Steve Lake

Steven Michael Lake (born March 14, 1957) is an American former professional baseball backup catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 1993 for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies, Lake batted and threw right-handed.^[1]

Steve Lake
Catcher
Born: (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 (age 68) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 9, 1983, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1993, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.237
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	108
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1983–1986) St. Louis Cardinals (1986–1988) Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1992) Chicago Cubs (1993)

Lake started Game 7 of the 1987 World Series for the Cardinals and went 1-for-3 with an RBI single. Over his career, he threw out 45.43% of the base runners who tried to steal a base on him, ranking him 9th on the all-time list.^[2]

He may be best remembered for a 1991 Studio baseball card which featured his pet bird, Ruffles.^[3]

His children include Ryan Lake, Brendan Lake, and Jordan Parkes.