Reinaldo Drake

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Reinaldo Drake was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Indianapolis Clowns. In 96 career games, he hit .274 with 96 hits, 2 home runs, and 34 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .274
HR 2
RBI 34
H 96
OPS .691
PIV 2
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'7" / 160 lb
Born
3/15/1923 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Reinaldo Drake — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
546.0 486.0 69.0 143.0 15.0 7.0 3.0 44.0 47.0 5.0 8.0 .294 .362 .372 .734

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Reinaldo Drake — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 122.0 109.0 4.0 20.0 2.0 1.0 0 10.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 .183 .258 .220 .478
1953 4.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1954 5.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 3 131 116 4 20 2 1 0 10 9 1 1 .172 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

Reinaldo Drake — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
96 351 55 96 12 3 2 34 9 36 1 .274 .349 .342 .691 2

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .342 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 6.9% below league average.

Career OPS .691 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Reinaldo Drake — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1945 CIC NAL 20 77 15 23 2 1 1 5 2 7 0 .299 .260 (+14%) .328 (+9%) .354 (+10%) .683 (+9%) 112.7
1946 CIC NAL 25 97 16 29 4 1 0 12 3 7 1 .299 .256 (+16%) .328 (+13%) .358 (+1%) .687 (+6%) 124.5
1947 CIC NAL 26 85 12 22 3 1 1 9 2 13 0 .259 .262 (-1%) .336 (+8%) .376 (-6%) .712 (+1%) 40.3
1948 IC NAL 25 92 12 22 3 0 0 8 2 9 0 .239 .263 (-9%) .340 (-10%) .379 (-28%) .719 (-20%) -275.5
Career · 4 seasons 96 351 55 96 12 3 2 34 9 36 1 .274 — — — — 2

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Reinaldo Drake — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2150824011.480
Away842752866116.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

Reinaldo Drake — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-08-11 IN9NY6W 010000010
1949-08-09 IN9BLGL 300000000
1949-08-08 IN9NY6L 500000000
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 500000100
1949-08-07 IN9NY6L 300000000
1949-08-06 IN9PH5L 300000000
1949-07-26 IN9PH5L 411000000
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 301000010
1949-07-25 IN9PH5W 503000000
1949-07-24 IN9BLGW 500000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Reinaldo Drake — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 94 93 200 19 11 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Reinaldo Drake — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1945 CIC OF 19 19 36 5 2 0
1946 CIC OF 25 25 53 8 3 3
1947 CIC OF 25 24 56 5 5 1
1948 IC OF 25 25 55 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Reinaldo Drake — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Left Field 10
Center Field 80
Right Field 4

Reinaldo Drake: the record in brief

Reinaldo Drake's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1945 to 1948. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1945 through 1947) and the Indianapolis Clowns (1948). Born on March 15, 1923, in Havana, La Habana, Cuba, Drake is listed as a center fielder and threw and hit left-handed. The bio gives 160 pounds on a 5-foot-7 frame.

In 96 games and 351 at bats, Drake batted .274 with 96 hits, adding 2 homers and 34 runs batted in. Drake got on base at a .349 rate and slugged .342 (.691 OPS). The .274 career average is close to the .261 the league hit across the same seasons. Drake collected a career-high 29 hits in 1946. The Lg AVG column puts Drake's 1946 at .299 against .256, the widest margin among the busiest seasons at 16%. Drake was above the league average in every compared season except 1947 and 1948.

Frequently Asked Questions about Reinaldo Drake

Was Reinaldo Drake a pitcher?
No. Reinaldo Drake was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Reinaldo Drake hit?
Reinaldo Drake hit 2 career home runs with 96 hits.
What was Reinaldo Drake's career batting average?
Reinaldo Drake batted .274 over his career, with 96 hits in 351 at bats.
How many RBI did Reinaldo Drake have?
Reinaldo Drake drove in 34 runs in his career.
Is Reinaldo Drake in the Hall of Fame?
No. Reinaldo Drake has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Reinaldo Drake play for?
Reinaldo Drake played for the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Indianapolis Clowns.