 John Jacob Atz
Chicago White Sox
 Minor League Manager (Texas
League)
JAKE ATZ
Atz, John Jacob (b: John Jacob Zimmerman)
b: 7/1/1879, Washington, D.C. d: 5/22/45, New Orleans, La.
BR/TR, 5'9.5", 160 lbs. Deb: 9/24/02
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1902 Was-A 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100
1907 Chi-A 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
1908 Chi-A 83 206 24 40 3 0 0 27 31 .194
1909 Chi-A 119 381 39 90 18 3 0 22 38 .236
'Leave 'em Laughing' Jakey, gave up a Vaudeville career for the love of the game. He was a great storyteller and
wit of his day. Jake's incredible Texas League managerial record of 5 championships in 6 years was as legendary
as the NY Yankees dominance of the 1920's.
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