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Bill Baker
William Presley Baker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.

MLB Debut May 4, 1940
Final Game August 1, 1949
Born February 22, 1911 in Paw Creek, NC
Died April 13, 2006 (age 95)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 32 BRN NL   36   45   10   11   1   0   0    6   2   1   10    4  .244  .382  .267  .648    96    12   0   0   0   0   3  
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 35 BRN NL   39  122   21   41   6   0   3   20   1   0   11    7  .336  .377  .459  .836   122    56   0   5   0   0   1  
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 37 SLN NL   63  132   15   41  12   3   0   15   0   0    9   10  .311  .350  .447  .797   104    59   1   2   0   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  3 Seasons      138  299   46   93  19   3   3   41   3   1   30   21  .311  .366  .425  .791         127   1   7   0   0   9
 Per 600 PA           532   82  166  34   5   5   73   5   2   53   37                                 226   2  12   0   0  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BRN       75  167   31   52   7   0   3   26   3   1   21   11  .311  .378  .407  .785          68   0   5   0   0   4
   With SLN       63  132   15   41  12   3   0   15   0   0    9   10  .311  .350  .447  .797          59   1   2   0   0   5
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      263  588   45  145  25   5   2   68   6       68   30  .247  .328  .316  .644         186   5           3  19
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1943 32 BRN NL  51    4   3.4  10   2   0  .200   2    5    4  .800   10    4  .714  C    3(+4)e7   -77   
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 35 BRN NL  19   22   7.1   7   4   0  .571   3   13    8  .615    1    1  .500  1B   4e14      223   
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 37 SLN NL  77   19   5.4  14   4   0  .286   1   16   11  .688   10    3  .769  C    4(+1)e1    29   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  3 Seasons           47   5.7  31  10   0  .323   6   34   23  .676   21    8  .724                  89   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1943 32 BRN NL  C     25    43     7    2    0   .962     7    96.2   4.66
 1944           [Did not play]
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 35 BRN NL  1B    22   208    21    3   19   .987    22   187.1  11.00
                 C     12    46     3    0    1  1.000     7    72.0   6.12
 1947           [Did not play]
 1948 37 SLN NL  C     48   181    13    1    0   .995    31   301.2   5.79
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C     85   270    23    3    1   .990    45   470.1   5.61
                 1B    22   208    21    3   19   .987    22   187.1  11.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1946 WS    BRN DEA   L    2   2  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1948 WS    SLN BOA   L    3   3  0  2  1  1  0   0  0  0  .667  .667 1.667  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


Similar Batters

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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1943  BRN   90-64   Robert Rescigno
 1946  BRN   91-63   Robert Rescigno
 1948  SLN   97-57   Mike Rescigno

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