Al Lakeman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Al Lakeman

baseball player

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-1976

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Albert Wesley Lakeman (December 31, 1918 – May 25, 1976), nicknamed "Moose", was a professional baseball catcher.
He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers.
Lakeman was listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. The light-hitting Lakeman was a fine defensive catcher as he took responsibility for getting the most out of his pitchers.
For most of his nine-year career in the Majors, he was an efficient, reliable backup playing behind Ray Mueller (Reds) and Andy Seminick (Phillies).
His most productive season came in 1945 with Cincinnati, when he posted career-highs in games played (76, including 72 games as starting backstop as the Reds' most-used catcher), batting average (.256), home runs (eight), RBI (31) and runs (22). In a nine-season career, Lakeman was a .203 hitter with 131 hits, 15 home runs and 66 RBI in 239 games.
After his playing career ended, he managed in the Tigers' farm system (1956–62; 1965–66; 1970) and served two terms as the bullpen coach at the Major League level for the Boston Red Sox (1963–64; 1967–69).
American League champions. Lakeman died in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at age 57.