Bill Drake (baseball)
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Drake at the 1924 Colored World Series
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: June 8, 1895 Sedalia, Missouri |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. St. Louis, Missouri |
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| 1920, for the St. Louis Giants | |||
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| 1927, for the Detroit Stars | |||
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| Win–loss record | 68-58 | ||
| Run average | 4.71 | ||
| Strikeouts | 485 | ||
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William P. "Plunk" Drake (June 8, 1895 – October 30, 1977) was a Negro league baseball pitcher.
Drake pitched for top Negro league teams between 1920 and 1927, primarily remembered for his time with the Kansas City Monarchs, participating in two Colored World Series in 1924 and 1925. He gained his nickname from his propensity for pitching inside to batters and his willingness to hit batters who crowded the plate. He claimed to have taught Satchel Paige his famous hesitation pitch, though credit is usually given to Bill Gatewood.
References
- Notes
- ↑ "Bancroft Wins Ball Game" Upper Des Moines Republican, Algona, IA, September 1, 1915, Page 8, Column 4
- ↑ "Three Games to be Played Here by Gill's Nine" Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Tuesday, July 3, 1917, Page 5, Column 2
- ↑ "St. Louis Giants Win From Nashville, 9-1" St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, August 8, 1920, Page 9, Column 2
- Sources
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- University of Missouri-St Louis Negro Baseball Project: Oral History Interview with Bill Drake
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
- Bill Drake at Find a Grave
- Seamheads.com Page about Bill Drake
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