1997 Event 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland 1996 Death Arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74 1994 Event Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field 1994 Event Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 1994 Event 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 1994 Event 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out 1994 Event 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn 1994 Event 1st exhibition game played at Jacobs Field, Pirates beat Indians, 6-4 1994 Event Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens 1994 Event Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field) 1994 Event Experts from AL certify Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit 1994 Event Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field) 1994 Event Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1994 Event Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94" 1993 Event Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field 1993 Event Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale 1992 Death Lou Jacobs, U.S. clown (1966 U.S. postage stamp), dies at 89 1992 Event 1st structural steel beams are erected at Gateway (Jacobs Field) 1992 Event Concrete foundation for ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) is poured 1992 Event 1st concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) 1992 Event Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) begins 1990 Event Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field) 1988 Event Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles 1988 Event Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53) 1985 Death Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71 1983 Death Louis De Funes, actor and writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68 1972 Birthday Ray Jacobs, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos 1970 Birthday Rachel Jacobs, Ririe Idaho, actress, It's Not Easy 1970 Birthday Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Ridley Jacobs, cricket wicket-keeper, West Indian ODI 1996 1966 Birthday Simone Jacobs, England, 4X100m relayer 1984 Olympics bronze 1963 Birthday Regina Marie Jacobs, born in Los Angeles, California, 800m/1500m runner, 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Marc Jacobs, American Designer 1953 Birthday Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, born in New York City, actor, Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter 1950 Death Harry Blomberg, Swedish author (Jacobs Drom), dies at 56 1946 Death Carrie Jacobs Bond, American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85 1940 Event 54th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63) 1939 Event 53rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) 1938 Event 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60) 1937 Birthday Eli Jacobs, baseball owner for the Baltimore Orioles 1936 Event 50th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62) 1936 Event 49th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Hull Jacobs beats H Sperling (62 46 75) 1935 Event 49th U.S. Womens Tennis: H H Jacobs beats Sarah H Palfrey Fabyan (62 64) 1935 Event 48th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats H Jacobs (63 36 75) 1935 Birthday Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1934 Birthday Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas 1934 Event 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64) 1934 Event 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64) 1933 Event 47th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret) 1932 Event 46th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62) 1932 Event 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61) 1932 Birthday Andrew Jacobs, Jr., born in Indianapolis, Indiana,Representative-D-Indiana, 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1997 1932 Birthday Piper Laurie, Rosetta Jacobs, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Twin Peaks 1931 Birthday Anthony Jacobs, English industrialist, BSM 1930 Event 6th French Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (62 61) 1930 Birthday Little Walter, Marion Walter Jacobs, rocker 1929 Death Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75 1929 Event 42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62) 1928 Event 42nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen W Moody beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 61) 1925 Birthday Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner, Cleveland Indians 1925 Birthday Jos Jacobs, Flemish director, Madonna of Nedermunster 1922 Birthday Arthur Jacobs, musicologist 1916 Birthday Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist 1914 Death Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47 1913 Birthday Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager 1908 Birthday Helen Hull Jacobs, born in Berkley, California, U.S. tennis champ, 1932-35 1907 Event 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn 1907 Event Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239 1882 Event 1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office 1880 Birthday Michael Jacobs, born in New York City, boxing promoter 1868 Birthday Eduard Jacobs, singer and pianist, Dutch cabaret 1867 Birthday Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist 1862 Birthday Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisconsin, songwriter, I Love You Truly 1854 Birthday Aletta Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician 1791 Event 1st Jewish member of U.S. Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office 1539 Event St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning
