About Jacob Doyle
Lived 1855 – 1941 (aged 85). Jacob Doyle was an American baseball player.
Jacob Dixon Doyle (November 26, 1855 – August 15, 1941) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Washington Nationals of the National Association, the first professional league. He was born in Leesburg, Virginia.
In his nine-game career, Doyle hit .268, with six runs, one double, and nine RBIs. At 16 years of age, he was the youngest player in the National Association during the 1872 season.
Doyle died in Lake Bluff, Illinois at the age of 85, and is interred at North Shore Garden of Memories in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of his death he had been the last living player from the 1872 season.
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Who was Jacob Doyle?
American baseball player (1855-1941)
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Jacob Doyle was born on 26 November 1855 in Leesburg.
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Jacob Doyle died on 15 August 1941 in Lake Bluff.
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Jacob Doyle was a baseball player.
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Jacob Doyle was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jacob Doyle. https://biography.guide/jacob-doyle/
MLA: "Jacob Doyle." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jacob-doyle/.
Chicago: "Jacob Doyle." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jacob-doyle/.
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