What is Solly Drake?
[[File:Solly Drake.jpg|right|200px]] '''Solomon Louis Drake''' (October 23, 1930 – August 18, 2021) was an American [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. His career lasted from 1956 until 1959. Drake and his brother, [[Sammy Drake|Sammy]], were the first [[African-American]] siblings to play in the big leagues.<ref>{{cite book|title=The ManDak League: haven for former Negro league ballplayers, 1950-1957|last=Swanton|first=Barry|year=2006|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=0-7864-2510-5|page=97|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wOArPTAB_eEC&q=%22sammy%20drake%22%20solly%20first%20african%20american%20brothers&pg=PA97|access-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref> Drake was born in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. Drake died on August 18, 2021 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] at the age of 90.<ref>[https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/remembering-solly-drake-d913d66ddae1 Remembering Solly Drake]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Drake, Solly}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Chicago Cubs players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players]] [[Category:Philadelphia Phillies players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Little Rock, Arkansas]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}