Bill Drake

William P. Drake
(Plunk)

Born: June 8, 1895 in Sedalia, MO
Died: October 30, 1977 in St. Louis, MO
(82 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 205

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Notes:

• Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (Lemay, MO)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1916	SLG	WES	21	SP	0	3	.000	3	2		2	0	0	26.0	11	6	22	0	6	9	0		1	113	2.08	151
1917	ALL	WES	22	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	14	11	16	1	7	2	0		0	49	11.00	24
1919	SLG	WES	24	SP	0	2	.000	3	2		1	0	0	22.0	14	8	18	2	11	11	0		1	94	3.27	100
1920	SLG	NNL/NvM	25	SP	12	14	.462	29	27		23	2	1	232.0	121	85	251	4	74	110	0		1	1011	3.30	104
1921	SLG	NNL/NvM	26	SP	17	13	.567	35	26		23	2	1	244.0	111	82	221	1	83	142	0		4	1018	3.02	126
1922	KCM/SLS	NNL/NvH	27	SP	7	12	.368	24	19		9	0	0	142.1	95	75	180	5	50	65	2		4	655	4.74	93
1923	KCM	NNL	28	SP	12	10	.545	26	22		14	0	1	185.0	105	79	203	5	59	69	2	0	8	806	3.84	105
1924	KCM	NNL/WS	29	SP	10	8	.556	30	19		11	0	3	162.0	87	72	162	0	63	62	1	0	9	696	4.00	94
1925	KCM	MULT	30	SP	9	9	.500	26	15		10	3	0	146.2	61	56	133	0	42	70	2		1	607	3.44	130
1926	ABC	NNL	31	SP	8	6	.571	17	12		12	0	1	117.1	65	51	130	6	41	63	2	2	5	523	3.91	120
1927	DS	NNL	32	SP	8	6	.571	16	14		7	0	0	112.0	68	48	127		49	33	0		1		3.86	99
1930	NEG/SLS	NNL	35	SP	0	0		2	1		0	0	0	11.1	17	12	20		2	3	1		0		9.53	52
12	6			SP	83	84	.497	212	160		113	7	7	1409.2	769	585	1483	24	487	639	10	2	35	5572	3.73	103
162 Game Average					15	15	.497	39	29		21	1	1	257.2	141	107	271	5	89	117	2	1	6	1118	3.73	103

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
12	Negro Leagues				81	81	.500	205	154		108	7	7	1357.1	738	563	1425	23	473	617	10	2	35	5344	3.73	105
2	vs Major Leagues				1	2	.333	5	4		3	0	0	35.1	21	13	39	0	9	14	0		0	154	3.31	76
1	vs High Minors				1	1	.500	2	2		2	0	0	17.0	10	9	19	1	5	8	0		0	74	4.76	70

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
6	St. Louis Stars I			SP	29	36	.446	77	62		50	4	2	562.0	296	211	567	8	192	283	2		8	2383	3.38	108
1	All Nations Club			-	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	9.0	14	11	16	1	7	2	0		0	49	11.00	24
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	38	35	.521	100	71		43	3	4	606.1	319	257	635	9	198	257	6	0	21	2617	3.81	104
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	8	6	.571	17	12		12	0	1	117.1	65	51	130	6	41	63	2	2	5	523	3.91	120
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	8	6	.571	16	14		7	0	0	112.0	68	48	127		49	33	0		1		3.86	99
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	3.0	7	7	8		0	1	0		0		21.00	23

