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Oct 07, 1934 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Died on 27 Jan 2010 (aged 75)
American baseball player
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About Sammy Drake
- Samuel Harrison Drake (October 7, 1934 – January 27, 2010) was a Major League Baseball second and third baseman.
- He played two seasons with the Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1961 and one season with the expansion 1962 New York Mets.
- Sammy and his brother, Solly, were the first two African-American brothers to play in the modern era of baseball.
- However, his Major League career was shortened by knee injuries.
- Sammy Drake, like his brother, was a switch hitter who threw right-handed.
- He was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg).
