Jakie May Baseball player

Frank Spruiell "Jakie" May (November 25, 1895 – June 3, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons (1917–1921, 1924–1932) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a 72–95 record in 410 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.88 earned run average and 765 strikeouts. May was a member of the National League pennant-winning 1932 Cubs, suffering the loss in the fourth and final game of the 1932 World Series against the New York Yankees. In World Series play, he had a 0–1 record in 2 appearances, with an 11.57 earned run average and 4 strikeouts.May was born in Youngsville, North Carolina and later died in Wendell, North Carolina at the age of 74.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 25, 1895
Birth place
Youngsville North Carolina
Date of deathJune 03, 1970
Place of death
Wendell North Carolina

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Baseball player

Career startJune 26, 1917
Career endSeptember 25, 1932
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Pitcher
teams
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideLeft

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