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Mel Ott League
10-18-2069
Sammy Lake Relief Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.52 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 18-26 Status Deceased (1993) Option Years 0  
SV 11 Age at Death 63 Date of Birth 10-16-1930
K 279 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1954)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(73 games)
IP 453.1
WHIP 1.48
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance D+   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L C- Velocity B+   Mentor Val C 
Speed D- Bunt B- Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health D- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1954 WAS
4
 4
59
0
0
0
0
 0
102.2
 121 68 65 2 39
68
1.56
5.70
1955 WAS
2
 3
57
0
0
0
0
 0
80.1
 84 51 48 1 30
34
1.42
5.38
1956 WAS
4
 5
59
0
0
0
0
 0
86.0
 86 46 42 0 33
65
1.38
4.40
1957 WAS
0
 0
10
0
0
0
0
 0
11.2
 20 18 16 0 5
8
2.14
12.34
1958 WAS-DET
7
 4
54
0
0
0
4
 0
56.1
 52 31 29 2 30
31
1.46
4.63
1959 DET
0
 2
51
0
0
0
1
 2
53.2
 70 45 41 1 21
38
1.70
6.88
1960 DET
1
 7
57
0
0
0
6
 6
61.1
 57 33 33 1 15
35
1.17
4.84
1961 WAS-CHN
0
 1
2
0
0
0
0
 0
1.1
 5 4 4 0 1
0
4.50
27.00
2069
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
18
 26
349
0
0
0
11
 8
453.1
 495 296 278 7 174
279
1.48
5.52
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Sammy Lake has retired from the Chicago Templars
1961-04-29The Chicago Templars have promoted Bobby Banta to the major league team. The Chicago Templars have designated Sammy Lake for assignment.
1961-04-29The Chicago Templars have acquired Sammy Lake from the waiver wire.
1961-04-29The Chicago Templars have demoted Bobby Banta to the minor leagues.
1961-04-25The Washington Originalist have designated Sammy Lake for assignment.
1961-04-05The Washington Originalist have acquired Sammy Lake from the waiver wire.
1961-04-05The Washington Originalist have demoted Norm Goodwin to the minor leagues.
1961-04-01The Detroit Lions have promoted Sy Weaver to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have promoted Jack Casey to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Ben Pillion to the minors. The Detroit Lions have designated Sammy Lake for assignment.
1960-05-30The Detroit Lions have promoted Sam Keyser to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have promoted Sammy Lake to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Sam Heath to the minors. The Detroit Lions have sent Darryl Greene to the minors.
1960-05-09The Detroit Lions have promoted Randy Merchant to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have designated Sammy Lake for assignment.
1959-08-06The Detroit Lions have promoted Sammy Lake to the major league team.
1959-07-31The Detroit Lions have promoted Ben Edelman to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Sammy Lake to the minors.
1959-07-31The Detroit Lions have promoted Tom Olivares to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have promoted Sammy Lake to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Johnny Haney to the minors. The Detroit Lions have sent Randy Merchant to the minors.
1959-06-13The Detroit Lions have promoted Randy Merchant to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Sammy Lake to the minors.
1959-03-01The Detroit Lions have promoted Sammy Lake to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have designated Lyn Eversgerd for assignment.
1959-03-01The Detroit Lions have promoted Leslie Dorsett to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have promoted Terrell Hanlon to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have designated Quito Esquito for assignment. The Detroit Lions have sent Sammy Lake to the minors.
1958-08-22The Detroit Lions have promoted Sammy Lake to the major league team. The Detroit Lions have sent Leslie Dorsett to the minors.
1958-06-17The Detroit Lions have sent Sammy Lake down to the minors.
1958-03-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Originalist. The Washington Originalist receive Terry Ledee, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (CHN) from the Detroit Lions in exchange for John Roberts, Sammy Lake.
1957-05-16The Washington Originalist have promoted Lloyd Stewart to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have sent Sammy Lake to the minors.
1954-04-01The Washington Originalist have promoted Sammy Lake to the major league team. The Washington Originalist have designated German Gulan for assignment.