:Jake Gettman

{{Short description|Russian baseball player (1875–1956)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jake Gettman

|position=Outfielder

|bats=Switch

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date|1875|10|25}}

|birth_place=Frank, Russian Empire

|death_date={{death date and age|1956|10|4|1875|10|25}}

|death_place=Denver, Colorado

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 20

|debutyear=1897

|debutteam=Washington Senators

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 19

|finalyear=1899

|finalteam=Washington Senators

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.278

|stat2label=On-base percentage

|stat2value=.322

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=78

|teams=

• Washington Senators ({{mlby|1897}}–{{mlby|1899}})

}}

Jake Gettman (October 25, 1875 – October 4, 1956) was a Major League Baseball outfielder with the Washington Senators from 1897 to 1899. He was the first Russian-born player in Major League history.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Russia_born.shtml Players Born in Russia - Baseball-Reference.com] Gettman emigrated to the United States at ten years old.{{cite news |title=Jake Gettman Dies, Ex Bison Baseball Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-obituary-for-jake-gettm/136591547/ |access-date=10 December 2023 |work=The Buffalo News |date=8 October 1956 |pages=8}}