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Satchel Paige League
9-5-2046
Bill Drake Relief Pitcher
Retired (1985, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.07 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 59-65 Status Deceased (2017) Option Years 0  
SV 28 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 12-25-1944
K 1048 Drafted Round 3, Pick 34
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(101 games)
IP 1243.2
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D  Endurance C-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val F 
Speed C+ Bunt A+ Control C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1971 Away 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 6.00 40.50
1971 Home 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.50 0.00
1972 Away 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 28.0 22 11 10 0 19 27 1.46 3.21
1972 Home 2 2 29 0 0 0 0 1 38.0 43 26 24 0 22 32 1.71 5.68
1973 Away 0 1 29 0 0 0 1 0 40.0 46 21 18 1 21 31 1.68 4.05
1973 Home 2 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 38.1 46 24 23 0 19 24 1.70 5.40
1974 Away 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 35.2 25 11 10 0 15 33 1.12 2.52
1974 Home 2 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 50.1 47 23 20 0 21 48 1.35 3.58
1975 Away 1 1 32 0 0 0 0 0 49.1 43 20 17 0 16 29 1.20 3.10
1975 Home 5 2 36 0 0 0 0 0 62.2 57 25 22 5 24 54 1.29 3.16
1976 Away 3 3 32 0 0 0 0 0 51.2 52 31 31 1 23 45 1.45 5.40
1976 Home 2 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 54.2 62 35 34 4 24 51 1.57 5.60
1977 Away 2 3 13 6 0 0 0 0 47.1 40 32 28 1 24 45 1.35 5.32
1977 Home 2 3 14 5 0 0 0 0 28.0 44 31 30 1 11 30 1.96 9.64
1978 Away 3 4 10 10 0 0 0 0 54.2 56 33 31 0 17 52 1.34 5.10
1978 Home 5 5 14 14 2 0 0 0 79.2 78 43 40 0 27 60 1.32 4.52
1979 Away 1 5 14 14 0 0 0 0 63.2 75 40 36 2 42 60 1.84 5.09
1979 Home 4 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 47.0 48 27 26 0 23 34 1.51 4.98
1980 Away 2 5 44 1 0 0 3 1 61.2 72 50 47 0 33 49 1.70 6.86
1980 Home 4 3 44 1 0 0 2 5 65.0 67 40 34 0 42 58 1.68 4.71
1981 Away 4 5 50 0 0 0 4 5 49.0 59 41 37 1 24 42 1.69 6.80
1981 Home 2 2 48 0 0 0 4 4 58.1 66 35 31 2 25 47 1.56 4.78
1982 Away 3 5 37 0 0 0 2 1 35.0 45 30 29 1 25 29 2.00 7.46
1982 Home 2 2 43 0 0 0 3 5 63.0 53 32 28 4 24 49 1.22 4.00
1983 Away 0 5 25 0 0 0 1 0 25.2 32 19 19 0 13 12 1.75 6.66
1983 Home 3 1 32 0 0 0 2 1 33.0 37 11 11 1 15 27 1.58 3.00
1984 Away 0 3 41 0 0 0 3 2 37.1 59 44 35 2 17 35 2.04 8.44
1984 Home 4 0 39 0 0 0 2 0 44.0 43 27 27 3 24 41 1.52 5.52
2046 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2046 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 20 43 371 31 0 0 15 9 579.2 629 386 351 9 290 491 1.59 5.45
Total Home 39 22 397 30 2 0 13 16 664.0 692 379 350 20 301 557 1.50 4.74
Total
59
 65
768
61
2
0
28
 25
1243.2
 1321 765 701 29 591
1048
1.54
5.07

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Lou Whitaker League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Bill Drake has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-04-01The Houston Outlaws have waived Bill Drake.
1984-10-17The Houston Outlaws have promoted Syl Ruhle to the major league team. The Houston Outlaws have designated Bill Drake for assignment.
1980-04-20The Houston Outlaws have acquired Bill Drake from the waiver wire.
1980-04-13The Cleveland Dragons have designated Bill Drake for assignment.
1977-05-21Bill Drake of the Cleveland Dragons is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1974-06-25Bill Drake of the Cleveland Dragons is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1972-05-19The Cleveland Dragons have acquired Bill Drake from the waiver wire.
1972-05-12The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted Tim Healy to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have designated Bill Drake for assignment.
1972-04-21The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted Bill Drake to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have designated Al Hutchings for assignment.
1971-06-08The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted Bruce Abbott to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have sent Bill Drake to the minors.
1971-05-19The Tampa Bay Barracuda have promoted Bill Drake to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Barracuda have sent Cecil Hampton to the minors.