1912
Born April 1, 1912
Morehead City, NC, USA
Jake Wade Notable
b. April 1, 1912 · Detroit Tigers 1936–1938, Boston Red Sox 1939, St. Louis Browns 1939, Chicago White Sox 1942–1944, New York Yankees 1946, Washington Senators 1946
Jake Wade played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1936 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1946.
He went 27 and 40 with a 5.00 earned run average, pitching 668.3 innings in 171 games. He struck out 291, completed 20 of his 71 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 171 games he batted .167, with 36 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Morehead City, NC, USA on April 1, 1912, and died on February 1, 2006. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | DET | 13 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .172 |
| 1937 | DET | 33 | 59 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .186 |
| 1938 | DET | 27 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .048 |
| 1939 | BOS/SLB | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | CHW | 15 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .241 |
| 1943 | CHW | 21 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .148 |
| 1944 | CHW | 19 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .292 |
| 1946 | NYY/WSH | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| Career | — | 171 | 216 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 81 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | DET | 4 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 78.1 | 93 | 46 | 52 | 30 | 5.29 |
| 1937 | DET | 7 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 165.1 | 160 | 99 | 107 | 69 | 5.39 |
| 1938 | DET | 3 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 70.0 | 73 | 51 | 48 | 23 | 6.56 |
| 1939 | BOS/SLB | 1 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 64.0 | 94 | 53 | 56 | 30 | 7.45 |
| 1942 | CHW | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 85.2 | 84 | 39 | 56 | 32 | 4.10 |
| 1943 | CHW | 3 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 83.2 | 66 | 28 | 54 | 41 | 3.01 |
| 1944 | CHW | 2 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 74.2 | 75 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 4.82 |
| 1946 | NYY/WSH | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 46.2 | 45 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 2.89 |
| Career | — | 27 | 40 | 171 | 71 | 3 | 668.1 | 690 | 371 | 440 | 291 | 5.00 |
On this day & linked events
2006
Died February 1, 2006
1936
Major-league debut: Jake Wade
Jake Wade made a major-league debut on April 22, 1936.
1946
Final major-league game: Jake Wade
Jake Wade played a final major-league game on September 13, 1946.