Jake Smith

Jacob John Smith (June 10, 1887 – November 7, 1948) was an American professional baseball player. As a relief pitcher, Smith appeared in two games for the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball National League during the 1911 season. He was officially listed as standing and weighing .

Biography Smith was born "Jacob Schmidt" on June 10, 1887, in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania.

In 1911, Smith played two games for the Philadelphia Phillies. In his two games as a pitcher, he finished both games in which he played, meaning that he completed the final inning in each. He threw a total of five innings in those contests. He faced 19 batters, struck out one, and walked two. Having allowed three hits to supplement his two free passes, he amassed a WHIP ratio (walks plus hits per inning pitched) of 1.000.

Smith died on November 7, 1948, at the age of 61, in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, just across the river from his hometown. He was interred in Grandview Cemetery in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.