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Name	Team	Age
Fred Baker	Retired (1989, Age 38)	Died (2018, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10 (1974)	CF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Roberto Clemente League	0	13 years (77 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	C+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A-	C+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	B	F
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
F	0	7/10/1951
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	5
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (99.0 %)	A+ (98.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1974	B+	B	A-	B	C+	C-	C
1975	A-	B	A	B+	B-	C	C+
1976	A	B+	A	B+	B	C+	B-
1977	A	B+	A	B+	B+	B-	B
1978	A	B+	A+	B+	B+	B-	B+
1979	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	B+
1980	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	B+
1981	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	B+
1982	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	B+
1983	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1984	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1985	A+	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1986	A	B+	A+	A-	B+	B-	A-
1987	A	B	A	B+	B-	B-	B+
1988	A-	B-	A	B+	B-	B-	B+
1989	A-	B-	A-	B	B-	C+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Fred Baker has retired from the St. Louis Royals
1986-10-01	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1986-08-17	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1984-04-12	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1982-09-03	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1979-07-23	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1979-05-12	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1979-04-01	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1978-07-02	Fred Baker of the St. Louis Royals is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1976-07-20	The St. Louis Royals have promoted Fred Baker to the major league team. The St. Louis Royals have designated Keith Adams for assignment.