Jacob Erskine Mayer was born on James Erskine Mayer, January 16,1889 – March 10,1957 and was an American baseball player who played for three different Major League Baseball teams during the 1910s.
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16 Facts About Erskine Mayer
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Erskine Mayer won 20 games in a single season in both 1914 and 1915.
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Erskine Mayer appeared in the 1915 World Series as a member of the Phillies and in the 1919 World Series as a member of the White Sox, a series noted for the Black Sox Scandal.
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Erskine Mayer was one of the all-time best Jewish pitchers in major league history through 2010,3rd career-wise in ERA, 7th in wins, and 10th in strikeouts.
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Erskine Mayer then enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1907 in order to study engineering.
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In 1910, after three years of school, Erskine Mayer left Georgia Tech to pursue a career in professional baseball.
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When Erskine Mayer left Georgia Tech in 1910, he signed first with the Atlanta Crackers and then with the Class-D Fayetteville Highlanders of the Eastern Carolina League.
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In 1911, Erskine Mayer played for the Albany Babies of the South Atlantic League where he won 14 games and lost 13.
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In 1912, Erskine Mayer joined the Portsmouth Pirates of the Virginia League.
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On September 4,1912, Erskine Mayer made his major league debut as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in their game against the New York Giants.
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Erskine Mayer spent his first full season in the major leagues in 1913.
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In 1918, Erskine Mayer won seven games in 13 appearances for the Phillies.
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Erskine Mayer started the 1919 season with the Pirates; however, in August of that year, the Chicago White Sox selected him off waivers.
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Erskine Mayer appeared in six regular season games for the White Sox and pitched one inning in game 5 of the 1919 World Series.
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In 1920, Erskine Mayer played in one game for the minor league Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association.
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Erskine Mayer was one of the all-time best Jewish pitchers in major league history through 2010,3rd in career ERA, 7th in wins, and 10th in strikeouts.
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