About Jake Volz
Lived 1878 – 1962 (aged 84). Jake Volz was an American baseball player.
Jacob Phillip "Silent Jake" Volz (April 4, 1878 – August 11, 1962) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1901 and 1908 for the Boston Americans, Boston Beaneaters (1905) and Cincinnati Reds (1908). Listed at , 175 lb., Volz batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Antonio, Texas.
In a three-season career, Volz posted a 2–4 record with 12 strikeouts and a 6.10 ERA in 11 appearances, including seven starts, two complete games, and 38⅓ innings of work.
Volz married Anna (Cloud) Zuercher 1909 in San Antonio. On May 19, 1911, he shot Anna point blank in the face in front of their home while she was holding the hand of her five-year-old son from a prior marriage. She died almost instantly. He was subsequently found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
Volz died in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, at age 84.
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Professional baseball pitcher
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Jake Volz was born on 4 April 1878 in San Antonio.
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Jake Volz died on 11 August 1962 in San Antonio.
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