Lakeman, Albert Wesley b. December 31, 1918 d. May 25, 1976 Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League Baseball as a catcher for 4 different teams for 9 seasons from 1942 to 1949, 1954. Played for the Cincinati Reds from 1942 to 1947 as a backup. Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1947, and played with them until being traded to the Boston Braves in 1949. Retired after only three games with the Braves, but returned for 5 more games in 1954 with the Detroit Tigers. Compilied career totals of .203 Batting Average, 15 Home Runs, and 66 Runs...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA