About Reinaldo Drake
Born 1923. Reinaldo Drake is a baseball player.
Reinaldo Verdes Drake (born March 15, 1923), sometimes spelled "Dreke", was a Cuban professional baseball Negro league center fielder and manager who played and managed in the 1940s.
A native of Havana, Cuba, Drake made his Negro leagues debut in 1945 with the Cincinnati Clowns. He remained with the club when it moved to Indianapolis the following season, and was one of three player-managers to manage the Clowns in . The 1947 Clowns were 4–9–1 under Drake’s management, with future Hall of Fame shortstop Willie Wells (14–29) and shortstop/third baseman Hoss Walker (17–19) also serving as player-managers during the season. Drake played with the Clowns through 1954, and was selected to the East–West All-Star Game in 1953. Drake later played minor league baseball with the Yakima Braves.
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Cuban baseball player
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Reinaldo Drake was born on 15 March 1923 in Havana, Cuba.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Reinaldo Drake. https://biography.guide/reinaldo-drake/
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