Larry Drake (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Larry Drake (baseball)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-May-1921

Place of Birth: McKinney, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1985

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Larry Drake (baseball)

  • Larry Francis Drake (May 5, 1921 – July 14, 1985) was an American professional baseball player whose played for eight seasons (1941–1942; 1944–1949), mostly at the minor league level.
  • He appeared in five Major League games as an outfielder and pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics (1945) and Washington Senators (1948).
  • The native of McKinney, Texas, batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg).
  • He attended Baylor University. Drake played in one game for Philadelphia during the 1945 season, the last year of the World War II manpower shortage.
  • He started the July 20 game against the Cleveland Indians in left field and struck out in his only two at bats before being replaced by a right-handed pinch hitter.
  • He then returned to the minor leagues.
  • Then, in 1948, he was recalled by Washington in September from the Double-A Southern Association and appeared in four games against his old team, the Athletics.
  • On September 10, he started in right field and collected his only two Major League hits (both singles off Dick Fowler) and lone big-league run batted in, as the Athletics prevailed, 9–6.In his five MLB games, Drake had 11 plate appearances and nine official at bats.
  • He scored no runs, drew one base on balls and was credited with one sacrifice hit.
  • He handled five total chances in the field without an error.

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