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Jakie May
Frank Spruiell May

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 5' 8", Weight 178 lb.

Debut June 26, 1917
Final Game September 25, 1932
Born November 25, 1895 in Youngsville, NC
Died June 3, 1970 in Wendell, NC

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1917 21 STL NL   0   0  15   1   0   0  10  0   29.3   29   13   11   0   11   18   3   2   116       1  3.38  2.68   79 1.364
 1918 22 STL NL   5   6  29  15   6   0   8  0  152.7  149   83   65   2   69   61  13   1   670       0  3.83  2.71   71 1.428
 1919 23 STL NL   3  12  28  19   8   1   6  0  125.7   99   64   45   1   87   58  14   4   553       1  3.22  2.79   87 1.480
 1920 24 STL NL   1   4  16   5   3   0   4  0   70.7   65   38   24   0   37   33   7   2   317       0  3.06  3.07  100 1.443
 1921 25 STL NL   1   3   5   5   1   0   0  0   21.0   29   14   11   0   12    5   0   0    99       0  4.71  3.63   77 1.952
 1924 28 CIN NL   3   3  38   4   2   0  21  6   99.0  104   39   33   2   29   59   6   3   421       0  3.00  3.79  126 1.343
 1925 29 CIN NL   8   9  36  12   7   1  14  2  137.3  146   74   59   3   45   74   7   4   597       0  3.87  4.09  106 1.391
 1926 30 CIN NL  13   9  45  15   9   1  22  3  167.7  175   66   60   4   44  103   7   1   703       1  3.22  3.71  115 1.306
 1927 31 CIN NL  15  12  44  28  17   2  10  1  235.7  242  110   92   4   70  121  14   8  1003       0  3.51  3.80  108 1.324 MVP-13
 1928 32 CIN NL   3   5  21  11   1   1   7  1   79.3   99   44   39   1   35   39   1   1   362       1  4.42  3.94   89 1.689
 1929 33 CIN NL  10  14  41  24  10   0  13  3  199.0  219  111  102   7   75   92   5   2   875       0  4.61  4.57   99 1.477
 1930 34 CIN NL   3  11  26  18   5   1   4  0  112.3  147   83   72   6   41   44   6   3   519       0  5.77  4.82   84 1.674
 1931 35 CHC NL   5   5  31   4   1   0  12  2   79.0   81   35   34   2   43   38   3   0   350       0  3.87  3.86  100 1.570
 1932 36 CHC NL   2   2  35   0   0   0  19  1   53.7   61   34   26   3   19   20   2   0   246       0  4.36  3.76   86 1.491
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .431  72  95 410 161  70   7 150 19 1562.3 1645  808  673  35  617  765  88  31  6831       4  3.88  3.75   97 1.448
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  11  48  19   8   0  17  2  186.0  195   96   80   4   73   91  10   3   813   0   0  3.88  3.75   97 1.448
 Career High     15  14  45  28  17   2  22  6  235.7  242  111  102   7   87  121  14   8  1003   0   1  3.00  4.82  126 1.306

