Solly Drake
1956–1959 · bats B / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
141G
.232AVG
.311OBP
.295SLG
More career statistics
66H
2HR
18RBI
15SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 321 | 320 |
| Batting · Walks | 32 | 31 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | 321 | 285 | 41 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 84 | .232 | .311 | .295 | .606 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1956-07-28 to 1956-08-01
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1956-09-25 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1956-09-19 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1956-08-18 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 73 | 173 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 25 | .216 | .295 | .301 |
| Away | 68 | 147 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 28 | .250 | .313 | .288 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 11 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .360 | .419 | .600 |
| May | 12 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .139 | .184 | .222 |
| June | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| July | 33 | 74 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | .211 | .230 | .254 |
| August | 39 | 104 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | .224 | .356 | .271 |
| September | 29 | 63 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .305 | .349 | .339 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | .086 | .220 | .086 |
| cincinnati-reds | 21 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .388 | .429 | .571 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 17 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .162 | .220 | .162 |
| san-francisco-giants | 17 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .222 | .417 | .222 |
| new-york-giants | 14 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | .244 | .364 | .311 |
| milwaukee-braves | 12 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .368 | .389 |
| chicago-cubs | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Chicago Cubs | 65 | 215 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 9 | .256 | – | – |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies | 76 | 70 | 11 | – | 3 | 6 | .157 | – | – |