1881
Born January 6, 1881
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Joe Lake Notable
b. January 6, 1881 · New York Highlanders 1908–1909, St. Louis Browns 1910–1912, Detroit Tigers 1912–1913
Joe Lake played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1908 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1913.
He went 62 and 90 with a 2.85 earned run average, pitching 1,318 innings in 199 games. He struck out 594, completed 95 of his 139 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 208 games he batted .206, with 101 hits and 39 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 14 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on January 6, 1881, and died on June 30, 1950. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYY | 45 | 112 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 2 | .188 |
| 1909 | NYY | 31 | 81 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .173 |
| 1910 | SLB | 37 | 91 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .231 |
| 1911 | SLB | 30 | 80 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .263 |
| 1912 | DET/SLB | 37 | 82 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .146 |
| 1913 | DET | 28 | 45 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .267 |
| Career | — | 208 | 491 | 39 | 101 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 116 | 3 | .206 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | NYY | 9 | 22 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 269.1 | 252 | 95 | 77 | 118 | 3.17 |
| 1909 | NYY | 14 | 11 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 215.1 | 180 | 45 | 59 | 117 | 1.88 |
| 1910 | SLB | 11 | 17 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 261.1 | 243 | 64 | 77 | 141 | 2.20 |
| 1911 | SLB | 10 | 15 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 215.1 | 245 | 79 | 40 | 69 | 3.30 |
| 1912 | DET/SLB | 10 | 18 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 219.2 | 260 | 84 | 55 | 114 | 3.44 |
| 1913 | DET | 8 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 137.0 | 149 | 50 | 24 | 35 | 3.28 |
| Career | — | 62 | 90 | 199 | 139 | 5 | 1318.0 | 1329 | 417 | 332 | 594 | 2.85 |
On this day & linked events
1950
Died June 30, 1950
Image: T206 (Ghosts, Miscuts & Oddities), public domain