Primary Positions: Starting pitcher, relief pitcher
Birthplace: Morehead City
First, Middle Names: Jacob Fields Jr. Nickname: Whistling Jake
Date of Birth: April 1, 1912 Date and Place of Death: February 1, 2006, Wildwood, NC
Burial: Bayview Cemetery, Morehead City
High School: Charles S. Wallace School, Morehead City
College: N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC
Bats: L Throws: L Height and Weight: 6-2, 175
Debut Year: 1936 Final Year: 1946 Years Played: 8
Teams and Years: Detroit Tigers, 1936-38; Boston Red Sox, 1939; St. Louis Browns, 1939; Chicago White Sox, 1942-44; New York Yankees, 1946; Washington Senators, 1946
Career Summary
G W L Sv ERA IP SO WAR
171 27 40 3 5.00 668.1 291 0.3
Johnny Allen had to be pleased when he saw who was the warming up in the Tigers’ bullpen to face him on what he hoped would be a historic October afternoon in Detroit for the last game of the 1937 season. The Tigers were sending out the whistling wild man, Jake Wade, the worst pitcher on the team, a guy who could be depended on to walk six or seven while giving up four or five runs. Allen had to figure this one was in the bag. Move over Lefty Grove.