Jake Freeze

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::summary American baseball player (1900–1983) ::

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Field	Value
name	Jake Freeze
image	Jake_Freeze.png
caption	Freeze, 1925
position	Pitcher
birth_date
birth_place	Huntington, Arkansas, U.S.
death_date
death_place	San Angelo, Texas, U.S.
bats	Right
throws	Right
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	July 1
debutyear	1925
debutteam	Chicago White Sox
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	July 2
finalyear	1925
finalteam	Chicago White Sox
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Games played
stat1value	2
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	2.45
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	1
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• Chicago White Sox ()

Carl Alexander "Jake" Freeze (April 25, 1900 – April 9, 1983) was a professional baseball pitcher who appeared in two games for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1925. Listed at 5 ft and 150 lb, he threw and batted right-handed.

Career

From 1923 through 1925, Freeze played college baseball for the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas. In 1925, Freeze reportedly received offers from four major league teams; he joined the Chicago White Sox in June that year.

Both of Freeze's major league appearances were for the White Sox in road games against the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park. On July 1, 1925, he pitched one inning, retiring all three batters he faced. The next day, he pitched innings, allowing five hits and seven runs (one earned) while striking out one and walking three. During that game, he struck out in his only major league at bat as a hitter. Notable members of the White Sox at that time included Ted Lyons, Freeze's former teammate at Baylor, and other future Hall of Famers Red Faber, Harry Hooper, Ray Schalk, and player-manager Eddie Collins.

The White Sox released Freeze in mid-July 1925 to the minor league Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association. While there are contemporary news accounts of him pitching for the Travelers—he had a losing record, but did pitch a two-hitter—Freeze's 1925 minor league statistics are absent from Baseball-Reference.com.

The Chicago Cubs organization acquired Freeze in May 1926. He played for the minor league Waco Cubs in the Texas League through the 1928 season, recording an overall record of 24–30 with 6.18 ERA. In 1929, Freeze's final year in professional baseball, he initially spent time with the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League, who returned him to Waco, who then released him. Freeze went on to pitch in the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League (also known as the Three–I League) for the Terre Haute Tots, where he had a 12–15 record with 4.38 ERA. Freeze had a .263 batting average in the minor leagues from 1926 to 1929.

Contemporary news reports mention Freeze pitching for the Abilene Oilers, a semi-pro team based in Abilene, Texas, in 1933. He later became an income tax specialist in San Angelo, Texas. Freeze was inducted to the Baylor Bears Hall of Fame in December 1979. He died on April 9, 1983, after a lengthy illness.

References

References

1. Tucker, Jinx. (May 23, 1923). "Baylor Victory Brings Baseball Championship to Waco". [[Waco Tribune-Herald.
2. (February 10, 1925). "Freeze gets four major league offers". [[Austin American-Statesman.
3. (June 25, 1925). "Baseball Briefs". [[The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus.
4. Smith, Bill. (July 14, 1925). "Looking Thru The Sport Spy Glass (column)". [[Austin American-Statesman.
5. Smith, Bill. (January 7, 1926). "Looking Through the Sport Spyglass (column)". [[Austin American-Statesman.
6. (July 21, 1925). "Barons Fall in Old Rut". [[Montgomery Advertiser]].
7. (May 28, 1926). "Freeze to Join Cubs". [[Austin American-Statesman.
8. (May 2, 1929). "Sports Forum (column)". [[The Brownsville Herald]].
9. (May 7, 1929). "Jake Freeze Given Release by Waco Cubs". [[Austin American-Statesman.
10. (April 4, 1933). "Abilene Oilers Going After Sheep Herder Nine Sunday". [[Abilene Reporter-News]].
11. Holt, Harry. (June 15, 1949). "Chousin' Around (column)". [[Abilene Reporter-News]].
12. "Hall of Fame - Alphabetical List".
13. Fadal, Edward. (December 7, 1979). "Thinkin' Out Loud (column)". The Waco Citizen.
14. (April 10, 1983). "Freeze dies". [[Star-Gazette]].

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