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Name	Team	Age
Rube Baker	Retired (1968, Age 35)	Died (2004, Age 71)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 33 (1958)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League	0	9 years (72 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	C+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	D+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	C-	C
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
B-	C+	F
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	8/20/1933
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1959	DET	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
1960	DET	15	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
1961	DET	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	29
1962	DET	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
1963	DET	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
1964	DET	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19
1965	DET	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1966	DET	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1967	DET	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
1968	DET	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1968-11-01	Rube Baker has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1968-08-08	The Detroit Cadillacs have acquired Edgar Mueller from the waiver wire. The Detroit Cadillacs have waived Rube Baker.
1968-06-24	The Detroit Cadillacs have designated Rube Baker for assignment.
1959-04-01	The Detroit Cadillacs have renamed Rip Sanchez to Rube Baker.
1959-04-01	The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Rip Sanchez to the major league team. The Detroit Cadillacs have designated Bob Boone for assignment.