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Medwick Jackson League
5-26-1979
Home Run Baker Right Field
Retired (1976, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .795 Status Retired (1976) Option Years 0  
H 1011 Age 37 (OS 38) Date of Birth 10-15-1941
HR 167 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(43 games)
RBI 587
SB 66
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A  Velocity D+   Mentor vR C 
Speed B+ Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A- (78.9%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% 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
1964 MIL-TB
159
604
63
162
24
5
21
98
59
 146 1 6
0
 0 39
.760
.331
.429
.161
.268
1965 TB
161
651
80
169
29
8
22
93
54
 139 1 2
0
 0 17
.746
.316
.430
.171
.260
1966 TB
161
632
82
168
31
3
24
102
59
 124 1 2
0
 5 23
.767
.329
.438
.172
.266
1967 TB
130
378
53
105
20
2
9
56
30
 85 2 1
3
 0 13
.746
.333
.413
.135
.278
1968 TB
28
61
9
13
2
0
3
9
6
 13 1 0
0
 0 1
.688
.294
.393
.180
.213
1969 TB-MON
151
535
75
135
17
4
13
75
50
 119 2 4
14
 6 6
.688
.316
.372
.120
.252
1970 MON-BOS
143
462
74
126
23
4
18
58
42
 93 2 0
8
 2 0
.793
.336
.457
.184
.273
1971 BOS
161
649
106
163
18
7
22
91
54
 136 2 5
15
 3 16
.711
.308
.402
.151
.251
1972 BOS
161
639
96
173
24
4
31
122
53
 106 2 3
9
 4 5
.793
.327
.466
.196
.271
1973 BOS
161
654
100
182
26
1
33
113
51
 131 4 1
13
 10 3
.806
.334
.472
.194
.278
1974 BOS
161
622
107
173
19
7
35
97
68
 136 2 3
11
 3 6
.850
.350
.500
.222
.278
1975 BOS
161
653
104
184
31
8
25
97
65
 141 1 2
9
 7 14
.815
.347
.469
.187
.282
1976 BOS
54
39
7
10
1
0
3
9
5
 12 0 0
1
 0 1
.854
.341
.513
.256
.256
Total
1002
3718
594
1011
142
31
167
587
338
 755 13 14
66
 29 45
.795
.334
.462
.190
.272

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Joe Medwick League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Home Run Baker has retired from the Boston Skyhawks
1975-11-01Home Run Baker now holds the league record for career homeruns.
1971-03-07The Boston CoMpToNz ReD sOx have renamed Dave Simpson to Home Run Baker.
1970-06-26Trade #1872947 has been completed between the Boston CoMpToNz ReD sOx and the Montreal Stallions. The Montreal Stallions receive Lenny Randle, Denny McLain Jr., Luis Severino, Jair Jurrjens from the Boston CoMpToNz ReD sOx in exchange for Dave Simpson.