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Sammy Drake
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 481 of 1252 players
Samuel Harrison Drake
Born: October 7, 1934 at Little Rock, Ark.
Died: January 27, 2010 at Los Angeles, Cal.
Throws: Right Bats: Both
Height: 5.11 Weight: 175

Sammy Drake was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on June 4, 2015, October 7, 2016, August 29, 2019, and October 7, 2020.

First Mets game: August 1, 1962
Last Mets game: September 30, 1962

Share your memories of Sammy Drake HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Mike Howell August 3, 2001 Very versatile player and wore a very nice "blue turtleneck"... W. Mitchell June 1, 2004 I met Sammy Drake in the late 1950's when I was around 10 years old and served as bat boy for the Fort Gordon Rams in Fort Gordon, Georgia. I remember him as a kind and wonderful young man that had a profound impact on my life. His skills as a baseball player were only exceeded by his wonderful spirit and kindness. I have thought of him often the past 40 years. Jonathan Stern December 14, 2004 It is well known that Joe Pignatano ended his major league career by hitting into a triple play. It is also well-known that this same triple play was the last play that involved future HOFer Richie Ashburn. But it wasn't until recently, while cruising this site, that I knew that Piggy's triple ended Drake's career, too! A season-ending triple play that ended the careers of all three baserunners. Wow! Only the Mets... Jamey Bumbalo February 4, 2006 He had a career batting average of .153 (with over 70 lifetime at-bats). Can any Met non-pitcher "beat" that? jeff hiserodt November 3, 2006 Today is November 3, 2006, and I just got home from playing golf in Westchester, California. On what I think was the 5th hole a quiet older gentleman that my friend and were playing with overheard our conversation. He turned and said "You guys baseball fans?" and that was the start of a long conversation about baseball. I would like to take the time to say that Sammy is a great man and a gentleman and the stories that he told me we amazing. As we parted ways I thought about the time we spent with each other and the connection that we had. I thought about the old saying in which baseball is refered to as the bridge covering many generational gaps. This statement was never more true to me than that momment as a 70-year-old black man from south and a 30-year-old Jewish man from California could become friends so fast. I wish more people could meet the man I played golf with for he is a wealth of information, a gentleman, a great ballplayer and not a half bad golfer. Thank you Sammy for the memory. Aase2Zim April 17, 2010 Sadly, Sam passed away Jan. 27th in Los Angeles. Along with other Casey-era Mets, including Sherman Jones and Clem Labine who have recently left us, Sam may you rest in peace. Frank Nathan August 7, 2020 During his brief time in the major leagues, Sammy played a few games at third base with the Mets. This would eventually get his name into the lyrics of the '79 Guys on Third' song that was on the team's silver anniversary video in 1986. Sammy was the first of the seventy-nine to be mentioned in the song.

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