1940
Born July 13, 1940
Tulare, CA, USA
Jack Aker Notable
b. July 13, 1940 · Kansas City Athletics 1964–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968, Seattle Pilots 1969, New York Yankees 1969–1972, Chicago Cubs 1972–1973, Atlanta Braves 1974, New York Mets 1974
Jack Aker played for seven clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and closing with the New York Mets in 1974.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 123 games and appeared 495 times, with a 3.28 earned run average. He struck out 404. Across 496 games he batted .076, with 7 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1966, with 32.
He was born in Tulare, CA, USA on July 13, 1940. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Fireman of the Year | 1 | 1966 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | KCA | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | KCA | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | KCA | 66 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .095 |
| 1967 | KCA | 57 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1968 | OAK | 54 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .143 |
| 1969 | NYY/SEP | 53 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .100 |
| 1970 | NYY | 41 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .063 |
| 1971 | NYY | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | CHC/NYY | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | CHC | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | ATL/NYM | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 496 | 92 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 0 | .076 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | KCA | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8.82 |
| 1965 | KCA | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 51.1 | 45 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 3.16 |
| 1966 | KCA | 8 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 32 | 113.0 | 81 | 25 | 28 | 68 | 1.99 |
| 1967 | KCA | 3 | 8 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 88.0 | 87 | 42 | 32 | 65 | 4.30 |
| 1968 | OAK | 4 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 74.2 | 72 | 34 | 33 | 44 | 4.10 |
| 1969 | NYY/SEP | 8 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 14 | 82.1 | 76 | 29 | 35 | 47 | 3.17 |
| 1970 | NYY | 4 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 70.0 | 57 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 2.06 |
| 1971 | NYY | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 55.2 | 48 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 2.59 |
| 1972 | CHC/NYY | 6 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 73.0 | 70 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 2.96 |
| 1973 | CHC | 4 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 63.2 | 76 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 4.10 |
| 1974 | ATL/NYM | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 58.0 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 3.57 |
| Career | — | 47 | 45 | 495 | 0 | 123 | 746.0 | 679 | 272 | 274 | 404 | 3.28 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: Jack Aker
Jack Aker made a major-league debut on May 3, 1964.
1974
Final major-league game: Jack Aker
Jack Aker played a final major-league game on September 27, 1974.
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