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Gary Drake Relief Pitcher
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.26 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 55-76 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
SV 85 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 12-26-1948
K 1040 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1971)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(48 games)
IP 1227.2
WHIP 1.52 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L Endurance   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D+ Velocity A-   Mentor Val
Speed Bunt B- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1974 P BAL 61 0 85.1 6 0 6 0 0 -1 0.63 1.000
1975 P BAL 13 3 26.2 4 0 3 1 0 0 1.01 .750
1976 P KC 43 0 53.1 5 1 4 0 0 0 0.84 1.000
1977 P CIN 32 32 173.0 19 2 16 1 4 -2 0.94 .947
1978 P CIN 32 31 176.2 19 1 17 1 1 -1 0.92 .947
1979 P CIN 89 6 153.0 12 0 11 1 0 -1 0.65 .917
1980 P CIN 66 0 100.0 8 0 8 0 1 -1 0.72 1.000
1981 P CIN 29 20 143.1 19 3 14 2 1 +1 1.07 .895
1982 P CIN 28 20 133.1 20 2 17 1 0 -3 1.28 .950
1983 P CIN 61 2 127.1 19 0 19 0 0 -3 1.34 1.000
1984 P ATL 60 0 55.2 6 0 5 1 0 -1 0.81 .833
Total 514 114 1227.2 137 9 120 8 7 -12 0.95 .942
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Gary Drake has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-01The Atlanta Red Caps have promoted Gary Drake to the major league team.
1984-04-01The Atlanta Red Caps have acquired Gary Drake from the waiver wire.
1983-05-26Gary Drake of the Cincinnati Red Legs is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1983-04-01The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Gary Drake to the major league team.
1983-03-29Gary Drake has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $0.6M per year for 1 year.
1981-08-29Gary Drake of the Cincinnati Red Legs is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1977-03-28The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Gary Drake to the major league team.
1977-03-28Gary Drake has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $2.1M per year for 6 years.
1976-03-25The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Gary Drake to the major league team.
1975-05-19The Baltimore Clippers have sent Gary Drake down to the minors.
1974-07-02Gary Drake of the Baltimore Clippers is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1974-04-01The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Jack John to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Pep LaCorte to the major league team. The Baltimore Clippers have promoted Gary Drake to the major league team.
1973-04-01The Baltimore Clippers have acquired Gary Drake from the waiver wire.
1972-03-30The Toronto Soulpeppers have waived Gary Drake.
1971-04-05The Toronto Soulpeppers have demoted Gary Drake to the minor leagues.
1971-03-31The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Georgie Sweetness to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted John Williams to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Rob Fetzer to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Steve Dewey to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Ryan Smith to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Bill Freese to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Gary Drake to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Jack Holtgrave to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Emil Gallivan to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Dave Menhart to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Earl Smith to the major league team. The Toronto Soulpeppers have promoted Chico Palmero to the major league team.