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Don Newcombe League
9-26-2165
Kal Baca Shortstop
Retired (1979, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .760 Status Deceased (2021) Option Years 0  
H 2812 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 11-20-1941
HR 282 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(0 games)
RBI 1396
SB 413
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR B 
Speed C  Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 87 209 51 11 1 5 28 19 44 .680 .302 .378 .134 .244
1962 RHP 136 388 95 15 1 5 43 28 80 .625 .298 .327 .082 .245
1963 LHP 99 230 60 10 1 3 37 18 45 .667 .315 .352 .091 .261
1963 RHP 137 374 95 17 1 6 36 20 54 .644 .291 .353 .099 .254
1964 LHP 89 198 35 2 0 1 12 21 42 .459 .257 .202 .025 .177
1964 RHP 146 388 104 18 2 13 58 33 57 .749 .324 .425 .157 .268
1965 LHP 94 199 57 9 4 3 27 9 35 .731 .314 .417 .131 .286
1965 RHP 136 390 103 23 3 7 63 36 62 .721 .329 .392 .128 .264
1966 LHP 88 194 57 9 0 2 21 12 27 .709 .338 .371 .077 .294
1966 RHP 125 359 93 17 3 8 46 44 50 .731 .341 .390 .131 .259
1967 LHP 80 162 41 7 3 1 16 21 28 .692 .341 .352 .099 .253
1967 RHP 146 434 116 16 5 17 76 34 73 .766 .321 .445 .177 .267
1968 LHP 87 194 56 9 1 3 16 15 27 .730 .338 .392 .103 .289
1968 RHP 136 393 107 25 4 15 49 41 61 .815 .345 .471 .198 .272
1969 LHP 81 203 50 6 1 6 23 27 29 .709 .335 .374 .128 .246
1969 RHP 134 396 108 21 3 7 45 40 62 .733 .339 .394 .121 .273
1970 LHP 84 206 56 6 3 7 24 20 24 .774 .342 .432 .160 .272
1970 RHP 137 404 110 26 3 15 62 34 63 .792 .330 .463 .191 .272
1971 LHP 88 176 52 14 1 3 25 24 30 .818 .380 .438 .142 .295
1971 RHP 145 434 134 24 1 16 72 58 60 .869 .390 .479 .171 .309
1972 LHP 70 151 45 4 2 2 15 24 28 .790 .399 .391 .093 .298
1972 RHP 114 361 98 16 3 10 52 27 53 .736 .321 .416 .144 .271
1973 LHP 90 184 49 10 0 3 28 22 25 .717 .348 .370 .103 .266
1973 RHP 136 387 120 26 7 20 68 35 67 .940 .371 .568 .258 .310
1974 LHP 92 202 58 11 0 3 30 23 23 .745 .358 .386 .099 .287
1974 RHP 135 402 121 19 4 26 83 48 58 .937 .375 .562 .261 .301
1975 LHP 94 181 43 9 1 1 20 24 28 .640 .325 .315 .077 .238
1975 RHP 144 404 120 23 4 19 57 49 58 .888 .374 .515 .218 .297
1976 LHP 91 201 58 7 2 4 16 21 24 .756 .353 .403 .114 .289
1976 RHP 123 368 132 23 5 12 60 40 51 .968 .421 .546 .188 .359
1977 LHP 90 187 49 2 0 3 25 22 29 .664 .343 .321 .059 .262
1977 RHP 123 338 97 17 2 12 41 40 36 .821 .366 .456 .169 .287
1978 LHP 96 189 43 7 1 6 23 24 33 .690 .320 .370 .143 .228
1978 RHP 137 380 106 16 3 11 63 47 50 .779 .356 .424 .145 .279
1979 LHP 43 78 14 2 1 1 7 11 18 .550 .281 .269 .090 .179
1979 RHP 116 316 79 10 1 6 29 27 48 .653 .308 .345 .095 .250
Total LHP 1543 3344 874 135 22 57 393 357 539 .699 .333 .366 .105 .261
Total RHP 2406 6916 1938 352 55 225 1003 681 1043 .790 .345 .445 .164 .280
Total 2738 10260 2812 487 77 282 1396 1038 1582 .760 .341 .419 .145 .274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Kal Baca has retired from the Baltimore Black Birds
1979-05-20Kal Baca of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1977-08-25Kal Baca of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1976-05-09Kal Baca of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1972-06-09Kal Baca of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1966-08-12Kal Baca of the Baltimore Black Birds is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1963-04-03The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kal Baca to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have designated Vern Schomberg for assignment.
1963-04-02The Baltimore Black Birds have demoted Kal Baca to the minor leagues.
1962-04-01The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Rick Shaver to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have promoted Kal Baca to the major league team. The Baltimore Black Birds have designated TJ Hunter for assignment. The Baltimore Black Birds have sent Bob Rader to the minors.
1960-04-03The Baltimore Black Birds have renamed Tom Mackiewicz to Kal Baca.