Steve Lake | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Inglewood, California |
March 14, 1957 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 9, 1983, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 22, 1993, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .237 | ||
Home runs | 18 | ||
Runs batted in | 108 | ||
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Steven "Steve" Michael Lake (born March 14, 1957) batted and threw right-handed, and is a former professional baseball backup catcher. He played Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1993 for the following teams: Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, and finishing his career with the Cubs. He started Game 7 of the 1987 World Series for the Cardinals and went 1-for-3 with an RBI single. Over his career, Lake threw out .4543% of the base runners who tried steal a base on him, ranking him 9th on the all-time list.