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Drake began his pitching comeback in 1925 with Wichita Falls for a game, pitching four scoreless innings for the Spudders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fanatic Fancies|first=Ned C.|last=Record|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=April 12, 1925|page=19}}</ref> He was released in May, and join the [[Knoxville Smokies]] of the [[South Atlantic League]]. After a couple months of minimal use, [[Macon Peaches]] manager Ernie Burke wanted to acquire him for the team, which led to Drake being granted his release from Knoxville and starting with Macon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Burke Seeking New Moundman|work=[[The Macon News]]|date=July 1, 1925|page=3}}</ref> He pitched for the team for two months and was released in August, near the end of the minor league season.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Man To Oppose Comers|work=The Macon News|date=August 26, 1925|page=8}}</ref>
Drake began his pitching comeback in 1925 with Wichita Falls for a game, pitching four scoreless innings for the Spudders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fanatic Fancies|first=Ned C.|last=Record|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|date=April 12, 1925|page=19}}</ref> He was released in May, and join the [[Knoxville Smokies]] of the [[South Atlantic League]]. After a couple months of minimal use, [[Macon Peaches]] manager Ernie Burke wanted to acquire him for the team, which led to Drake being granted his release from Knoxville and starting with Macon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Burke Seeking New Moundman|work=[[The Macon News]]|date=July 1, 1925|page=3}}</ref> He pitched for the team for two months and was released in August, near the end of the minor league season.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Man To Oppose Comers|work=The Macon News|date=August 26, 1925|page=8}}</ref>


In 1926, Drake joined the [[Beaumont Exporters]] of the Texas League. He pitched in 12 games for the team, going 3–6 with a 9.00 ERA.<ref name=brm/> He was released from the team in July, and joined the [[Albany Nuts]] for the rest of the season, where he played as a both a pitcher and [[outfielder]], and had a .246 batting average in 27 games.<ref name=brm/><ref>{{cite news|title=Sports Hotshots|first=Jinx|last=Tucker|work=[[The Waco News-Tribune]]|page=3|date=July 5, 1926}}</ref>
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He then spent 1926 with the [[Beaumont Exporters]] and the [[Albany Nuts]] and 1927 with the [[Elmira Colonels]] before retiring. In the 1930s, he was considered an option to become manager of the [[Spartanburg Spartans]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19380102&id=yC8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1MoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4635,186815|title=Drake Praises Selection of Moore|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|Herald-Journal]]|date=January 2, 1938|page=11}}</ref>

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He spent 1927 with the [[Elmira Colonels]] before retiring. In the 1930s, he was considered an option to become manager of the [[Spartanburg Spartans]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19380102&id=yC8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1MoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4635,186815|title=Drake Praises Selection of Moore|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|Herald-Journal]]|date=January 2, 1938|page=11}}</ref>


Drake died at the age of 40 in [[Columbia, South Carolina]].<ref name=br/>
Drake died at the age of 40 in [[Columbia, South Carolina]].<ref name=br/>

Revision as of 16:50, 7 September 2024

Logan Drake
Drake in 1924
Pitcher
Born: (1899-12-26)December 26, 1899
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Died: June 1, 1940(1940-06-01) (aged 40)
Columbia, South Carolina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 1922, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 1924, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win/Loss Record0-1
Strikeouts11
Earned run average7.71
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Teams

Logan Gaffney Drake (December 26, 1899 – June 1, 1940) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1922 through 1924 for the Cleveland Indians. In a three-season career, Drake posted a 0–1 record with a 7.71 earned run average (ERA) in 10 appearances, including one start, 11 strikeouts, 16 walks, 24 hits allowed, and 18 ⅔ innings of work.[1]

