Fred Lake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fred Lake

baseball player and manager

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1866

Place of Birth: Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1931

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Fred Lake

  • Frederick Lovett Lake (October 16, 1866 – November 24, 1931) was a Canadian professional baseball catcher and Major League manager for Boston American and National leagues teams in the early 20th century.Lake hailed from Cornwallis Township, Kings County, Nova Scotia.
  • His professional debut came with the Boston Beaneaters in 1891, but he was in and out of the Major Leagues, amassing a total of 125 at-bats in five seasons.He was hired as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1908, though he was replaced after the 1909 season despite leading the Sox to a third-place finish.
  • Shortly after, he was hired by the crosstown Boston Doves, but in his only season for them, he finished 53–100, 50½ games behind the pennant-winning Chicago Cubs.In addition, he played or managed in the Minor leagues in part of 11 seasons spanning 1896–1926.Lake was a long time resident of Boston, where he died at the age of 65.

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