Steve Lake
| Steve Lake | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: March 14, 1957 Inglewood, California | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| April 9, 1983 for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 22, 1993 for the Chicago Cubs | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .237 | ||
| Home runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 108 | ||
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Steven "Steve" Michael Lake (born March 14, 1957 in Inglewood, California) batted and threw right-handed, and is a former professional baseball backup catcher.[1] 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.[2]