Al Lakeman Notable

b. December 31, 1918 · Cincinnati Reds 1942–1947, Philadelphia Phillies 1947–1948, Boston Braves 1949, Detroit Tigers 1954

Al Lakeman played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1942 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1954.

Across 239 games he batted .203, with 131 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 15 home runs and 17 doubles. He went 0 and 0 with a 13.50 earned run average, pitching 0 innings in 1 game.

He played 167 games behind the plate, with 513 putouts and 15 errors. He turned 10 double plays.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on December 31, 1918, and died on May 25, 1976. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1942	CIN	20	38	0	6	1	0	0	2	3	10	.158
1943	CIN	22	55	5	14	2	1	0	6	3	11	.255
1944	CIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1945	CIN	76	258	22	66	9	4	8	31	17	45	.256
1946	CIN	23	30	0	4	0	0	0	4	2	7	.133
1947	CIN/PHI	57	184	11	29	3	0	6	19	5	40	.158
1948	PHI	32	68	2	11	2	0	1	4	5	22	.162
1949	BSN	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
1954	DET	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Career	—	239	646	40	131	17	5	15	66	36	137	.203

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	PHI	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	1	1	0	0	13.50
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	1	1	0	0	13.50

On this day & linked events

1918

Born December 31, 1918

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1976

Died May 25, 1976

1942

Major-league debut: Al Lakeman

Al Lakeman made a major-league debut on April 19, 1942.

1954

Final major-league game: Al Lakeman

Al Lakeman played a final major-league game on May 23, 1954.