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1917 21 STL NL  15    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1918 22 STL NL  29   45    2    3   0  0   1    3   0      8  17  .067  .208  .133    6    6   4           0    
 1919 23 STL NL  28   37    0    6   0  0   0    0   0      1  11  .162  .184  .162    7    6   3           0    
 1920 24 STL NL  16   22    2    5   0  1   0    0   0  0   3   8  .227  .320  .318   85    7   0           0    
 1921 25 STL NL   5    6    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .333  .429  .333  107    2   0           0    
 1924 28 CIN NL  38   27    2    3   0  0   1    2   0  0   0  12  .111  .111  .222  -12    6   1           0    
 1925 29 CIN NL  36   43    4    8   1  1   0    4   0  0   3   9  .186  .239  .256   28   11   0           0    
 1926 30 CIN NL  45   48    4    7   0  0   0    0   0      5  13  .146  .241  .146    7    7   6           1    
 1927 31 CIN NL  44   76    6   14   3  1   0    5   0      3  19  .184  .225  .250   29   19   7           1     MVP-13
 1928 32 CIN NL  21   27    2    8   0  0   0    2   0      0   1  .296  .296  .296   57    8   3           0    
 1929 33 CIN NL  41   64    5   13   3  0   0    4   0      0  13  .203  .203  .250   14   16   3           0    
 1930 34 CIN NL  26   39    3    5   1  2   0    2   0      2   7  .128  .171  .256    4   10   1           0    
 1931 35 CHC NL  31   22    3    5   2  0   0    2   0      1   6  .227  .261  .318   54    7   1           0    
 1932 36 CHC NL  35    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   1  .125  .222  .125   -3    1   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     410  468   33   80  10  5   2   24   0  0  28 120  .171  .221  .226   21  106  29   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        185   13   32   4  2   1    9   0  0  11  47  .171  .221  .226   21   42  11   0   0   1   0
 Career High     45   76    6   14   3  2   1    5   0  0   8  19                          19   7   0   0   1   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1917 21 STL NL    4    4    0   0.0    76| .000  .253| .000  .310| .000  .334| .000  .644|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1     
 1918 22 STL NL   57   46    1   0.6    77| .067  .258| .208  .315| .133  .333| .341  .648|   6  .038  -4.8  -0.6     
 1919 23 STL NL   41   34    1   0.8    77| .162  .257| .184  .311| .162  .338| .346  .648|   7  .061  -4.1  -0.5     
 1920 24 STL NL   25   17    2   3.2    89| .227  .274| .320  .328| .318  .364| .638  .692|  85  .415  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1921 25 STL NL    7    4    1   6.7   104| .333  .294| .429  .344| .333  .405| .762  .749| 107  .665   0.2   0.0   0%
 1924 28 CIN NL   28   25    1   1.1   103| .111  .289| .111  .344| .222  .402| .333  .746| -12  .066  -4.4  -0.4   0%
 1925 29 CIN NL   46   35    3   2.3   112| .186  .298| .239  .355| .256  .425| .495  .780|  28  .187  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1926 30 CIN NL   60   47    2   1.1   101| .146  .284| .241  .344| .146  .394| .387  .739|   7  .073  -6.2  -0.6     
 1927 31 CIN NL   87   69    4   1.6   102| .184  .286| .225  .344| .250  .395| .475  .739|  29  .121  -7.8  -0.8     
 1928 32 CIN NL   30   22    2   2.4   107| .296  .287| .296  .352| .296  .409| .592  .761|  57  .224  -1.8  -0.2     
 1929 33 CIN NL   67   54    3   1.5   116| .203  .298| .203  .361| .250  .434| .453  .795|  14  .084  -8.5  -0.8     
 1930 34 CIN NL   42   35    2   1.5   122| .128  .305| .171  .363| .256  .454| .427  .817|   4  .078  -6.4  -0.6     
 1931 35 CHC NL   24   18    2   3.0   105| .227  .288| .261  .347| .318  .406| .579  .753|  54  .309  -1.4  -0.1     
 1932 36 CHC NL    9    7    0   0.0   103| .125  .283| .222  .336| .125  .410| .347  .745|  -3  .000  -1.2  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons      527  417   24   1.5   102| .171  .285| .221  .343| .226  .398| .447  .740|  21  .119 -52.7  -5.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1917 21 STL NL   P   15      3   14    0    1 1.000  .960  1.13  1.78  5.22  2.86    1   29.3
 1918 22 STL NL   P   29      6   33    2    0  .951  .965  1.34  2.03  2.30  2.93   15  152.7
 1919 23 STL NL   P   28      1   30    1    0  .969  .960  1.11  1.89  2.22  2.93   19  125.7
 1920 24 STL NL   P   16      0   10    0    0 1.000  .962  0.62  1.75  1.27  2.83    5   70.7
 1921 25 STL NL   P    5      0    3    1    0  .750  .968  0.60  1.52  1.29  2.66    5   21.0
 1924 28 CIN NL   P   38      2   21    0    0 1.000  .966  0.61  1.42  2.09  2.52    4   99.0
 1925 29 CIN NL   P   36      5   30    0    2 1.000  .956  0.97  1.35  2.29  2.44   12  137.3
 1926 30 CIN NL   P   45      6   30    1    5  .973  .957  0.80  1.39  1.93  2.57   15  167.7
 1927 31 CIN NL   P   44      6   51    0    2 1.000  .958  1.30  1.29  2.18  2.33   28  235.7
 1928 32 CIN NL   P   21      4   12    0    1 1.000  .964  0.76  1.27  1.82  2.42   11   79.3
 1929 33 CIN NL   P   41      6   40    1    2  .979  .964  1.12  1.23  2.08  2.39   24  199.0
 1930 34 CIN NL   P   26      6   23    1    1  .967  .963  1.12  1.10  2.32  2.21   18  112.3
 1931 35 CHC NL   P   31      4   14    0    3 1.000  .957  0.58  1.20  2.05  2.22    4   79.0
 1932 36 CHC NL   P   35      4   10    2    0  .875  .959  0.40  1.21  2.35  2.30    0   53.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1917 21 STL NL   P   15      3   14    0    1 1.000  .960  1.13  1.78  5.22  2.86    1   29.3
 1918 22 STL NL   P   29      6   33    2    0  .951  .965  1.34  2.03  2.30  2.93   15  152.7
 1919 23 STL NL   P   28      1   30    1    0  .969  .960  1.11  1.89  2.22  2.93   19  125.7
 1920 24 STL NL   P   16      0   10    0    0 1.000  .962  0.62  1.75  1.27  2.83    5   70.7
 1921 25 STL NL   P    5      0    3    1    0  .750  .968  0.60  1.52  1.29  2.66    5   21.0
 1924 28 CIN NL   P   38      2   21    0    0 1.000  .966  0.61  1.42  2.09  2.52    4   99.0
 1925 29 CIN NL   P   36      5   30    0    2 1.000  .956  0.97  1.35  2.29  2.44   12  137.3
 1926 30 CIN NL   P   45      6   30    1    5  .973  .957  0.80  1.39  1.93  2.57   15  167.7
 1927 31 CIN NL   P   44      6   51    0    2 1.000  .958  1.30  1.29  2.18  2.33   28  235.7
 1928 32 CIN NL   P   21      4   12    0    1 1.000  .964  0.76  1.27  1.82  2.42   11   79.3
 1929 33 CIN NL   P   41      6   40    1    2  .979  .964  1.12  1.23  2.08  2.39   24  199.0
 1930 34 CIN NL   P   26      6   23    1    1  .967  .963  1.12  1.10  2.32  2.21   18  112.3
 1931 35 CHC NL   P   31      4   14    0    3 1.000  .957  0.58  1.20  2.05  2.22    4   79.0
 1932 36 CHC NL   P   35      4   10    2    0  .875  .959  0.40  1.21  2.35  2.30    0   53.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 410     53  321    9   17  .977  .961  0.91  1.42  2.15  2.52  161 1562.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       410     53  321    9   17  .977  .961  0.91  1.42  2.15  2.52  161   1562

