Solly Drake Stats

Solly Drake was born on Thursday, October 23, 1930, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Drake was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Solly Drake baseball stats page.

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Solly Drake
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Solomon Louis Drake
Nickname:   None
Born On:   10-23-1930
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Little Rock, Arkansas
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Philander Smith College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-17-1956 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-27-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Solly Drake

Solly Drake Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Solly Drake

Solly Drake Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 Cubs 65 215 29 55 9 1 2 0 15 23 0 35 3 0 1 0 .256 .331 .335
1959 Dodgers 9 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250
1959 Phillies 67 62 10 9 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 15 0 0 0 0 .145 .243 .161
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 141 285 41 66 10 1 2 0 18 32 0 53 3 0 1 0 .232 .311 .295
Solly Drake

Solly Drake Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1956 Cubs CF 53 - - 146 2.8 145 142 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1959 Dodgers RF 4 - - 3 0.8 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1959 Phillies OF 37 - - 35 0.9 35 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 53 0 0 146 2.8 145 142 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 --
OF Totals 37 0 0 35 0.9 35 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
RF Totals 4 0 0 3 0.8 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 --
2 Years 94 - - 184 2.0 182 179 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
Solly Drake

Solly Drake Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Cubs 9 5 .643 - - n/a 107.5 6.1 14.3 - - -
1959 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 - - -
1959 Phillies 5 5 .500 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 20.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 15 10 .600 - - n/a 142.5 5.4 15.8 - - -
Solly Drake

Solly Drake Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1956 Chicago Cubs 47 Undetermined - -
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers 18 Undetermined - -
1959 Philadelphia Phillies 35 Undetermined - -


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