Jake Northrop

{{short description|American baseball player (1888–1945)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Jake Northrop |image= |position=Pitcher |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1888|3|5}} |birth_place=Monroeton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1945|11|16|1888|3|5}} |death_place=Monroeton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=July 29 |debutyear=1918 |debutteam=Boston Braves |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 24 |finalyear=1919 |finalteam=Boston Braves |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=6–6 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=2.91 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=13 |teams= *Boston Braves ({{mlby|1918}}–{{mlby|1919}}) }} '''George Howard "Jake" Northrop''' (March 5, 1888 – November 16, 1945) nicknamed "Jerky",<ref>{{cite book|title=The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|year=2006|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=1-4027-4771-3}}</ref> was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves.<ref name="statistics">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/northja01.shtml "Jake Northrop Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-10.</ref>

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