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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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1970 Away 69 226 34 58 7 3 10 25 21 53 7 1 0 .767 .320 .447 .190 .257
1970 Home 74 236 40 68 16 1 8 33 21 40 1 1 0 .817 .351 .466 .178 .288
1971 Away 80 331 48 72 7 3 10 39 26 72 5 0 7 .622 .275 .347 .130 .218
1971 Home 81 318 58 91 11 4 12 52 28 64 10 3 9 .802 .343 .459 .173 .286
1972 Away 81 329 39 81 10 2 9 49 21 55 4 1 2 .663 .292 .371 .125 .246
1972 Home 80 310 57 92 14 2 22 73 32 51 5 3 3 .931 .363 .568 .271 .297
1973 Away 81 348 52 97 15 1 17 61 22 69 5 6 2 .799 .325 .474 .195 .279
1973 Home 80 306 48 85 11 0 16 52 29 62 8 4 1 .814 .343 .471 .193 .278
1974 Away 81 317 49 79 11 3 16 44 33 64 5 1 3 .776 .322 .454 .205 .249
1974 Home 80 305 58 94 8 4 19 53 35 72 6 2 3 .926 .378 .548 .239 .308
1975 Away 80 334 44 101 15 7 6 33 32 64 6 2 5 .808 .365 .443 .141 .302
1975 Home 81 319 60 83 16 1 19 64 33 77 3 5 9 .823 .328 .495 .235 .260
1976 Away 27 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 .243 .143 .100 .000 .100
1976 Home 27 19 7 8 1 0 3 8 4 5 1 0 1 1.469 .522 .947 .526 .421
Total Away 499 1905 266 490 65 19 68 252 156 384 32 11 19 .733 .315 .418 .161 .257
Total Home 503 1813 328 521 77 12 99 335 182 371 34 18 26 .860 .353 .507 .220 .287
Total 1002 3718 594 1011 142 31 167 587 338 755 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.