Jake Virtue
Baseball
Born in Philadelphia on March 2, 1865, Virtue debuted in the major leagues with Cleveland in 1890. In The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball, Virtue is described as a 5\'9" player with excellent defensive skills. However, he also "had a huge failing. He was so short of self-confidence (some in Cleveland were unkind enough to say courage) that an error in the first inning or a strikeout in his first at bat would ruin him for the rest of the game."\n', '
In two seasons, 1891 and 1892, Virtue played in more than 100 games. In 1891, Virtue hit 14 triples, fifth best in the NL. Defensively, Virtue led the NL in putouts (1465), but he also led NL first basemen in errors (44). In the split-season format that was trialed in 1892, the Spiders finished fifth in the first half of the season, but they earned first place in the second half. They lost a best-of-nine playof…
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