Tom Drake (baseball)

Tom Drake
Tom Drake
	Pitcher
	Born: August 7, 1912; Birmingham, Alabama
	Died: July 2, 1988 (aged 75); Birmingham, Alabama
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 24, 1939, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1941, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–2
Earned run average	6.13
Strikeouts	13
Teams
	Cleveland Indians (1939); Brooklyn Dodgers (1941);

Thomas Kendall Drake (August 7, 1912 – July 2, 1988) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.

In 1935, Drake started his professional baseball career with the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association. He pitched 15 innings for the Cleveland Indians in 1939 but gave up 15 earned runs and was sent back down to the minors.^[1]

In July 1941, Drake had a 9–5 record with the Nashville Vols when the Brooklyn Dodgers acquired him in a trade.^[2] He started two games for them, going 1–1.^[1] He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues.

References

^ ^a ^b "Tom Drake". retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ "Tom Drake Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 24, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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[retro-1] "Tom Drake". retrosheet.org. Retrieved August 24, 2019.

[2] "Tom Drake Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. August 24, 2019.

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