sentence: jacob fields ( jake ) wade ( april 1 , 1912 -- february 1 , 2006 ) was a pitcher in major league baseball who played for the detroit tigers ( 1936 -- 1938 ) , boston red sox ( 1939 ( start ) ) , st. louis browns ( 1939 ( end ) ) , chicago white sox , ( 1942 -- 1944 ) , new york yankees ( 1946 ) and washington senators ( 1946 ) .