Jacob Peter Beckley (August 4, 1867 – June 25, 1918), nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal, Missouri.
Beckley played minor league baseball for St. Louis in the Western Association before he was purchased (along with Harry Staley) by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for $4,500 in 1888. After playing two seasons for the Alleghenys, he jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers, a team in...
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Jacob Peter Beckley (August 4, 1867 – June 25, 1918), nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Hannibal, Missouri.
Beckley played minor league baseball for St. Louis in the Western Association before he was purchased (along with Harry Staley) by the Pittsburgh Alleghenys for $4,500 in 1888. After playing two seasons for the Alleghenys, he jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers, a team in the newly formed Players League. The league lasted only one season, and Beckley spent the next five and a half seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. On July 25, 1896, he was traded to the New York Giants for Harry Davis and $1,000. Beckley was released by the Giants the following season on May 22, and he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds five days later. He played with Cincinnati through the 1903 season and was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals on February 11, 1904. Beckley retired after the 1907 season with 2930 career hits,...
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