Jack "Jake" Sable

SABLE, JACK “JAKE”: Passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2012; Beloved husband for 35 years of Saralee (Zama). Dear father of Shanie Lininger (Jesse) and Charles (Michelle). Loving grandfather of James Lininger and Kaitlin Sable. Devoted son of the late Charles R. and Mollie (Marcus) Sable. Cherished brother of Marlene Harris, twin sister Sandi Sable Forstenzer (Ed), Morry (Eunice) Sable, the late Karen Sable and Edwin Sable. Jake was born July 17, 1946 and raised in Squirrel Hill, where he was a legendary baseball pitcher at Taylor Allderdice High School. As a junior in 1965 he was the team captain and M.V.P. Jake went on to play in the Federation League, and then at Point Park College on a baseball scholarship. His accomplishments from the mound were many, most notably on October 8, 1965 when he pitched the first no hitter in the history of Point Park College, leading his team to a 6-0 victory. Jake pitched with what Coach Frank Gustine called a blazing fastball, snapping curve and effective change up. In 1969 and 1970, he played in the Tri-State College Baseball Coaches Association All Star team games at Forbes Field. After leaving Point Park, Jake played for the Monroeville Maulers from 1969-1976 and for the Salem Warlocks from 1998-2009. He was inducted in the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in May 2011. He worked at the family business, Sable Chevrolet located in Carrick for over forty years, until it’s closing in the fall of 2008. Jake was deeply devoted to his family and friends, and his legacy of kindness to all will be remembered always. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Mount Lebanon Cemetery/Temple Emanuel Section. Contributions may be made the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Western PA, 5738 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. www.schugar.com

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