Fred Lake

For the former ice hockey player, see Fred Lake (ice hockey).

Fred Lake
Catcher
Born: (1866-10-16)October 16, 1866 Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: November 24, 1931(1931-11-24) (aged 65) Boston, Massachusetts
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 7, 1891 for the Boston Beaneaters
Last MLB appearance
May 28, 1910 for the Boston Doves
Career statistics
Batting average	.232
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	16
Teams
Boston Beaneaters (1891) Louisville Colonels (1894) Boston Beaneaters (1897) Pittsburgh Pirates (1898) Boston Doves (1910)

Frederick Lovett Lake (October 16, 1866 – November 24, 1931) was a Canadian professional baseball catcher and major league manager for Boston American and National leagues teams in the early 20th century.

Lake hailed from Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. His professional debut came with the Boston Beaneaters in 1891, but he was in and out of the major leagues, amassing a total of 125 at-bats in five seasons.

He was hired as manager of the Boston Red Sox in 1908, though he was replaced after the 1909 season despite leading the Sox to a third-place finish. Shortly after, he was hired by the crosstown Boston Doves, but in his only season for them, he finished 53–100, 50½ games behind the pennant-winning Chicago Cubs.

In addition, he played or managed in the Minor leagues in part of 11 seasons spanning 1896–1926.

Lake was a long time resident of Boston, where he died at the age of 65.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball player–managers