What years did Eddie Lake play?

Eddie Lake played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1950.

Was Eddie Lake a pitcher?

No. Eddie Lake was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 6 career games.

How many home runs did Eddie Lake hit?

Eddie Lake hit 39 career home runs with 599 hits.

Eddie Lake

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1950)

AVG .231

HR 39

RBI 193

H 599

OPS .689

PIV 2,031

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 159 lb
Born: 3/18/1916 in Antioch, CA, USA
Died: 6/7/1995 in Castro Valley, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1939-09-26
Last Game: 1950-09-30

Full name: Edward Erving Lake

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
835	2,595	442	599	105	9	39	193	52	546	312	.231	.366	.323	.689	2,031

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 12.2% below league average.

Career OBP .366 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career SLG .323 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Career OPS .689 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1939	SLN	NL	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	SLN	NL	32	66	12	14	3	0	2	7	1	12	17	.212	.267 (-21%)	.335 (+2%)	.387 (-10%)	.722 (-5%)	-17.5
1941	SLN	NL	45	76	9	8	2	0	0	0	3	15	22	.105	.262 (-60%)	.332 (-24%)	.373 (-65%)	.705 (-46%)	-514.0
1943	BOS	AL	75	216	26	43	10	0	3	16	3	47	35	.199	.255 (-22%)	.324 (+6%)	.346 (-17%)	.671 (-6%)	-33.2
1944	BOS	AL	57	126	21	26	5	0	0	8	5	23	22	.206	.261 (-21%)	.325 (+1%)	.357 (-31%)	.683 (-16%)	-228.2
1945	BOS	AL	133	473	81	132	27	1	11	51	9	106	37	.279	.260 (+7%)	.328 (+25%)	.354 (+16%)	.683 (+20%)	2363.9
1946	DET	AL	155	587	105	149	24	1	8	31	15	103	69	.254	.256 (-1%)	.328 (+12%)	.358 (-5%)	.687 (+3%)	786.3
1947	DET	AL	158	602	96	127	19	6	12	46	11	120	54	.211	.262 (-20%)	.336 (+2%)	.376 (-14%)	.712 (-7%)	-378.6
1948	DET	AL	64	198	51	52	6	0	2	18	3	57	20	.263	.263 (avg)	.340 (+26%)	.379 (-15%)	.719 (+4%)	475.3
1949	DET	AL	94	240	38	47	9	1	1	15	2	61	33	.196	.262 (-25%)	.343 (+4%)	.384 (-34%)	.727 (-16%)	-423.3
1950	DET	AL	20	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			835	2,595	442	599	105	9	39	193	52	546	312	.231	—	—	—	—	2,031

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	6	0	0	0	0	19.3	20	9	2	11	7	4.19	-916.7

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 17.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1944	BOS	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	19.3	20	9	11	7	4.19	3.57 (-17%)	-916.7
Career · 1 season			0	0	6	0	0	0	0	19.1	20	9	11	7	4.19	—	-917

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	412	1233	224	312	23	96	.253
Away	424	1364	220	288	16	98	.211

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	15.1	18	8	9	6	4.70
Away	2	4.0	2	2	2	1	4.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1950-09-30	DET	CLE	W	0	0	0
1950-09-28	DET	SLA	W	0	0	0
1950-09-26	DET	SLA	W	0	0	0
1950-09-17	DET	BOS	L	0	1	0
1950-09-16	DET	NYY	L	0	0	0
1950-08-25	DET	BOS	L	1	0	1
1950-08-24	DET	NYY	W	0	1	0
1950-08-23	DET	NYY	L	0	0	0
1950-07-29	DET	PHA	W	0	1	0
1950-07-25	DET	BOS	L	1	0	1

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1944-07-16	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	2	3	2	1	0	2
1944-07-09	BOS	CLE	—	3.0	5	3	3	2	3	0
1944-07-05	BOS	DET	—	6.0	6	3	3	2	1	0
1944-06-23	BOS	MIN	—	4.0	3	1	1	3	1	0
1944-06-02	BOS	DET	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1944-05-17	BOS	SLA	—	2.1	4	3	1	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	90	170	215	15	43
3B	52	50	75	4	9
P	6	0	6	1	0
SS	609	1040	1719	155	395

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1939	SLN	SS	2	3	3	1	1
1940	SLN	2B	17	30	36	3	4
1940	SLN	SS	6	5	3	0	0
1941	SLN	2B	5	5	6	3	1
1941	SLN	3B	15	20	37	3	6
1941	SLN	SS	15	15	13	3	4
1943	BOS	SS	63	128	195	13	43
1944	BOS	2B	3	0	10	0	1
1944	BOS	3B	1	1	1	0	0
1944	BOS	P	6	0	6	1	0
1944	BOS	SS	41	53	100	12	28
1945	BOS	2B	1	0	0	0	0
1945	BOS	SS	130	265	459	40	112
1946	DET	SS	155	232	391	35	85
1947	DET	SS	158	268	441	43	94
1948	DET	2B	45	110	132	7	31
1948	DET	3B	17	12	15	1	0
1949	DET	2B	19	25	31	2	6
1949	DET	3B	18	17	22	0	3
1949	DET	SS	38	71	114	8	28
1950	DET	3B	1	0	0	0	0
1950	DET	SS	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	6
Second Base	89
Third Base	52
Shortstop	610

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1945	Most Valuable Player	AL	31th	2.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Lake

What years did Eddie Lake play?: Eddie Lake played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1950.
Was Eddie Lake a pitcher?: No. Eddie Lake was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 6 career games.
How many home runs did Eddie Lake hit?: Eddie Lake hit 39 career home runs with 599 hits.