Fred Lake
Canadian baseball player (1866-1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Lovett Lake (October 16, 1866 – November 24, 1931) was a Canadian professional baseball catcher and Major League manager for Boston American and National leagues teams in the early 20th century.[1]
Fred Lake | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1866-10-16)October 16, 1866 Cornwallis Township, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Died: November 24, 1931(1931-11-24) (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 7, 1891, for the Boston Beaneaters | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 28, 1910, for the Boston Doves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .232 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 16 |
Teams | |
Lake hailed from Cornwallis Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia. His professional debut came with the Boston Beaneaters in 1891, but he was in and out of the Major Leagues, amassing a total of 125 at-bats in five seasons.[1] He was hired as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1908, though he was replaced after the 1909 season despite leading the Sox to a third-place finish. Shortly after, he was hired by the crosstown Boston Doves, but in his only season for them, he finished 53–100, 50+1⁄2 games behind the pennant-winning Chicago Cubs.[1]
In addition, Lake played or managed in the minor leagues in part of 11 seasons spanning 1896–1926.[2] Lake was a long time resident of Boston, where he died at the age of 65.[1]