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Barry Zito League
8-10-2100
Rip Baker Second Base
Retired (1996, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .766 Status Deceased (2031) Option Years 0  
H 297 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 06-24-1961
HR 16 Drafted Round 3, Pick 40
(1982)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(68 games)
RBI 121
SB 39 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1996
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L C- Velocity C+   Mentor vR C 
Speed A- Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C  (40.9%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D  (18.4%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 1
3B F  (2.6%) RF F  (3.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1984 BAL
57
227
28
64
13
3
3
18
31
 42 1 2
13
 11 7
.773
.368
.405
.123
.282
1985 BAL
6
25
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
 7 0 0
0
 0 2
.360
.160
.200
.040
.160
1987 LAA
30
85
13
21
3
3
2
9
8
 14 0 0
4
 1 3
.735
.312
.424
.176
.247
1988 LAA
28
28
7
10
1
1
0
3
5
 4 0 0
2
 0 0
.919
.455
.464
.107
.357
1989 LAA
31
42
7
12
0
1
1
5
5
 4 0 0
2
 0 0
.766
.362
.405
.119
.286
1991 KC
24
65
11
15
2
1
3
13
9
 13 1 0
1
 1 0
.764
.333
.431
.200
.231
1992 LAA
36
50
11
19
4
0
1
8
5
 10 0 0
3
 0 3
.956
.436
.520
.140
.380
1994 SF
89
289
35
75
12
8
2
41
28
 50 1 1
7
 1 8
.703
.326
.377
.118
.260
1995 CHN
92
243
43
74
17
4
4
23
28
 40 2 2
6
 1 4
.835
.378
.457
.152
.305
1996 FLA
9
17
2
3
0
2
0
1
1
 3 0 0
1
 0 0
.634
.222
.412
.235
.176
Total
402
1071
159
297
53
23
16
121
120
 187 5 5
39
 15 27
.766
.351
.415
.137
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Rip Baker has retired from the Florida Gators
1996-04-08The Florida Gators have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team. The Florida Gators have sent Alex Whiteside to the minors.
1996-04-08The Florida Gators have acquired Rip Baker from the waiver wire.
1995-04-05Rip Baker of the Chicago Cubbies is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1995-04-01The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Harvey Ashburn to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team. The Chicago Cubbies have promoted Ramón Vallejos to the major league team.
1995-03-30Rip Baker has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1994-03-29The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Ike Farr to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Tom Ussat to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Mike Pittinger to the major league team.
1994-03-29Rip Baker has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $0.57M per year for 1 year.
1993-03-30Rip Baker has signed with the Chicago Cubbies for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1992-04-01The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Tommy Connor to the major league team.
1992-04-01The Los Angeles Bravos have acquired Rip Baker from the waiver wire.
1991-04-01The Kansas City Clippers have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team.
1991-04-01The Kansas City Clippers have acquired Rip Baker from the waiver wire.
1990-03-28Rip Baker has signed with the Cincinnati Red Legs for $0.5M per year for 1 year.
1987-04-01The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Myron Maxwell to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Les Magnante to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Guy Laliberte to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Monty Austin to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team. The Los Angeles Bravos have promoted Al Carroll to the major league team.
1987-04-01The Los Angeles Bravos have acquired Rip Baker from the waiver wire.
1985-07-20The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have waived Rip Baker.
1985-05-19The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Rip Baker to the minors.
1985-05-08The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team.
1985-03-31The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Dave Menhart to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have sent Rip Baker to the minors.
1984-09-14The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team. The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have designated Brad Arnovich for assignment.
1984-09-05The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have auto-demoted Rip Baker to the minor leagues.
1984-07-13The Baltimore Yellow Stockings have promoted Rip Baker to the major league team.
1983-04-08The Cleveland Ironmasters have acquired Rip Baker from the waiver wire.
1983-03-28The Colorado Renegades have waived Rip Baker.