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1916	SLG	WES	21	SP	26.0	1.08	1.26	8.0%	12.2%	5.3%	9.0%	1.50	1.36	0.0%	0.4%
1917	ALL	WES	22	SP	9.0	2.56	1.19	4.1%	11.0%	14.3%	8.1%	0.29	1.36	2.0%	0.2%
1919	SLG	WES	24	SP	22.0	1.32	1.30	11.7%	10.4%	11.7%	8.8%	1.00	1.18	2.1%	1.0%
1920	SLG	NNL/NvM	25	SP	232.0	1.40	1.29	10.9%	14.2%	7.3%	7.9%	1.49	1.43	0.4%	0.4%
1921	SLG	NNL/NvM	26	SP	244.0	1.25	1.30	13.9%	12.3%	8.2%	6.7%	1.71	1.60	0.1%	1.0%
1922	KCM/SLS	NNL/NvH	27	SP	142.1	1.62	1.40	9.9%	12.3%	7.6%	7.3%	1.30	1.58	0.8%	1.3%
1923	KCM	NNL	28	SP	185.0	1.42	1.38	8.6%	9.3%	7.3%	7.8%	1.17	1.19	0.6%	1.4%
1924	KCM	NNL/WS	29	SP	162.0	1.39	1.30	8.9%	10.9%	9.1%	7.4%	0.98	1.44	0.0%	0.6%
1925	KCM	MULT	30	SP	146.2	1.19	1.30	11.5%	12.0%	6.9%	8.2%	1.67	1.32	0.0%
1926	ABC	NNL	31	SP	117.1	1.46	1.48	12.0%	10.3%	7.8%	8.3%	1.54	1.25	1.1%	1.4%
1927	DS	NNL	32	SP	112.0	1.57	1.39	6.6%	10.2%	9.7%	7.3%	0.67	1.40
1930	NEG/SLS	NNL	35	SP	11.1	1.94	1.46	5.5%	10.9%	3.6%	7.7%	1.50	1.42
12	6			SP	1409.2	1.40	1.34	10.4%	10.9%	7.9%	7.8%	1.31	1.41	0.5%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
12	Negro Leagues				1357.1	1.40	1.34	10.5%	10.8%	8.0%	7.9%	1.30	1.38	0.5%	0.9%
2	vs Major Leagues				35.1	1.36	1.25	9.1%	14.6%	5.8%	6.5%	1.56	2.25	0.0%	0.8%
1	vs High Minors				17.0	1.41	1.28	10.8%	14.7%	6.8%	6.6%	1.60	2.24	1.4%	1.6%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
6	St. Louis Stars I			SP	562.0	1.35	1.31	11.7%	11.7%	7.9%	7.9%	1.47	1.49	0.3%	0.7%
1	All Nations Club			-	9.0	2.56	1.19	4.1%	11.0%	14.3%	8.1%	0.29	1.36	2.0%	0.2%
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	606.1	1.37	1.34	9.8%	10.5%	7.6%	7.7%	1.30	1.37	0.4%	1.1%
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	117.1	1.46	1.48	12.0%	10.3%	7.8%	8.3%	1.54	1.25	1.1%	1.4%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	112.0	1.57	1.39	6.6%	10.2%	9.7%	7.3%	0.67	1.40
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	3.0	2.67	1.44	5.9%	10.9%	0.0%	7.6%	0.00	1.43

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1916	SLG	WES	21	SP	3	113	102	11	22	5	0	0	5		6	9		1	4		0	.216	.266	.265	.531
1917	ALL	WES	22	SP	1	49	39	14	16	2	2	1	0		7	2		0	3		1	.410	.500	.641	1.141
1919	SLG	WES	24	SP	3	94	79	14	18	2	0	2	4		11	11		1	3		3	.228	.330	.329	.659
1920	SLG	NNL/NvM	25	SP	29	1011	913	121	251	32	12	4	26		74	110		1	23		17	.275	.330	.349	.679
1921	SLG	NNL/NvM	26	SP	35	1018	903	111	221	22	16	1	27		83	142		4	28		24	.245	.311	.308	.619
1922	KCM/SLS	NNL/NvH	27	SP	24	655	574	95	180	25	7	5	14		50	65		4	27		9	.314	.373	.408	.780
1923	KCM	NNL	28	SP	26	806	718	105	203			5			59	69		8				.283	.344
1924	KCM	NNL/WS	29	SP	30	696	602	87	162	18	10	0	19	1	63	62	0	9	22	0	16	.269	.347	.332	.679
1925	KCM	MULT	30	SP	26	607	87	61	133	1	3	0	3	1	42	70	1	1	0	1	0	1.529	1.344	1.609	2.953
1926	ABC	NNL	31	SP	17	523	465	65	130	16	4	6	6		41	63		5	12		12	.280	.344	.370	.714
1927	DS	NNL	32	SP	16			68	127						49	33		1
1930	NEG/SLS	NNL	35	SP	2			17	20						2	3		0
12	6			SP	212	5572	4482	769	1483	123	54	24	104	2	487	639	1	35	122	1	82	.274	.338	.348	.686

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
12	Negro Leagues				205	5344	4274	738	1425	118	50	23	98	2	473	617	1	35	116	1	75	.273	.339	.348	.687
2	vs Major Leagues				5	154	141	21	39	3	3	0	6		9	14		0	4		4	.277	.320	.340	.660
1	vs High Minors				2	74	67	10	19	2	1	1	0		5	8		0	2		3	.284	.333	.388	.721

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
6	St. Louis Stars I			SP	77	2383	2123	296	567	65	29	8	71		192	283		8	62		46	.261	.324	.331	.655
1	All Nations Club			-	1	49	39	14	16	2	2	1	0		7	2		0	3		1	.410	.500	.641	1.141
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	100	2617	1855	319	635	40	19	9	27	2	198	257	1	21	45	1	23	.283	.348	.362	.711
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	17	523	465	65	130	16	4	6	6		41	63		5	12		12	.280	.344	.370	.714
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	16			68	127						49	33		1				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	1			7	8						0	1		0				.000	.000	.000	.000

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