Fred Lake

Frederick Lovett Lake

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut May 7, 1891
• Final Game May 28, 1910
• Born October 16, 1866 in Cornwallis, NS CAN
• Died November 24, 1931 in Boston, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Fred Lake played in the majors between 1891 and 1910, but that long stretch is misleading because he was in only 48 games total. He had relatively brief appearances in 1891 (5 games), 1894 (16 games), 1897-1898 (19 games and 5 games respectively) and 1910 (3 games while he primarily served as manager). During 1908-1910 he was the manager first of the Boston American League team and then of the Boston National League team.

Lake was born in Canada but moved to Boston as a teenager. He spent much of his minor league career in the Eastern League and the New England League. He played a variety of positions but was often behind the plate. He also managed for a number of years, mostly in the New England League.

In his best major league season as a manager, in 1909, he took the Boston Red Sox to a third-place finish with a record of 88-63. His most notable players were Tris Speaker, Jake Stahl, Eddie Cicotte and Smoky Joe Wood. All except Stahl were young players. Lake had apparently discovered Speaker and Wood when he was working as a scout a few years earlier.

Preceded by Deacon McGuire

Boston Red Sox Manager 1908-1909

Succeeded by Patsy Donovan

Preceded by Harry Smith

Boston Doves Manager 1910

Succeeded by Fred Tenney

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1901	Lowell Tigers	New England League	47-47	3rd	none
1902	Lowell Tigers	New England League	52-59	6th	none
1903	Lowell Tigers	New England League	72-41	1st	none	none League Champs
1904	Lowell Tigers	New England League	59-62	7th	none
1905	Lynn Shoemakers	New England League		--	none		replaced by Frank Leonard
1906	Lowell Tigers	New England League	28-86	8th	none
1908	Boston Red Sox	American League	22-17	5th	Boston Red Sox		replaced Deacon McGuire (53-62) on August 28
1909	Boston Red Sox	American League	88-63	3rd	Boston Red Sox
1910	Boston Doves	National League	53-100	8th	Boston Doves
1912	Providence Grays	International League		--	none		replaced by Bill Donovan
1914	Fitchburg Burghers/Manchester Textiles	New England League	36-87	8th	none
1926	Nashua Millionaires	New England League		--	none		replaced by Chick Keating

Related Sites

• Fred Lake at the SABR Bio Project
• BR Manager page