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Eddie Lake
Edward Erving Lake (Sparky)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 7", Weight 160 lb.

Debut September 26, 1939
Final Game September 30, 1950
Born March 18, 1916 in Antioch, CA
Died June 7, 1995 in Castro Valley, CA

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 23 STL NL   2    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   0  .250  .400  .250   74    1   0           0   0
 1940 24 STL NL  32   66   12   14   3  0   2    7   1     12  17  .212  .342  .348   86   23   1           1   2
 1941 25 STL NL  45   76    9    8   2  0   0    0   3     15  22  .105  .253  .132    7   10   1           0   2
 1943 27 BOS AL  75  216   26   43  10  0   3   16   3  6  47  35  .199  .345  .287   84   62   5           1   4
 1944 28 BOS AL  57  126   21   26   5  0   0    8   5  2  23  22  .206  .329  .246   66   31   4           0   1
 1945 29 BOS AL 133  473   81  132  27  1  11   51   9  7 106  37  .279  .412  .410  137  194   6           1   9 MVP-31
 1946 30 DET AL 155  587  105  149  24  1   8   31  15  9 103  69  .254  .369  .339   94  199   9           4   8
 1947 31 DET AL 158  602   96  127  19  6  12   46  11 10 120  54  .211  .343  .322   83  194   9           1  14
 1948 32 DET AL  64  198   51   52   6  0   2   18   3  3  57  20  .263  .427  .323   99   64   9           0   4
 1949 33 DET AL  94  240   38   47   9  1   1   15   2  8  61  33  .196  .359  .254   64   61   6           0   5
 1950 34 DET AL  20    7    3    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .000  .125  .000  -66    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     835 2595  442  599 105  9  39  193  52 45 546 312  .231  .366  .323   91  839  50   0   0   8  49
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        503   86  116  20  2   8   37  10  9 106  61  .231  .366  .323   91  163  10   0   0   2  10
 Career High    158  602  105  149  27  6  12   51  15 10 120  69  .279  .427  .410  137  199   9   0   0   4  14
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1939 23 STL NL    5    3    0   0.0   108| .250  .288| .400  .354| .250  .411| .650  .765|  74  .000  -0.1   0.0     
 1940 24 STL NL   80   55    8   3.9   103| .212  .279| .342  .344| .348  .401| .690  .745|  86  .450  -0.9  -0.1     
 1941 25 STL NL   92   71    3   1.1   100| .105  .274| .253  .345| .132  .386| .385  .731|   7  .085  -9.4  -1.0     
 1943 27 BOS AL  269  188   20   2.9    89| .199  .258| .345  .333| .287  .357| .632  .690|  84  .379  -2.0  -0.2  33%
 1944 28 BOS AL  153  107   11   2.8    91| .206  .267| .329  .334| .246  .364| .575  .698|  66  .335  -4.3  -0.5  71%
 1945 29 BOS AL  586  363   79   5.8    90| .279  .264| .412  .336| .410  .359| .822  .695| 137  .680  29.5   3.1  56%
 1946 30 DET AL  703  464   73   4.2   101| .254  .271| .369  .346| .339  .389| .708  .735|  94  .504  -0.5   0.0  62%
 1947 31 DET AL  732  508   66   3.5    99| .211  .266| .343  .347| .322  .382| .665  .729|  83  .415 -10.8  -1.1  52%
 1948 32 DET AL  264  162   27   4.4   108| .263  .276| .427  .362| .323  .400| .750  .762|  99  .483   3.9   0.4  50%
 1949 33 DET AL  307  212   21   2.6   107| .196  .271| .359  .363| .254  .393| .613  .756|  64  .267  -9.8  -1.0  20%
 1950 34 DET AL    8    7    0   0.0   116| .000  .282| .125  .370| .000  .423| .125  .793| -66  .000  -1.8  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3199 2140  308   3.8    98| .231  .268| .366  .346| .323  .380| .689  .725|  91  .465  -6.2  -0.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1944 28 BOS AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   5  0   19.3   20   13    9   2   11    7   3   1    87       0  4.19  3.40   81 1.603
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   6   0   0   0   5  0   19.3   20   13    9   2   11    7   3   1    87       0  4.19  3.40   81 1.603
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  56  0  218.7  226  147  102  22  124   79  34  11   986   0   0  4.19  3.40   81 1.603

