826 16.6
Close/Late   182 22 47 9 2 1 23 0 0 14 35 .258 .310 .346 .656 19.3
Mar/Apr 39 104 17 24 6 2 3 15 1 0 8 19 .231 .281 .413 .694 12.4
May 89 268 43 80 16 9 11 57 1 3 25 36 .299 .356 .549 .904 48.4
June 85 261 49 72 13 3 15 49 5 4 24 37 .276 .338 .521 .859 44.2
July 71 229 33 75 17 2 4 33 6 4 11 43 .328 .355 .472 .827 34.8
August 79 210 34 63 9 3 5 28 5 7 18 50 .300 .358 .443 .801 30.5
Sep/Oct 57 167 27 46 9 0 5 29 3 5 15 26 .275 .335 .419 .754 22.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 29 KC PL LF 53 15 218.0 66 2 0 0 1.000 2.81   0.6
    2B 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 30 POR CL LF 102 80 756.0 183 5 2 3 .989 2.24   2.3
1954 31 POR CL LF 107 102 903.0 203 6 3 3 .986 2.08   1.8
1955 32 POR CL LF 80 77 641.7 160 2 1 1 .994 2.27   2.2
    CF 2 2 19.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.84    
  LF 342 274 2518.7 612 15 6 7 .991 2.24   6.9
  CF 2 2 19.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.84    
  2B 1 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   345 276 2543.7 618 15 6 7 .991 2.24   6.9
Career Highs   107 102 903.0 203 6 3 3 1.000 2.73    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 32 POR CL 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1953-10-8
CAR-39-19
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 1
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22
 
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History
Drafted in 22nd round, 428th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/17/1952, off John Rademacher (OMA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1952, off Oscar Vasallo (HOU)
Signed as a free agent by Portland on 2/18/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $3,100,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1953, hitting .393 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Hit 3 homeruns against San Francisco, driving in 4 runs on 6/21/1953
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Hollywood on 7/27/1953
Won Series of the West with Portland in 1955