Tim Laker

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: November 27, 1969 in Encino, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 49th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Simi Valley HS (Simi Valley, CA) and the Montreal Expos in the 6th round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA).

High School: Simi Valley HS (Simi Valley, CA)

School: Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA)

Debut: August 18, 1992 (Age 22-265d, 16,195th in major league history)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 18, 2006 (Age 36-203d)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Timothy John Laker

Nicknames: Lake Show

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.0

651

147

.226

RBI

OBP

.276

SLG

.326

OPS

.602

OPS+

Summary of 11 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 2 go ahead

3 Tms
CLE	7
MON	3
PIT	1

Platoon
vs RHP	7
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Away	9
Home	2

Outs
1	4
2	4
0	3

8 Opps
PHI	3
KCR	2
MIN	1
STL	1
BOS	1
TEX	1
CHW	1
TOR	1

11 Pitchers
John Frascatore	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Kevin Frederick	1
Sid Fernandez	1
Ricky Bottalico	1
Carlos Pulido	1
Norm Charlton	1
Ugueth Urbina	1
Chad Durbin	1
Les Walrond	1
Rick White	1

9 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	8
78	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	4
6	2
4	2
2	1
7+	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	11

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	4
12-	2
--3	2
1--	2
-2-	1

20 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	4
1 on	5
2 on	2
Any on	7

Inning
4	1
5	4
6	1
9	5

4-6	6
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	1
-1	1
-4..	3

Ahead	6
Tied	1
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
2-1	2
3-2	2
2-2	2
1-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	10
PH	1

OrderPos
8th	4
9th	3
7th	2
4th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1995-05-11	MON	@	PHI	Norm Charlton	ahead 10-1	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1995-07-16	MON		PHI	Sid Fernandez	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFFBX	1	8	2	0.083	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
3	3	3	1	1995-08-13	MON	@	PHI	Ricky Bottalico	tied 2-2	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	2	0.378	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1998-09-14	PIT	@	STL	John Frascatore	behind 1-7	t 9	1	---	7,(3-2) SBBFBFX	1	9	PH	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2001-10-04	CLE	@	KCR	Chad Durbin	behind 1-7	t 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.056	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Fryman Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2003-05-11	CLE	@	TEX	Ugueth Urbina	behind 8-17	t 9	2	--3	4,(2-1) BSBX	2	6	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Spencer Scores
7	7	2	1	2003-06-30 (2)	CLE	@	KCR	Les Walrond	ahead 6-5	t 5	1	--3	5,(2-2) >S.CBB.X	2	7	2	0.129	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Spencer Scores
8	8	3	1	2003-07-11	CLE		CHW	Rick White	ahead 6-5	b 5	1	1--	2,(1-0) 1B>X	2	7	2	0.165	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Broussard Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2004-04-06	CLE	@	MIN	Carlos Pulido	behind 1-2	t 5	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.241	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lawton Scores; L. Merloni Scores
10	10	2	1	2004-05-12	CLE	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	ahead 4-1	t 6	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.098	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Merloni Scores
11	11	3	1	2004-08-04	CLE	@	TOR	Kevin Frederick	ahead 11-5	t 9	2	12-	6,(2-2) CBBSFX	3	4	2	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lawton Scores; C. Crisp Scores