Jake Daubert

Jacob Ellsworth Daubert (April 7, 1884 – October 9, 1924) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924.

Born in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, to Jacob and Sarah Daubert, he went to work early in life. In 1895, at the age of eleven, he joined his father and two brothers in the local coal mines. In 1906, Daubert left the mines and signed a contract with a baseball team in Lykens, Pennsylvania, originally pitching before he converted to first base.

Daubert was recognized throughout his career for his performance on the field. He won the 1913 and 1914 National League batting titles and the 1913 Chalmers Award as the National League's Most Valuable Player. Between 1911 and 1919, The Baseball Magazine named him to their All-American team seven times. Baseball historian William C. Kashatus observed that Daubert was "a steady .300 hitter for 10 years of the Deadball Era" who "never fielded below the .989 mark."