Sammy Drake

Samuel Harrison Drake (October 7, 1934 – January 27, 2010) was a Major League Baseball second and third baseman.  He played two seasons with the Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1961 and one season with the expansion 1962 New York Mets.  Sammy and his brother, Solly, were the first two African-American brothers to play in the modern era of baseball.

After his baseball career ended, he became a government employee for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and a Sunday school teacher for his brother's church. 

Drake died from cancer at age 75 on January 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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