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1932   WS    CHC NYY     L   2   0  11.57  0  1  0  0   4.2   9   6   3   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1932   WS    CHC NYY     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1927-NL-13-0.08
Car-939-0.08 shares

Won-Loss %
1926 NL-.591-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1918 NL-3.60-5
1926 NL-5.53-2
1927 NL-4.62-3
1929 NL-4.16-4

Games
1924 NL-38-5
1925 NL-36-9
1926 NL-45-4
1927 NL-44-5
1929 NL-41-7

Saves
1924 NL-6-1
1925 NL-2-8
1926 NL-3-5

Strikeouts
1926 NL-103-3
1927 NL-121-3
1929 NL-92-6

Shutouts
1927 NL-2-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1918 NL-69-7
1919 NL-87-1

SO to Walk
1926 NL-2.34-2
1927 NL-1.73-3
1929 NL-1.23-9

Losses
1929 NL-14-9

Wild Pitches
1925 NL-4-6
1927 NL-8-1

Hit Batsmen
1918 NL-13-1
1919 NL-14-2
1924 NL-6-6
1925 NL-7-4
1926 NL-7-5
1927 NL-14-1
1929 NL-5-9
1930 NL-6-6
Car-88-88

Games Finished
1924 NL-21-1
1925 NL-14-8
1926 NL-22-5
1932 NL-19-7

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (549) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 30 (772) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 2.0 (1774) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1211) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
October 14, 1930: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Cincinnati Reds.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1927-NL-13-0.08 Car-939-0.08 shares	Won-Loss % 1926 NL-.591-10	Strikeouts/9IP 1918 NL-3.60-5 1926 NL-5.53-2 1927 NL-4.62-3 1929 NL-4.16-4	Games 1924 NL-38-5 1925 NL-36-9 1926 NL-45-4 1927 NL-44-5 1929 NL-41-7	Saves 1924 NL-6-1 1925 NL-2-8 1926 NL-3-5	Strikeouts 1926 NL-103-3 1927 NL-121-3 1929 NL-92-6
Shutouts 1927 NL-2-5	Bases On Balls Allow. 1918 NL-69-7 1919 NL-87-1	SO to Walk 1926 NL-2.34-2 1927 NL-1.73-3 1929 NL-1.23-9	Losses 1929 NL-14-9	Wild Pitches 1925 NL-4-6 1927 NL-8-1	Hit Batsmen 1918 NL-13-1 1919 NL-14-2 1924 NL-6-6 1925 NL-7-4 1926 NL-7-5 1927 NL-14-1 1929 NL-5-9 1930 NL-6-6 Car-88-88
Games Finished 1924 NL-21-1 1925 NL-14-8 1926 NL-22-5 1932 NL-19-7