Lyman Drake

Lyman Drake
Outfielder
Born: (1852-02-09)February 9, 1852
Berea, Ohio, U.S.
Died: February 6, 1932(1932-02-06) (aged 79)
Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
June 29, 1884, for the Washington Nationals
Last MLB appearance
July 1, 1884, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
Batting average.286
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
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Lyman Daniel Drake (February 9, 1852 – February 6, 1932) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. In 1884, as a 32-year- old he tried out unsuccessfully to play left field for the Cleveland Blues of the National League. He did not make the team but in May he joined the Fort Wayne Hoosiers of the Northwestern League. At the end of June, he joined the Washington Nationals of the American Association and played 2 games for them against the Cincinnati Red Stockings. He recorded two hits in seven at-bats. Cincinnati won both games by scores of 16-0 and 16-5. Drake was then let go from the team, possibly due to defensive deficiencies. Drake later became a superintendent for reform schools for boys, first in Missouri, then in Iowa.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Nemec, David (2012). The Rank and File of 19th Century Major League Baseball: Biographies of 1,084 Players, Owners, Managers and Umpires. McFarland. ASIN B0084ZT8KQ.
  2. ^ "Missouri training school for boys founded in 1887". Macon Chronicle-Herald. April 7, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Helping boys to help themselves". Des Moines Register. October 17, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via newspapers.com.