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Solly Drake

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Full Name: Solomon Louis Drake Primary Position: OF,CF,RF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170 First Game: April 17, 1956
Birthdate: October 23, 1930 Final Game: September 27, 1959
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas MLB Experience: 2 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Solly Drake (Solomon Louis Drake) was born on October 23, 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1956 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 2 home runs and 15 RBI. Drake played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 2 year career.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1956 CHI N 65 215 29 55 2 15 .256 .331 .335 9 1 23 35 1 3 9 0 0
1959 PHI N 67 62 10 9 0 3 .145 .243 .161 1 0 8 15 0 0 5 0 0
1959 LA N 9 8 2 2 0 0 .250 .333 .250 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
1959 TOT N 76 70 12 11 0 3 .157 .253 .171 1 0 9 18 0 0 6 0 0
Total 141 285 41 66 2 18 .232 .311 .295 10 1 32 53 1 3 15 0 0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1956 CHI N OF 53 0 0 142 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1959 PHI N LF 22 0 31 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 PHI N CF 11 10 88 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 PHI N OF 37 10 135.1 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 PHI N RF 9 0 16.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 LA N RF 3 1 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1959 LA N CF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 LA N OF 4 1 14 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1959 TOT N OF 41 11 149.1 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1959 TOT N RF 12 1 28.1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
1959 TOT N CF 12 10 90 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 94 11 149.1 179 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
Total CF 12 10 90 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total RF 12 1 28.1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800
Total LF 22 0 31 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (March 9, 1951).
  • Sold by Chicago Cubs to Los Angeles Dodgers (@February 25, 1958).
  • Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to Philadelphia Phillies (June 8, 1959).

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