26 Facts About Jacob Ruppert

Jacob Ruppert owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1915 until his death in 1939.

Jacob Ruppert was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2013.

Jacob Ruppert's mother was of German ethnicity, and was herself the daughter of prominent brewer George Gillig.

Jacob Ruppert was accepted into Columbia College, but instead began working in the brewing business with his father in 1887.

Jacob Ruppert started as a barrel washer, working 12-hour days for $10 a week, and eventually became vice president and general manager of the brewery.

In 1886, Jacob Ruppert enlisted in the Seventh Regiment, National Guard of New York, serving in the rank of private through 1889.

Jacob Ruppert became a senior aide on the staff of Roswell P Flower, Hill's successor as governor, until 1895.

Jacob Ruppert was supported in his election by Richard Croker, the political boss of Tammany Hall.

Jacob Ruppert was renominated for Congress, this time running in New York's 16th congressional district, in 1902.

Jacob Ruppert was not a candidate for reelection in 1906, and he left office in 1907.

Jacob Ruppert was president of the Astoria Silk Works and the United States Brewers Association from 1911 through 1914.

However, Jacob Ruppert interviewed Huggins on Johnson's recommendation, and agreed that Huggins would be an excellent choice.

Jacob Ruppert offered the job to Huggins, who accepted and signed a two-year contract.

Jacob Ruppert eventually organized opposition to Johnson among other AL owners.

In 1929, Jacob Ruppert added numbers to the Yankees' uniforms, which became a feature of every team.

Jacob Ruppert bought the Newark Bears who played at Jacob Ruppert Stadium in Newark, New Jersey, and begin building the Yankees' farm system.

Nevertheless, they were personal friends; according to Ruth, Jacob Ruppert called him "Babe" only once, and that was the night before he died.

Usually, Jacob Ruppert called him "Root" ; he always called everyone, even close friends, by their last name.

In 1894, Jacob Ruppert purchased South Brother Island, located in the East River, and was the last person to live on the island, leaving in 1909 when his house burned down.

Jacob Ruppert purchased Eagle's Rest, an estate in Garrison, New York, on January 30,1919.

Jacob Ruppert suffered from phlebitis in April 1938 and was confined to his Fifth Avenue apartment for most of the year.

Jacob Ruppert was too sick to follow the Yankees to the 1938 World Series, what would be their seventh world title under his stewardship; he listened on the radio.

Jacob Ruppert was survived by his brother George and his sister Amanda, and was interred in the family mausoleum at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York.

An apocryphal story says that Jacob Ruppert is responsible for the Yankees' famous pinstriped uniforms; according to this account, Jacob Ruppert chose pinstripes to make the often-portly Ruth appear less obese, but the uniform was in fact introduced in 1912.

On December 3,2012, Jacob Ruppert was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the new Pre-Integration Era Committee, which considers candidates every three years that have been identified by the Baseball Writers' Association of America appointed Historical Overview Committee from the era prior to 1947.

Jacob Ruppert was inducted into the Hall on July 28,2013.