Jake Munch

{{short description|American baseball player (1890-1966)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jake Munch

|position=Outfielder

|image=

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date|1890|11|16|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Morton, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1966|6|8|1890|11|16}}

|death_place=Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 27

|debutyear=1918

|debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=August 27

|finalyear=1918

|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.267

|stat2label=Hits

|stat2value=8

|stat3label=Runs scored

|stat3value=3

|teams=

}}

Jacob Ferdinand Munch (November 16, 1890 - June 8, 1966) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played in 22 games for the Philadelphia Athletics in {{Baseball year|1918}}, mostly as a pinch hitter, although he also played three games in the outfield and two at first base.

Personal life

Munch died at his home in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, on June 8, 1966.{{cite news |title=Jake Munch Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-jake-munch-d/153384265/ |access-date=August 16, 2024 |work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times |date=June 10, 1966 |at=1D}}

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