Al Lakeman

Positions: Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: December 31, 1918 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: May 25, 1976 in Spartanburg, SC

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inman, SC

High School: Withrow HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: April 19, 1942 (Age 23-109d, 7,330th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1954 (Age 35-143d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Albert Wesley Lakeman

Nicknames: Moose

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

AB

646

R

H

131

BA

.203

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.248

SLG

.314

OPS

.562

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	Pos	Awards
1938	19	CIN-min	D	103	353	353		97	21	6	1						.275	.275	.377	.652		133						UNC · KITL
1939	20	CIN-min	C	129	461	461		119	18	8	8						.258	.258	.384	.642		177						ERI · MATL
1940	21	CIN-min	B	102	338	338		106	24	7	9						.314	.314	.506	.820		171						CLM · SALL
1941	22	CIN-min	AA	70	215	199	16	57	12	3	1	24	1		16	33	.286	.340	.392	.731		78		0	0			INA · AA
1942	23	CIN-min	AA	56	171	153	19	33	7	3	5	27	3	0	17	22	.216	.294	.399	.693		61	5	0	1			SYR · IL
1942	23	CIN	NL	20	43	38	0	6	1	0	0	2	0		3	10	.158	.238	.184	.422	24	7	2	1	1		2
1943	24	CIN	NL	22	59	55	5	14	2	1	0	6	0		3	11	.255	.293	.327	.620	80	18	2	0	1		2
1944	25	CIN-min	AA	107	435	383	57	113	18	11	8	71	1	3	46	75	.295	.372	.462	.834		177	17	1	5			SYR · IL
1944	25	CIN	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1945	26	CIN	NL	76	277	258	22	66	9	4	8	31	0		17	45	.256	.304	.415	.719	100	107	7	1	1		2
1946	27	CIN	NL	23	32	30	0	4	0	0	0	4	0		2	7	.133	.188	.133	.321	-7	4	0	0	0		/2
1947	28	TOT	NL	57	191	184	11	29	3	0	6	19	0		5	40	.158	.184	.272	.456	22	50	2	1	1		32
1947	28	CIN	NL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0
1947	28	PHI	NL	55	189	182	11	29	3	0	6	19	0		5	39	.159	.186	.275	.461	24	50	2	1	1		32
1948	29	PHI-min	AAA	9	26	26	3	6	1	1	1	2	2				.231	.231	.462	.692		12						TTO · IL
1948	29	PHI	NL	32	73	68	2	11	2	0	1	4	0		5	22	.162	.219	.235	.454	25	16	1	0	0		2/1
1949	30	BSN-min	AAA	40	141	126	16	38	9	2	8	28	0		13	32	.302	.376	.595	.971		75	6	2	0			MLW · AA
1949	30	BSN	NL	3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	27	1	1	0	0		/3

1950	31	BSN-min	AAA	107	402	363	52	86	21	4	19	73	0		35	115	.237	.309	.474	.783		172	5	3	1			MLW · AA
1951	32	CHW-min	AAA	60	187	163	10	37	5	2	2	19	0		22	33	.227	.323	.319	.642		52		1	1			SAC · PCL
1952	33	PHI-min	AAA	108	378	338	37	79	14	2	8	42	0		37	48	.234	.311	.358	.669		121		1	2			BLT · IL
1953	34	DET-PHI-min	AAA	66	231	205	23	66	17	5	6	33	0		25	43	.322	.396	.541	.937		111		0	1			BFL,BLT · IL
1954	35	DET-min	AAA	92	336	307	26	75	11	0	7	48	2		26	71	.244	.305	.349	.654		107		1	2	0		BFL · IL
1954	35	DET	AL	5	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1955	36	KCA-min	AAA	79	252	218	27	43	10	1	8	25	0		32	61	.197	.303	.362	.665		79		1	1	0		CLB · IL
1956	37	DET-min	D	36	111	111		29	8	1	2						.261	.261	.405	.667		45						PNC · ALFL
1957	38	DET-min	C	10	15	14	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	2	.071	.133	.071	.205		1		0	0	0		IDF · PION
9 Yrs				239	689	646	40	131	17	5	15	66	0	0	36	137	.203	.248	.314	.562	56	203	15	3	4	0
162 Game Avg.				162	467	438	27	89	12	3	10	45	0		24	93	.203	.248	.314	.562	56	138	10	2	3

CIN (6 yrs)				144	414	384	27	90	12	5	8	43	0		25	75	.234	.285	.354	.639	80	136	11	2	3
PHI (2 yrs)				87	262	250	13	40	5	0	7	23	0		10	61	.160	.195	.264	.459	24	66	3	1	1
BSN (1 yr)				3	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	27	1	1	0	0
DET (1 yr)				5	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0

NL (8 yrs)				234	683	640	40	131	17	5	15	66	0		36	136	.205	.250	.317	.568	57	203	15	3	4
AL (1 yr)				5	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Standard Fielding

Appearances

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