Jacob Doyle

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Given name: Jacob Dixon Doyle
Nicknames: None
Primary Pos: Shortstop
Hght/Wght: Unknown / None lbs
Bats/Throws: None / None
Born: Nov 26, 1855 in Leesburg, VA
Died: Aug 15, 1941 in Lake Bluff, IL (85 years old)
Debut: Apr 20, 1872

Jacob Dixon Doyle (November 26, 1855 – August 15, 1941) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the 1872 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.