Forrest Vandergrift Jacobs (November 4, 1925 – February 18, 2011) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1954 through 1956 for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1954–56), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1956). Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), 155 lb, he batted and threw right-handed. His teammates affectionately called him Spook, a moniker that he used throughout his life. More about Spook Jacobs
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Born in Cheswold, Delaware, Jacobs graduated from Salem High School, Salem, New Jersey in 1943. Immediately after graduation, Jacobs enlisted in the United States Army where he rose to the rank of sergeant during World War II and was awarded the Asian Pacific Campaign Theatre Medal, the American Campaign Theatre Medal, the United States Army Good Conduct Medal, and the United States Victory Medal.In total, we tracked 181 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Spook Jacobs (FORREST SPOOK JACOBS Signed Auto 1994 All Star Baseball PSA/DNA) was sold in April 2014 for $86.99 while the cheapest item (SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3 X 5 INDEX CARD SPOOK JACOBS PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS *172504) found a new owner for $0.99 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (7) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $4.99 for an autographed item of Spook Jacobs. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2014 with $86.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2008. In average, an autographed item from Spook Jacobs is worth $5.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Spook Jacobs were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1955 Topps Baseball #61 Spook Jacobs - Kansas City Athletics - AUTOGRAPHED | $5.00 | ||
1955 Topps Forrest Spook Jacobs #61 Autograph KC Athletics Autographed Card | $1.00 | ||
2005 Topps Heritage Certified Autographed Basebal Card 1956 Spook Jacobs NRMT | $22.49 | ||
2009 Tristar Obak Autograph – Spook Jacobs - #A41 SN 194/200 | $7.75 | ||
FORREST SPOOK JACOBS (Dec.) Signed 1954 Topps Archives 1994 #129 Athletics Auto | $9.99 | ||
Forrest Spook Jacobs 1955 Topps Athletics PSA/DNA Signed Auto Autograph | $40.00 | ||
FORREST SPOOK JACOBS BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH 3 1/2 X 2 1/2 HEAVY STOCK CARD index | $2.99 | ||
Signed 1956 Topps #151 Spook Jacobs | $20.50 | ||
SPOOK JACOBS (Dec) Signed 2009 Tristar Obak #A41 A’s Autograph Auto **16/25** | $26.00 | ||
STRAT-O-MATIC Signed Card Spook Jacobs 1954 A’s | $6.00 |