Steve Lake

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: March 14, 1957 in Inglewood, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lennox HS (Lennox, CA).

High School: Lennox HS (Lennox, CA)

Debut: April 9, 1983 (Age 26-026d, 14,709th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1993 (Age 36-192d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Steven Michael Lake

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.1

1125

267

.237

RBI

108

OBP

.268

SLG

.331

OPS

.599

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 18 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 3 go ahead

3 Tms
CHC	9
STL	5
PHI	4

Platoon
vs LHP	10
vs RHP	8

Home/Road
Away	10
Home	8

Outs
1	9
0	9

11 Opps
NYM	3
PIT	3
HOU	3
SFG	2
COL	1
PHI	1
LAD	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
CIN	1
FLA	1

18 Pitchers
Bob Kipper	1
Lee Tunnell	1
Matt Young	1
Pete Harnisch	1
Roger Mason	1
Sid Fernandez	1
Al Nipper	1
Atlee Hammaker	1
Joe Niekro	1
Rick Reed	1
John Montefusco	1
Bob Ojeda	1
Mark Davis	1
Tom Browning	1
Dwight Gooden	1
Butch Henry	1
Bob Knepper	1
Chris Hammond	1

9 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
VeteransStad (PHI)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	2
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
MileHigh Std (DEN)	1

Where Hit
7	10
9	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	8
1	4
2	2
5	2
6	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	13
1--	3
12-	2

25 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	13
1 on	3
2 on	2
Any on	5

Inning
2	3
3	2
4	3
5	2
6	6
7	1
9	1

1-3	5
4-6	11
7-end	2

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

Ahead	8
Tied	3
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	8
0-0	4
3-2	2
1-2	2
1-0	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	18

OrderPos
8th	14
7th	4

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	8

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1983-04-26	CHC		SDP	John Montefusco	tied 4-4	b 6	1	---		1	8	2	0.186	73%		Home Run
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1984-05-07	CHC		SFG	Mark Davis	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---		1	7	2	0.075	83%		Home Run
3	3	2	1	1984-09-26	CHC	@	PIT	Lee Tunnell	ahead 2-1	t 6	1	12-		3	7	2	0.213	93%		Home Run; R. Hassey Scores; G. Woods Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1985-05-25	CHC		HOU	Joe Niekro	behind 1-2	b 5	0	---		1	7	2	0.155	57%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1986-09-06	STL	@	HOU	Bob Knepper	behind 2-5	t 6	0	12-		3	8	2	0.271	50%		Home Run; O. Smith Scores; T. Pendleton Scores
6	6	2	1	1986-09-23	STL	@	NYM	Bob Ojeda	behind 0-4	t 3	1	---		1	8	2	0.059	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1987-04-11	STL	@	PIT	Bob Kipper	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	---		1	8	2	0.067	87%		Home Run
8	8	2	1	1987-07-07 (2)	STL		LAD	Matt Young	behind 2-4	b 9	1	1--		2	8	2	0.473	58%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Pendleton Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1988-04-12	STL		CHC	Al Nipper	tied 2-2	b 4	1	---	6,(3-2) FBFBBX	1	8	2	0.148	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	1989-05-27	PHI	@	SFG	Atlee Hammaker	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.128	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	2	1	1989-07-28 (2)	PHI		PIT	Rick Reed	ahead 5-1	b 6	0	---	5,(1-2) FCFBX	1	8	2	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1991-06-30	PHI	@	NYM	Dwight Gooden	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	1--	2,(0-1) C1X	2	8	2	0.169	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Morris Scores; S. Lake Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1992-04-25	PHI		NYM	Sid Fernandez	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	5,(1-2) FBFFX	1	7	2	0.134	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Lake Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1993-04-24	CHC		CIN	Tom Browning	behind 1-13	b 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1993-07-02	CHC	@	COL	Butch Henry	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---	7,(3-2) BFSBBFX	1	8	2	0.081	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	3	1	1993-07-24	CHC	@	HOU	Pete Harnisch	ahead 3-1	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.085	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
17	17	4	1	1993-08-10	CHC	@	FLA	Chris Hammond	tied 0-0	t 6	0	1--	1,(0-0) 1X	2	8	2	0.225	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); K. Roberson Scores
18	18	5	1	1993-09-06	CHC	@	PHI	Roger Mason	ahead 6-2	t 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.036	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)