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Name	Team	Age
Herschel Baker	Retired (1997, Age 34)	Died (2047, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 28 (1981)	LF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B-	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C	C	A
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C+	C	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	B+	B+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	6/24/1963
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A  (89.2 %)	C  (40.0 %)	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
1981	D	C-	D	D+	A	C-	D+
1982	D	C-	D	D+	A	C	D+
1983	D+	C	D+	D+	A	C	C-
1984	D+	C	D+	D+	A	C	C-
1985	C-	C	D+	C-	A	C+	C-
1986	C-	C+	D+	C-	A	C+	C-
1987	C-	C+	C-	C-	A	C+	C-
1988	C-	C+	C-	C-	A	C+	C-
1989	C-	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1990	C-	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1991	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1992	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1993	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1994	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1995	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1996	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C
1997	C	C+	C	C	A	B-	C

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1997-11-01	Herschel Baker has retired from the Boston CoMpToNz ReD SoX
1997-03-05	The Boston CoMpToNz ReD SoX have acquired Herschel Baker from the waiver wire.
1986-04-10	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Herschel Baker.
1986-03-07	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Herschel Baker from the waiver wire.
1985-04-11	The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Herschel Baker.
1985-04-01	The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Herschel Baker from the waiver wire.
1984-08-10	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Hersh Somerville from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Reds have waived Herschel Baker.
1984-05-22	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Herschel Baker from the waiver wire. The Cincinnati Reds have waived Ken Brown.
1984-04-16	The Cincinnati Reds have waived Herschel Baker.
1984-04-14	The Cincinnati Reds have renamed Hersh Baker to Herschel Baker.
1984-04-03	The Cincinnati Reds have acquired Hersh Baker from the waiver wire.
1983-04-14	The Boston Scribes have waived Hersh Baker.
1983-04-05	The Boston Scribes have acquired Hersh Baker from the waiver wire.
1983-04-01	The Milwaukee Brewers have waived Hersh Baker.