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	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	13.0	11	5	11	2	8	6	0	0	1	58	3.46	104
1920	SLG	NNL/NVM	25	SP	11	12	.478	26	24		20	1	1	205.2	101	72	219	3	69	98	0	0	1	896	3.15	110
1921	SLG	NNL/NVM	26	SP	16	11	.593	31	24		21	2	1	216.0	96	70	196	1	72	123	0	0	3	895	2.92	136
1922	KCM/SLS	NNL/NVH	27	SP	7	12	.368	24	19		9	0	0	142.1	95	78	180	5	50	65	2	0	4	655	4.93	92
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	106
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	10	9	.526	28	16		11	4	0	162.1	67	53	153	2	46	80	2	0	3	670	2.94	133
1926	ABC	NNL	31	SP	8	6	.571	17	12		12	0	1	117.1	65	52	130	6	41	63	1	0	5	523	3.99	121
1927	DS	NNL	32	SP	8	6	.571	16	14		7	0	0	111.1	68	51	127	8	46	33	0	0	1	503	4.12	98
1930	NEG/SLS	NNL	35	SP	0	0		2	1		0	0	0	11.1	17	10	20	2	2	3	1	0	0	56	7.94	61
12	6			SP	82	79	.509	206	155		108	7	7	1361.1	737	559	1439	35	469	613	9	0	36	5920	3.70	105
162 Game Average					15	15	.509	39	29		20	1	1	256.1	139	105	271	7	88	115	2	0	7	1115	3.70	105

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				80	76	.513	199	149		103	7	7	1309.0	706	536	1381	34	455	591	9	0	36	5692	3.69	107
2	vs Major Leagues				1	2	.333	5	4		3	0	0	35.1	21	13	39	0	9	14	0	0	0	154	3.31	75
1	vs High Minors				1	1	.500	2	2		2	0	0	17.0	10	10	19	1	5	8	0		0	74	5.29	66

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	27	31	.466	69	56		44	3	2	498.2	258	183	503	9	173	247	2	0	7	2149	3.30	113
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	39	35	.527	102	72		44	4	4	622.0	325	257	655	11	202	267	6	0	23	2680	3.72	104
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	8	6	.571	17	12		12	0	1	117.1	65	52	130	6	41	63	1	0	5	523	3.99	121
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	8	6	.571	16	14		7	0	0	111.1	68	51	127	8	46	33	0	0	1	503	4.12	98
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	3.0	7	5	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	15.00	32

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	1.18	4.1%	11.1%	14.3%	8.1%	0.29	1.37	2.0%	0.2%
1919	SLG	WES	24	SP	13.0	1.46	1.33	10.3%	10.2%	13.8%	8.9%	0.75	1.15	3.4%	1.0%
1920	SLG	NNL/NVM	25	SP	205.2	1.40	1.28	10.9%	14.0%	7.7%	7.8%	1.42	1.41	0.3%	0.4%
1921	SLG	NNL/NVM	26	SP	216.0	1.24	1.30	13.7%	12.1%	8.0%	6.4%	1.71	1.60	0.1%	1.0%
1922	KCM/SLS	NNL/NVH	27	SP	142.1	1.62	1.39	9.9%	12.3%	7.6%	7.2%	1.30	1.58	0.8%	1.3%
1923	KCM	NNL	28	SP	185.0	1.42	1.39	8.6%	9.3%	7.3%	7.8%	1.17	1.18	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	1.45	0.0%	0.6%
1925	KCM	MULT	30	SP	162.1	1.23	1.31	11.9%	12.2%	6.9%	8.2%	1.74	1.35	0.3%	1.1%
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	111.1	1.55	1.41	6.6%	10.4%	9.1%	7.5%	0.72	1.38	1.6%	1.2%
1930	NEG/SLS	NNL	35	SP	11.1	1.94	1.48	5.4%	11.8%	3.6%	7.9%	1.50	1.50	3.6%	1.2%
12	6			SP	1361.1	1.40	1.35	10.4%	10.9%	7.9%	7.8%	1.31	1.40	0.6%	1.0%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
12	Negro Leagues				1309.0	1.40	1.35	10.4%	10.7%	8.0%	7.9%	1.30	1.37	0.6%	1.0%
2	vs Major Leagues				35.1	1.36	1.25	9.1%	14.6%	5.8%	6.3%	1.56	2.34	0.0%	0.8%
1	vs High Minors				17.0	1.41	1.27	10.8%	14.7%	6.8%	6.5%	1.60	2.25	1.4%	1.7%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
6	St. Louis Stars I			SP	498.2	1.36	1.31	11.5%	11.5%	8.1%	7.8%	1.43	1.49	0.4%	0.7%
1	All Nations Club			-	9.0	2.56	1.18	4.1%	11.1%	14.3%	8.1%	0.29	1.37	2.0%	0.2%
4	Kansas City Monarchs			SP	622.0	1.38	1.34	10.0%	10.6%	7.5%	7.7%	1.32	1.37	0.4%	1.2%
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	111.1	1.55	1.41	6.6%	10.4%	9.1%	7.5%	0.72	1.38	1.6%	1.2%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	3.0	2.67	1.47	6.3%	11.9%	0.0%	7.8%	0.00	1.51	0.0%	1.2%

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	2	58	47	11	11	2	0	2	4		8	6		1	2		2	.234	.357	.404	.761
1920	SLG	NNL/NVM	25	SP	26	896	808	101	219	27	11	3	26	0	69	98		1	18		14	.271	.329	.343	.672
1921	SLG	NNL/NVM	26	SP	31	895	797	96	196	19	16	1	24	3	72	123	0	3	23		22	.246	.311	.314	.624
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	24	6	5	0		59	69		8	21		14	.283	.344	.354	.698
1924	KCM	NNL/WS	29	SP	30	696	602	87	162	18	10	0	19	1	63	62		9	22		16	.269	.347	.332	.679
1925	KCM	MULT	30	SP	28	670	600	67	153	17	14	2	9	1	46	80	1	3	21		14	.255	.311	.340	.651
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	503	434	68	127	18	6	8	13		46	33		1	22		11	.293	.362	.417	.779
1930	NEG/SLS	NNL	35	SP	2	56	51	17	20	2	3	2	2		2	3		0	3		1	.392	.415	.667	1.082
12	6			SP	206	5920	5237	737	1439	175	79	35	122	5	469	613	1	36	178		116	.275	.339	.358	.697

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				199	5692	5029	706	1381	170	75	34	116	2	455	591	1	36	172		109	.275	.339	.359	.698
2	vs Major Leagues				5	154	141	21	39	3	3	0	6	3	9	14	0	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	69	2149	1917	258	503	59	29	9	68	3	173	247	0	7	52		41	.262	.326	.338	.663
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	102	2680	2368	325	655	80	36	11	33	2	202	267	1	23	87		51	.277	.339	.355	.694
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	503	434	68	127	18	6	8	13		46	33		1	22		11	.293	.362	.417	.779
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			-	1	16	14	7	8	0	2	0	2		0	1		0	2		0	.571	.571	.857	1.429

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