Al Lakeman

Full Name: Albert Wesley Lakeman	Primary Position: C,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/195	First Game: April 19, 1942
Birthdate: December 31, 1918	Final Game: May 23, 1954
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: May 25, 1976
Deathplace: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Al Lakeman (Albert Wesley Lakeman) was born on December 31, 1918 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1942 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1945, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 8 home runs and 31 RBI. Lakeman played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Braves and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 8 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1942	CIN	N	20	38	0	6	0	2	.158	.238	.184	1	0	3	10	1	1	2
1943	CIN	N	22	55	5	14	0	6	.255	.293	.327	2	1	3	11	0	1	2
1944	CIN	N	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1945	CIN	N	76	258	22	66	8	31	.256	.304	.415	9	4	17	45	1	1	7
1946	CIN	N	23	30	0	4	0	4	.133	.188	.133	0	0	2	7	0	0	0
1947	PHI	N	55	182	11	29	6	19	.159	.186	.275	3	0	5	39	1	1	2
1947	CIN	N	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1947	TOT	N	57	184	11	29	6	19	.158	.184	.272	3	0	5	40	1	1	2
1948	PHI	N	32	68	2	11	1	4	.162	.219	.235	2	0	5	22	0	0	1
1949	BOS	N	3	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.286	.167	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
1954	DET	A	5	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total	NL		234	640	40	131	15	66	.205	.250	.317	17	5	36	136	3	4	15
Total	AL		5	6	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total			239	646	40	131	15	66	.203	.248	.314	17	5	36	137	3	4	15

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	AVG
1942	CIN	N	C	17	57	7	2	2	0	.970
1943	CIN	N	C	21	55	8	0	2	1	1.000
1945	CIN	N	C	74	226	31	10	4	8	.963
1946	CIN	N	C	6	12	2	0	1	1	1.000
1947	PHI	N	1B	29	206	13	1	15	0	.995
1947	PHI	N	C	23	80	5	3	1	4	.966
1948	PHI	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1948	PHI	N	C	22	73	4	0	0	3	1.000
1949	BOS	N	1B	2	19	2	0	2	0	1.000
1954	DET	A	C	4	10	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			1B	31	225	15	1	17	0	.996
Total			C	167	513	57	15	10	17	.974

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1948	PHI	N	1	0	0	0	13.50	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1938).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Ken Raffensberger and Hugh Poland (June 14, 1947).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Boston Braves (January 29, 1949).
Sold by Boston Braves to Chicago White Sox (October 10, 1950).
Sold by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (@January 8, 1952).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Detroit Tigers (May 16, 1953).

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