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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 LHP 71 144 40 5 3 5 18 17 21 .816 .358 .458 .181 .278
1970 RHP 117 318 86 18 1 13 40 25 72 .782 .326 .456 .186 .270
1971 LHP 95 178 45 3 1 6 22 27 32 .736 .354 .382 .129 .253
1971 RHP 138 471 118 15 6 16 69 27 104 .699 .290 .410 .159 .251
1972 LHP 94 194 59 8 2 14 49 16 26 .943 .360 .582 .278 .304
1972 RHP 140 445 114 16 2 17 73 37 80 .728 .313 .416 .160 .256
1973 LHP 95 192 62 8 0 12 39 16 34 .933 .381 .552 .229 .323
1973 RHP 154 462 120 18 1 21 74 35 97 .753 .314 .439 .180 .260
1974 LHP 72 140 42 5 4 7 26 15 22 .908 .365 .543 .243 .300
1974 RHP 158 482 131 14 3 28 71 53 114 .833 .345 .488 .216 .272
1975 LHP 80 185 61 10 5 9 36 23 30 .988 .404 .584 .254 .330
1975 RHP 146 468 123 21 3 16 61 42 111 .747 .324 .423 .160 .263
1976 LHP 13 12 5 0 0 1 4 1 2 1.128 .462 .667 .250 .417
1976 RHP 30 27 5 1 0 2 5 4 10 .735 .290 .444 .259 .185
Total LHP 520 1045 314 39 15 54 194 115 167 .894 .372 .522 .221 .300
Total RHP 883 2673 697 103 16 113 393 223 588 .756 .318 .438 .177 .261
Total 1002 3718 1011 142 31 167 587 338 755 .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.