Doyle Lade
Doyle Lade | |
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Bowman Gum baseball card | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Fairbury, Nebraska, U.S. | February 17, 1921|
Died: May 18, 2000 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | (aged 79)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 18, 1946, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1950, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 25–29 |
Earned run average | 4.39 |
Strikeouts | 176 |
Teams | |
Doyle Marion "Porky" Lade (February 17, 1921 – May 18, 2000) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 1946 to 1950. Although nicknamed for his stocky frame, Lade was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 183 pounds (83 kg).
Born in
After the 1942 season ended, Lade signed up for military service, and spent the next few years as a member of the United States Coast Guard.[5] When he returned to the White Sox for the 1946 season, he was placed on the original major league roster, but instead began the season for Shreveport. On July 9, 1946, Lade's contract was purchased from the Chicago White Sox by the Chicago Cubs.[1] In his time in the minors in 1946, he won 12 games and at one time pitched 32 consecutive scoreless innings.[6]
Lade made his major league debut on September 18, 1946, and played three games for the Cubs, losing two and finished with a 4.11 ERA.
The 1949 Chicago Cubs season saw Lade continue his role as a utility pitcher, pitching in 36 games, starting 13, and finishing 12, going 4–5 with an ERA of 5.00 in the process.[1] Lade put up similar stats during the 1950 Chicago Cubs season. In 34 games, 12 of which he started, he won five, lost six, and had an ERA of 4.74.[1] He was on the Cubs' roster through the winter preceding the 1951 season, but was cut May 15, 1951, to reduce the Cubs to a 25-man roster. This signified the end of his major league career, with Lade having played his last game on September 29, 1950.[1]
As a hitter, Lade was better than average for a pitcher, posting a .220
Lade died on May 18, 2000, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 79. He was cremated and is interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona located in Phoenix, Arizona.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Doyle Lade Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ^ "Pollet Dominates Pitching Performances in Lone Star". The Sporting News. October 23, 1941. p. 41.
- ^ "Highlights of the Week". The Sporting News. July 16, 1942. p. 10.
- ^ Harris, Otis (August 6, 1942). "It's Sock of White Sox That Keep Sports Going". The Sporting News. p. 3.
- ^ Bedingfield, Gary. "Those Who Served". Baseball in Wartime. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ Harris, Otis (July 31, 1946). "Shreveport Parlays $400 Investment on Lade into $32,500 Through Two Sales of Pitcher". The Sporting News. p. 25.
- ^ "Cubs Rebuild Mound Staff With White Sox Castoffs". The Sporting News. October 15, 1947. p. 21.
- ^ "Kiner Loses Cousin". The Sporting News. June 2, 1948. p. 8.
- ^ "Doyle Lade's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Doyle Lade at Find a Grave