Art Jacobs

{{Short description|American baseball player (1902–1967)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Art Jacobs

|image=Art Jacobs - 1940 Buffalo Bisons.jpg

|caption=Jacobs in 1940

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{birth date|1902|8|28}}

|birth_place=Luckey, Ohio

|death_date={{death date and age|1967|6|8|1902|8|28}}

|death_place=Inglewood, California

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 18

|debutyear=1939

|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 18

|finalyear=1939

|finalteam=Cincinnati Reds

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Games pitched

|stat1value=1

|stat2label=Innings pitched

|stat2value=1

|stat3label=Win–loss record

|stat3value=0–0

|stat4label=Earned run average

|stat4value=9.00

|stat5label=Strikeouts

|stat5value=0

|teams=

• Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1939}})

}}

Arthur Evan Jacobs (August 28, 1902 – June 8, 1967) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1939. He is the oldest player who played in only one Major League Baseball game.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacobar01.shtml |title=Art Jacobs Stats |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=January 4, 2011}} Although not recognized as an official statistic until after his death, he is credited with a save for his 1-inning MLB career.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B06181CIN1939.htm |title=Cincinnati Reds 12, Boston Bees 6 (1) |website=retrosheet.org |date=June 18, 1939 |accessdate=February 10, 2020}}