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Medwick Jackson League
5-30-1979
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 Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L Velocity D+   Mentor vR
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 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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1964 3B MIL-TB 118 118 1031.0 390 83 275 32 8 -15 3.13 .918
2B MIL-TB 41 40 362.1 239 112 120 7 31 -4 5.76 .971
1965 3B TB 161 161 1402.1 511 110 384 17 25 -6 3.17 .967
1966 3B TB 161 161 1413.0 510 102 385 23 20 0 3.10 .955
1967 3B TB 55 55 485.2 160 40 114 6 7 0 2.85 .963
1B TB 26 24 222.2 233 224 7 2 21 -3 9.34 .991
C TB 8 8 69.0 62 57 0 5 0 1 22 0 0.0% -1 7.43 .919
1968 3B TB 12 11 101.0 24 8 15 1 0 -1 2.05 .958
1B TB 2 1 13.2 17 17 0 0 2 0 11.20 1.000
1969 LF TB-MON 99 98 886.1 211 201 6 4 0 -3 2.10 .981
1B TB-MON 24 24 214.0 221 211 8 2 20 -2 9.21 .991
2B TB-MON 7 7 62.0 26 10 16 0 1 -1 3.77 1.000
3B TB-MON 3 3 27.0 11 1 10 0 0 +1 3.67 1.000
1970 RF MON-BOS 66 66 597.0 138 135 3 0 0 +2 2.08 1.000
CF MON-BOS 19 19 162.1 42 41 1 0 0 -3 2.33 1.000
LF MON-BOS 19 17 150.1 35 35 0 0 0 -2 2.10 1.000
1971 3B BOS 112 112 1009.2 328 71 241 16 14 +11 2.78 .951
RF BOS 49 49 425.0 91 88 3 0 0 -5 1.93 1.000
1972 LF BOS 113 113 1002.2 236 227 5 4 0 +2 2.08 .983
RF BOS 48 48 428.0 75 73 1 1 0 +1 1.56 .987
1973 RF BOS 116 116 1040.1 206 193 11 2 1 +2 1.76 .990
LF BOS 45 45 411.0 105 104 0 1 0 -1 2.28 .990
1974 RF BOS 119 119 1071.2 227 215 7 5 3 +3 1.86 .978
LF BOS 42 42 373.0 80 76 3 1 0 -1 1.91 .988
1975 3B BOS 161 161 1422.2 404 105 285 14 12 0 2.47 .965
1976 3B BOS 40 0 94.2 27 10 16 1 2 0 2.47 .963
Pos Total RF 398 398 3562.0 737 704 25 8 4 +3 1.84 .989
3B 313 273 2527.0 759 186 542 31 28 +11 2.59 .959
LF 219 217 1937.0 456 442 8 6 0 -2 2.09 .987
CF 19 19 162.1 42 41 1 0 0 -3 2.33 1.000
Total 949 907 8188.1 1994 1373 576 45 32 0 0 0 NaN% +9 2.14 .977

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.