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1939 23 STL NL SS 2 3 3 1 1 .857 .952 3.00 5.10 1940 24 STL NL 2B 17 30 36 3 4 .957 .964 3.88 5.14 SS 6 5 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 5.00 1941 25 STL NL 3B 15 20 37 3 6 .950 .948 3.80 3.16 SS 15 15 13 3 4 .903 .952 1.87 4.82 2B 5 5 6 3 1 .786 .965 2.20 5.24 1943 27 BOS AL SS 63 128 195 13 43 .961 .953 5.13 4.93 1944 28 BOS AL SS 41 53 100 12 28 .927 .947 3.73 5.05 P 6 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 1.13 2.80 2.10 0 19.3 2B 3 0 10 0 1 1.000 .971 3.33 5.37 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 3.20 1945 29 BOS AL SS 130 265 459 40 112 .948 .951 5.57 4.94 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1946 30 DET AL SS 155 232 391 35 85 .947 .954 4.02 4.65 1947 31 DET AL SS 158 268 441 43 94 .943 .964 4.49 4.93 1948 32 DET AL 2B 45 110 132 7 31 .972 .976 5.38 5.39 3B 17 12 15 1 0 .964 .957 1.59 2.93 1949 33 DET AL SS 38 71 114 8 28 .959 .963 4.87 4.79 2B 19 25 31 2 6 .966 .974 2.95 5.13 3B 18 17 22 0 3 1.000 .961 2.17 2.95 1950 34 DET AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1940 24 STL NL 2B 17 30 36 3 4 .957 .964 3.88 5.14 1941 25 STL NL 2B 5 5 6 3 1 .786 .965 2.20 5.24 1944 28 BOS AL 2B 3 0 10 0 1 1.000 .971 3.33 5.37 1945 29 BOS AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 1948 32 DET AL 2B 45 110 132 7 31 .972 .976 5.38 5.39 1949 33 DET AL 2B 19 25 31 2 6 .966 .974 2.95 5.13 1941 25 STL NL 3B 15 20 37 3 6 .950 .948 3.80 3.16 1944 28 BOS AL 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 3.20 1948 32 DET AL 3B 17 12 15 1 0 .964 .957 1.59 2.93 1949 33 DET AL 3B 18 17 22 0 3 1.000 .961 2.17 2.95 1950 34 DET AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.00 1944 28 BOS AL P 6 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 1.13 2.80 2.10 0 19.3 1939 23 STL NL SS 2 3 3 1 1 .857 .952 3.00 5.10 1940 24 STL NL SS 6 5 3 0 0 1.000 .952 1.33 5.00 1941 25 STL NL SS 15 15 13 3 4 .903 .952 1.87 4.82 1943 27 BOS AL SS 63 128 195 13 43 .961 .953 5.13 4.93 1944 28 BOS AL SS 41 53 100 12 28 .927 .947 3.73 5.05 1945 29 BOS AL SS 130 265 459 40 112 .948 .951 5.57 4.94 1946 30 DET AL SS 155 232 391 35 85 .947 .954 4.02 4.65 1947 31 DET AL SS 158 268 441 43 94 .943 .964 4.49 4.93 1949 33 DET AL SS 38 71 114 8 28 .959 .963 4.87 4.79 1950 34 DET AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS 609 1040 1719 155 395 .947 .956 4.53 4.86 2B 90 170 215 15 43 .963 .973 4.28 5.28 3B 52 50 75 4 9 .969 .954 2.40 3.01 P* 6 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 1.00 1.13 0 19.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 757 1260 2015 175 447 .949 .958 4.33 4.75
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1945-AL-31-0.01
Car-1456-0.01 shares

On-base %
1945 AL-.412-1

Slugging %
1945 AL-.410-10

OPS
1945 AL-.822-6

Games
1946 AL-155-1
1947 AL-158-1

At Bats
1946 AL-587-2
1947 AL-602-2

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1946 AL-703-1
1947 AL-732-1

Runs
1945 AL-81-4
1946 AL-105-3
1947 AL-96-6

Home Runs
1945 AL-11-10

Bases on Balls
1945 AL-106-2
1946 AL-103-3
1947 AL-120-3

Strikeouts
1946 AL-69-8

Stolen Bases
1946 AL-15-3
1947 AL-11-5

Singles
1946 AL-116-7

Adjusted OPS+
1945 AL-137-4

Runs Created
1945 AL-79-9

Adjusted Batting Runs
1945 AL-29-4

Batting Wins
1945 AL-3.1-4

Times on Base
1945 AL-239-4
1946 AL-256-4
1947 AL-248-4

Offensive Win%
1945 AL-.680-5

Hit By Pitch
1946 AL-4-4

Caught Stealing
1945 AL-7-9
1946 AL-9-4
1947 AL-10-5
1949 AL-8-5

Power/Speed Number
1945 AL-9.9-2
1946 AL-10.4-1
1947 AL-11.5-1

At Bats per Home Run
1945 AL-43.0-6

Outs
1946 AL-464-1
1947 AL-508-1

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 30 (768) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1920) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (1692) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1937 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

September 8, 1942: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 3, 1946: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Rudy York.


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