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Lou Whitaker League 4-1-2080 |
| Howie Baker |  CatcherRetired (1963, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .253 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/R | |
| OPS | .725 | Status | Deceased (2012) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 57 | Age at Death | 83 | Date of Birth | 10-10-1929 | |
| HR | 8 | Drafted | Round 3, Pick 41 (1952) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (37 games) |
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| RBI | 37 | |||||
| SB | 2 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | (86.8%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 6 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1952 | Minors | 23 | 17.00 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 17 | |||
| 1953 | Minors | 24 | 10.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 7 / 10 | |||
| 1954 | Minors | 25 | 30.00 | 2 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 2 / 3 | 3 / 3 | 4 / 4 | 6 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 22 / 30 | |||
| 1955 | Minors | 26 | 19.00 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 3 | 11 / 19 | |||
| 1955 | Pos (1B) | 26 | 92.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 10 / 92 | |||
| 1956 | Minors | 27 | 25.00 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 3 / 6 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 11 / 25 | |||
| 1956 | Pos (1B) | 27 | 66.00 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 9 / 66 | |||
| 1957 | Minors | 28 | 34.00 | 0 / 3 | 4 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 7 | 9 / 34 | |||
| 1958 | Majors | 29 | 8.60 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 3 / 8 | |||
| 1959 | Majors | 30 | 9.69 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 9 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 31 | 2.90 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 32 | 0.80 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1962 | Majors | 33 | 1.10 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 34 | 1.60 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 / 20 | 9 / 23 | 8 / 16 | 11 / 24 | 12 / 17 | 19 / 35 | 11 / 21 | 95 / 314 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1963-11-01 | Howie Baker has retired from the Brooklyn Royal Giants |
| 1958-04-01 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Howie Baker to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have designated Darrell Beltran for assignment. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Jeff Gray to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Howie Baker to the minors. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Howie Baker to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Al Sudhoff to the minors. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Felix Kane to the major league team. The Brooklyn Royal Giants have sent Howie Baker to the minors. |
| 1956-04-01 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have promoted Howie Baker to the major league team. |
| 1953-08-19 | The Brooklyn Royal Giants have acquired Howie Baker from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Cincinnati River Cats have waived Howie Baker. |
| 1952-05-16 | The Cincinnati River Cats have acquired Howie Baker from the waiver wire. |
| 1952-05-09 | The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have waived Howie Baker. |