Drake Hogestyn (John) played minor-league baseball in the 1970's. He was known then by his first name, Donald. Drake is his middle name. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in January, 1973 but did not sign. Then, in June 1976, Hogestyn was drafted in the last round (581st overall) by the New York Yankees. This time he did sign and played two seasons (1976 and 1977). In 1976, he was named to the New York-Penn League All-Star Team. He was injured and retired from the game after the 1977 season. He then moved to California and became an actor, joining "Days" in 1986 as John Black. Below the articles are the official statistics for Hogestyn during his two years of playing baseball.
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Below: Drake's original drafting by the Cardinals in 1973. Sporting News, 1/27/73
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RIGHT: Drake's last round drafting by the New York Yankees in 1976. Sporting News, 6/26/76.
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LEFT: Drake was named to the New York-Penn League postseason All-Star Team after the 1976 season had ended. Sporting News, 10/2/76.
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Below are Drake Hogestyn's minor league baseball statistics. He played 2B, SS, 3B and even pitched two games for the New York Yankees farm system for two seasons. In 1976 he played at Oneonta of the New York-Penn League and Ft. Lauderdale of the Florida State League. In 1977 he again played at Ft. Lauderdale of the Florida State League. In 144 career games, he batted .264 with 7 home runs. In the 2 innings he pitched, he managed to strikeout 4 out of his 6 outs.
BATTING STATISTICS
Year Team Games Average AtBats Runs Hits Total Bases Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI
1976 Oneonta 39 .305 131 24 40 61 9 3 2 23
1976 Ft. Laud. 20 .322 59 7 19 21 2 0 0 6
1977 Ft. Laud. 85 .230 257 31 59 87 11 1 5 36
TOTALS 144 .264 447 62 118 169 22 4 7 65
Year Team Walks SacBunts SacFlies HitByPitches Strikeouts StolenBases CaughtStealing
1976 Oneonta 29 2 1 2 27 0 0
1976 Ft. Laud. 18 0 2 1 7 0 2
1977 Ft. Laud. 41 2 0 8 66 0 1
TOTALS 88 4 3 11 100 0 3
PITCHING STATISTICS
Year Team Games Wins Losses Innings Hits Runs ERA Walks Strikeouts
1977 Ft. Laud. 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 1 4
FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team Position Games PutOuts Assists Errors DoublePlays Percentage
1976 Oneonta SS 16 25 36 10 5 .859
3B 24 23 40 8 4 .887
1976 Ft. Laud. 2B 10 18 20 1 4 .974
3B 11 11 13 1 2 .960
1977 Ft. Laud. 2B 54 110 125 10 23 .959
3B 29 36 52 7 5 .926
P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000
TOTALS - 144 223 287 37 43 .932
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