1895
Born June 8, 1895
Sedalia, MO, USA
Bill Drake Notable
b. June 8, 1895 · St. Louis Giants 1916, 1920–1921, St. Louis Stars 1922, 1930, Kansas City Monarchs 1922–1925, Indianapolis ABCs 1926, Detroit Stars 1927, Nashville Elite Giants 1930
Bill Drake played for six clubs across 15 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Giants in 1916 and closing with the St. Louis Stars in 1930.
He went 79 and 70 with a 3.69 earned run average, pitching 1,234 innings in 186 games. He struck out 556, completed 99 of his 144 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 194 games he batted .198, with 93 hits and 49 runs. He finished with 6 home runs, 12 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He led the league in wins once, in 1921, with 16.
He was born in Sedalia, MO, USA on June 8, 1895, and died on October 30, 1977. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916* | SLG | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1920 | SLG | 26 | 71 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .183 |
| 1921 | SLG | 28 | 80 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .188 |
| 1922 | KCM/SLS | 22 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| 1923 | KCM | 27 | 66 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| 1924 | KCM | 27 | 58 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| 1925 | KCM | 22 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .133 |
| 1926 | ABC | 19 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| 1927 | DS | 16 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .163 |
| 1930 | NEG/SLS | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 191 | 461 | 48 | 92 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 4 | 6 | .200 |
| All seasons | — | 194 | 470 | 49 | 93 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 4 | 6 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916* | SLG | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26.0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2.08 |
| 1920 | SLG | 10 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 191.0 | 206 | 66 | 64 | 90 | 3.11 |
| 1921 | SLG | 16 | 9 | 28 | 22 | 1 | 195.1 | 170 | 63 | 68 | 117 | 2.90 |
| 1922 | KCM/SLS | 6 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 125.1 | 161 | 68 | 45 | 57 | 4.88 |
| 1923 | KCM | 12 | 10 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 185.0 | 203 | 79 | 59 | 69 | 3.84 |
| 1924 | KCM | 10 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 148.1 | 148 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 3.94 |
| 1925 | KCM | 9 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 123.2 | 111 | 46 | 33 | 57 | 3.35 |
| 1926 | ABC | 8 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 117.1 | 130 | 52 | 41 | 63 | 3.99 |
| 1927 | DS | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 111.1 | 127 | 51 | 46 | 33 | 4.12 |
| 1930 | NEG/SLS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 7.94 |
| Major leagues | — | 79 | 67 | 183 | 142 | 6 | 1208.2 | 1276 | 500 | 416 | 547 | 3.72 |
| All seasons | — | 79 | 70 | 186 | 144 | 6 | 1234.2 | 1298 | 506 | 422 | 556 | 3.69 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Bill Drake, that is 1916–1916. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1977
Died October 30, 1977
Image: 1924_Negro_League_World_Series.jpg, public domain