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Name Team Age
Don Baylor Retired (1982, Age 36) Died (2018, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 58
(1964)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Goose Goslin League 0 12 years (107 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 11/5/1945
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 3
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %) D- (7.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1969 BAL 82 172 29 43 7 3 6 26 14 36 12 3 1 .739 .309 .430 .250
1970 BAL 81 220 33 59 5 3 6 33 32 45 10 5 7 .761 .361 .400 .268
1971 BAL 113 392 57 107 16 6 14 54 35 69 15 8 5 .783 .332 .452 .273
1972 BAL 131 496 86 156 33 5 20 80 42 79 16 12 3 .889 .367 .522 .315
1973 BAL 93 377 49 105 14 4 11 51 35 44 21 5 0 .766 .341 .424 .279
1974 BAL 130 520 87 156 23 9 22 75 52 88 23 11 1 .870 .364 .506 .300
1975 BAL 120 485 72 144 25 6 11 45 40 87 29 13 4 .794 .352 .441 .297
1976 BAL 152 314 60 112 18 3 15 35 33 38 14 10 4 .994 .417 .576 .357
1977 BAL-NYN 125 238 33 69 7 4 11 41 22 48 6 4 2 .841 .350 .492 .290
1978 NYN 134 390 69 106 17 6 19 69 35 78 14 7 11 .826 .334 .492 .272
1979 NYN 84 205 37 52 7 2 7 27 14 35 7 4 5 .712 .302 .410 .254
1980 CHN 94 373 62 96 10 5 16 41 25 80 12 6 1 .746 .306 .440 .257
1981 CHN 113 193 23 51 11 2 5 25 15 38 8 4 1 .740 .321 .420 .264
1982 CHN 61 101 11 30 5 2 3 11 4 20 4 1 1 .799 .324 .475 .297
Total 1513 4476 708 1286 198 60 166 613 398 785 191 93 46 .816 .346 .470 .287
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Don Baylor has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1982-08-16The Chicago Cubs have designated Don Baylor for assignment.
1982-03-01The Chicago Cubs have removed Don Baylor from the trade block.
1981-04-01The Chicago Cubs have placed Don Baylor on the trade block.
1980-08-20Don Baylor of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1980-06-03Don Baylor of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1980-03-07A trade has been completed between the New York Youngstuds and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs receive Don Baylor from the New York Youngstuds in exchange for Judge McClanahan, Draft Pick 1982 Round 3 CHN (Clarence Reynolds).
1979-04-01The New York Youngstuds have placed Don Baylor on the trade block.
1977-07-11A trade has been completed between the New York Youngstuds and the Baltimore Fire. The Baltimore Fire receive Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 NYN (Eric Manzanillo) from the New York Youngstuds in exchange for Don Baylor.
1975-09-17Don Baylor of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1973-08-16Don Baylor of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1973-07-04Don Baylor of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1971-08-06Don Baylor of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1970-06-16The Baltimore Browns have promoted Don Baylor to the major league team.
1970-04-01The Baltimore Browns have renamed Gary McMurtry to Don Baylor.
1969-10-03The Baltimore Browns have promoted Carlos Farmer to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have sent Gary McMurtry to the minors.
1969-05-20The Baltimore Browns have promoted Gary McMurtry to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have designated Jim Stockwell for assignment.