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Nomar Garciaparra League 4-1-2332 |
| Merito Baker |  CatcherRetired (1956, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .242 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .684 | Status | Deceased (1995) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 311 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 10-28-1922 | |
| HR | 36 | Drafted | Round 2, Pick 19 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 4 years (148 games) |
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| RBI | 167 | |||||
| SB | 9 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | |||
| 1B | (8.3%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (1.3%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1950 | C | ATL | 92 | 56 | 533.1 | 422 | 392 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 39.7% | 0 | 7.12 | 1.000 | |
| 1951 | C | ATL | 105 | 62 | 617.0 | 473 | 436 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 36.1% | 0 | 6.84 | .992 | |
| 1952 | C | ATL | 101 | 59 | 568.2 | 452 | 420 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 21 | 26.9% | 0 | 7.07 | .989 | |
| 1953 | C | ATL | 97 | 64 | 596.2 | 484 | 430 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 41 | 38.0% | -1 | 7.20 | .986 | |
| 1B | ATL | 13 | 13 | 118.0 | 137 | 134 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10.45 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1954 | C | ATL | 89 | 75 | 667.1 | 555 | 513 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 33 | 28.9% | 0 | 7.43 | .993 | |
| 1B | ATL | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1955 | C | ATL | 7 | 4 | 43.2 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | 0 | 7.83 | 1.000 | |
| RF | ATL | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | ||||||
| Pos Total | C | 491 | 320 | 3026.2 | 2424 | 2225 | 179 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 286 | 146 | 33.8% | -1 | 7.15 | .992 | ||
| 1B | 15 | 15 | 134.0 | 153 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 10.28 | 1.000 | |||||||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | |||||||
| Total | 507 | 336 | 3169.2 | 2579 | 2376 | 182 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 286 | 146 | 33.8% | -1 | 7.26 | .992 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1956-11-01 | Merito Baker has retired from the Atlanta Wolves |
| 1955-05-30 | The Atlanta Wolves have designated Merito Baker for assignment. The Atlanta Wolves have designated David Lasher for assignment. |
| 1955-05-05 | The Atlanta Wolves have promoted Merito Baker to the major league team. |
| 1955-04-01 | The Atlanta Wolves have promoted Jim Schofield to the major league team. The Atlanta Wolves have designated Merito Baker for assignment. |
| 1954-09-17 | Merito Baker of the Atlanta Wolves is injured and is expected to be out 36 days. |
| 1952-08-14 | Merito Baker of the Atlanta Wolves is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |