Arthur Evan Jacobs (August 28, 1902 – June 8, 1967) was a

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...

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. He played for the

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in 1939. He is the oldest player who played in only one Major League Baseball game. Although not recognized as an official statistic until after his death, he is credited with a save for his 1-inning MLB career.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Art 1902 births 1967 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Cincinnati Reds players Baseball players from Ohio People from Wood County, Ohio