Early life and career

Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Drake began his professional baseball career with the Bradenton Growers of the Florida State League. He spent the 1919 and 1920 seasons with them, and finished 1920 with a 20–13 record and a 2.17 ERA.[2] The following season, he played for the Jacksonville Scouts of the Florida State League and the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association.[2] Before the 1922 season began, Birmingham traded him to the Chattanooga Lookouts.[3] Drake spent the season with the Lookouts, finishing with an 11–16 record and a 3.13 ERA.[2] At the end of the minor league season in August, his contract was purchased by the Cleveland Indians, and a week later, in anticipation of joining the major leagues, he married Dorris Smith.[4] Drake debuted as one of a group of players that Indians player-manager Tris Speaker sent in partway through the game on September 21, 1922, done as an opportunity for fans to see various minor league prospects. In the game, Drake pitched three innings and allowed one earned run in what was his only major league appearance that year.[5]

Drake returned to the Lookouts for most of the 1923 season. He finished the season with nine wins, 20 losses, and a 4.83 ERA.[2] Despite worse numbers in 1923, Indians management felt that he showed enough promise that they again brought him back to the major leagues in September.[6] Drake played in four games for the Indians, and had a 4.15 ERA.[1] Entering the 1924 season, Drake was invited to spring training, where Speaker worked with him to try and shorten his pitching motion, which they felt was the primary reason for his 20 losses the year prior.[7] He made the major league roster to begin the year, and pitched in five games for the Indians. He made the only starting appearance of his career on May 30, and allowed seven runs in under three innings to the Detroit Tigers.[8] After one more game and a 10.32 ERA in his five appearances, he was released from his contract and sent to the Wichita Falls Spudders of the Texas League.[9] He pitched in 30 games for the Spudders, finishing the season with a 7–11 record and a 4.44 ERA.[2] In the final game of the season, Drake was hit in the index finger by a batted ball. After a few days of treatment, he developed blood poisoning, requiring amputation of the finger. This left his professional baseball career in doubt, but Drake stated his intention of returning to the game the following season.[3][10]

Later life and career

Drake began his pitching comeback in 1925 with Wichita Falls for a game, pitching four scoreless innings for the Spudders.[11] He was released in May, and join the Knoxville Smokies of the South Atlantic League. After a couple months of minimal use, Macon Peaches manager Ernie Burke wanted to acquire him for the team, which led to Drake being granted his release from Knoxville and starting with Macon.[12] He pitched for the team for two months and was released in August, near the end of the minor league season.[13]

In 1926, Drake joined the Beaumont Exporters of the Texas League. He pitched in 12 games for the team, going 3–6 with a 9.00 ERA.[2] He was released from the team in July, and joined the Albany Nuts for the rest of the season, where he played as a both a pitcher and outfielder, and had a .246 batting average in 27 games.[2][14]

He spent 1927 with the Elmira Colonels before retiring. In the 1930s, he was considered an option to become manager of the Spartanburg Spartans.[15]

Drake died at the age of 40 in Columbia, South Carolina.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Logan Drake Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Logan Drake Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Logan Drake's Career Turns on Three Fingers". The State. March 23, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Surprise Wedding". The Chattanooga News. September 2, 1922. p. 6.
  5. ^ Powers, Francis J. (September 22, 1922). "Texan Calls Upon Twenty-One Men". The Plain Dealer. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Nicklin Buys Young Hurler". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 7, 2024. p. 10.
  7. ^ Edwards, Henry P. (March 13, 1924). "Big Fellow Looks Good For Regular Berth This Season". The Plain Dealer. p. 18.
  8. ^ "Poor Hurling Drops Morning Tilt; Lack of Slams in Second". The Plain Dealer. May 31, 1923. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Pitcher Logan Drake Goes To Wichita Falls". Tulsa World. June 17, 1924. p. 12.
  10. ^ "Logan C. Drake, One Finger Gone, Won't Quit Game". The Sunday Record. October 26, 1924. p. 6.
  11. ^ Record, Ned C. (April 12, 1925). "Fanatic Fancies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 19.
  12. ^ "Burke Seeking New Moundman". The Macon News. July 1, 1925. p. 3.
  13. ^ "New Man To Oppose Comers". The Macon News. August 26, 1925. p. 8.
  14. ^ Tucker, Jinx (July 5, 1926). "Sports Hotshots". The Waco News-Tribune. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Drake Praises Selection of Moore". Herald-Journal. January 2, 1938. p. 11.
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