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Phil Niekro League
10-26-2088
Gary Baker Shortstop
Retired (1971, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .805 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
H 2521 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 10-29-1934
HR 446 Drafted Round 1, Pick 1
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(67 games)
RBI 1567
SB 352
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R A  Power vs. L A- Velocity D    Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control F    Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 11
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 FLA
156
560
70
149
25
5
27
83
48
 108 1 0
35
 20 21
.798
.325
.473
.207
.266
1957 FLA
156
556
71
147
27
4
21
74
42
 109 1 3
34
 15 17
.756
.316
.441
.176
.264
1958 FLA
156
553
86
147
23
2
31
91
49
 106 2 0
28
 5 20
.811
.328
.483
.217
.266
1959 FLA
156
567
95
177
21
6
41
124
49
 109 1 5
17
 13 19
.952
.365
.587
.275
.312
1960 FLA-CIN
156
617
89
157
24
6
34
104
38
 133 2 2
16
 5 21
.777
.299
.478
.224
.254
1961 CIN
156
646
94
176
28
5
29
103
36
 135 3 4
14
 8 14
.778
.312
.466
.193
.272
1962 CIN
156
610
103
169
24
10
36
99
56
 137 2 1
26
 8 17
.866
.339
.526
.249
.277
1963 CIN
156
626
88
165
21
5
31
104
48
 145 0 7
22
 3 19
.774
.313
.462
.198
.264
1964 CIN
156
616
87
152
16
5
24
87
46
 139 3 5
25
 10 11
.706
.300
.406
.159
.247
1965 CIN
156
603
91
156
15
6
34
101
44
 118 1 4
26
 12 13
.781
.308
.473
.214
.259
1966 CIN
156
626
98
182
30
14
23
108
48
 133 1 3
19
 16 12
.834
.341
.494
.203
.291
1967 CIN
156
611
104
174
24
10
27
110
47
 146 2 3
24
 16 16
.826
.336
.489
.205
.285
1968 CIN
156
639
101
172
28
10
26
101
56
 131 2 4
28
 8 15
.794
.328
.466
.197
.269
1969 CIN
154
641
97
192
34
7
32
136
38
 137 2 4
19
 4 14
.863
.339
.524
.225
.300
1970 CIN
153
649
92
174
36
10
26
124
40
 115 1 5
12
 6 23
.784
.309
.475
.206
.268
1971 CIN
33
117
17
32
3
1
4
18
7
 17 0 0
7
 0 0
.733
.315
.419
.145
.274
Total
2368
9237
1383
2521
379
106
446
1567
692
 1918 24 50
352
 149 252
.805
.324
.482
.209
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Gary Baker has retired from the Cincinnati River Bats
1960-06-21A trade has been completed between the Florida Disneys and the Cincinnati River Bats. The Cincinnati River Bats receive Gary Baker, Draft Pick 1962 Round 1 FLA (Steve Hardin) from the Florida Disneys in exchange for Duke Moorhead.
1956-04-01The Florida Disneys have promoted Gary Baker to the major league team. The Florida Disneys have designated Ebba Benton for assignment.