Tom Drake (baseball player)
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Thomas Kendall Drake was a Major League Baseball
right-handed pitcher
.
In 1935, Drake started his professional baseball career with the New Orleans Pelicans
of the Southern Association
. He pitched 15 innings for the Cleveland Indians
in 1939 but gave up 15 earned runs and was sent back down to the minors.
In July 1941, Drake had a 9-5 record with Nashville when the Brooklyn Dodgers
acquired him in a trade. He started two games for them, going 1-1. He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
right-handed pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
.
In 1935, Drake started his professional baseball career with the New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans were a Minor league professional baseball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Team history:Founded in 1887, the Pelicans became part of the Southern Association in 1901...
of the Southern Association
Southern Association
The Southern Association was a higher-level minor league in American organized baseball from 1901 through 1961. For most of its existence, the Southern Association was two steps below the Major Leagues; it was graded Class A , Class A1 and Class AA...
. He pitched 15 innings for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in 1939 but gave up 15 earned runs and was sent back down to the minors.
In July 1941, Drake had a 9-5 record with Nashville when the Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
acquired him in a trade. He started two games for them, going 1-1. He spent the rest of his career in the minor leagues.