Don Baylor

Positions: Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 28, 1949 in Austin, TX us

Died: August 7, 2017 in Austin, TX

Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX).

High School: Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX)

School: Blinn College (Brenham, TX)

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 39-095d)
vs. MIL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Don Edward Baylor

Nicknames: Groove or The Sneak Thief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.5

8198

2135

338

.260

1236

RBI

1276

285

OBP

.342

SLG

.436

OPS

.777

OPS+

118

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1967	18	-1.0	Bluefield	APPY	Rk	BAL	67	286	246	50	85	10	8	8	47	26	6	35	52	.346	.432	.549	.980	135		3	1	1
1968	19		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AAA-AA	BAL	89	372	314	60	108	9	4	8	47	16	7	41	86	.344	.433	.475	.908	149		10	5	2
1968	19	-6.7	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	15	52	46	4	10	2	0	0	4	1	0	3	17	.217	.294	.261	.555	12		2	1	0
1968	19	-4.8	Elmira	EL	AA	BAL	6	28	24	4	8	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	4	.333	.429	.583	1.012	14		1	0	0
1968	19	-2.6	Stockton	CALL	A	BAL	68	292	244	52	90	6	3	7	40	14	6	35	65	.369	.458	.504	.962	123		7	4	2
1968	19		Orioles	FLIL	WRk	BAL
1969	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	BAL	126	540	462	84	143	22	14	14	81	22	9	55	85	.310	.394	.509	.903	235		15	0	8
1969	20	-3.0	Dallas-Fort Worth	TL	AA	BAL	109	472	406	71	122	17	10	11	57	19	9	48	77	.301	.388	.473	.861	192		13	0	5
1969	20	-1.4	Miami	FLOR	A	BAL	17	68	56	13	21	5	4	3	24	3	0	7	8	.375	.441	.768	1.209	43		2	0	3
1970	21	-4.3	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	140	611	508	127	166	34	15	22	107	26	5	76	99	.327	.429	.583	1.011	296		19	2	6
1970	21	-6.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	8	20	17	4	4	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	3	.235	.300	.235	.535	4	0	0	0	1	0
1971	22	-3.0	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	136	591	492	104	154	31	10	20	95	25	4	79	73	.313	.422	.539	.961	265		16	1	3
1971	22	-5.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.000	.600	.000	.600	0	0	1	0	0	0
1972	23	-4.8	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	102	363	320	33	81	13	3	11	38	24	2	29	50	.253	.330	.416	.745	133	9	9	2	3	0
1973	24	-4.0	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	118	459	405	64	116	20	4	11	51	32	9	35	48	.286	.357	.437	.794	177	11	13	0	6	3
1974	25	-2.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	137	549	489	66	133	22	1	10	59	29	12	43	56	.272	.341	.382	.723	187	10	10	3	4	6
1975	26	-1.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	145	598	524	79	148	21	6	25	76	32	17	53	64	.282	.360	.489	.849	256	12	13	4	4	8
1976	27	-0.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	157	685	595	85	147	25	1	15	68	52	12	58	72	.247	.329	.368	.697	219	11	20	1	11	4
1977	28	0.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	154	645	561	87	141	27	0	25	75	26	12	62	76	.251	.334	.433	.768	243	16	12	2	8	7
1978	29	1.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	158	677	591	103	151	26	0	34	99	22	9	56	71	.256	.332	.472	.804	279	15	18	0	12	9
1979	30	2.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	162	722	628	120	186	33	3	36	139	22	12	71	51	.296	.371	.530	.902	333	10	11	0	12	6
1980	31	3.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	90	380	340	39	85	12	2	5	51	6	6	24	32	.250	.316	.341	.657	116	9	11	0	5	4
1981	32	3.3	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	103	432	377	52	90	18	1	17	66	3	3	42	51	.239	.322	.427	.749	161	13	7	0	6	1
1982	33	4.2	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	157	680	608	80	160	24	1	24	93	10	4	57	69	.263	.329	.424	.754	258	18	7	0	8	7
1983	34	5.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	144	597	534	82	162	33	3	21	85	17	7	40	53	.303	.361	.494	.856	264	10	13	2	8	11
1984	35	6.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	134	558	493	84	129	29	1	27	89	1	1	38	68	.262	.341	.489	.830	241	10	23	1	3	6
1985	36	7.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	142	564	477	70	110	24	1	23	91	0	4	52	90	.231	.330	.430	.760	205	10	24	1	10	6
1986	37	8.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	160	687	585	93	139	23	1	31	94	3	5	62	111	.238	.344	.439	.783	257	12	35	0	5	8
1987	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BOS-MIN	128	467	388	67	95	9	0	16	63	5	3	45	59	.245	.360	.392	.752	152	13	28	0	6	3
1987	38	9.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	108	409	339	64	81	8	0	16	57	5	2	40	47	.239	.355	.404	.759	137	10	24	0	6	3
1987	38	9.6	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	20	58	49	3	14	1	0	0	6	0	1	5	12	.286	.397	.306	.703	15	3	4	0	0	0
1988	39	10.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	92	313	264	28	58	7	0	7	34	0	1	34	44	.220	.332	.326	.658	86	7	12	0	3	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		2292	9401	8198	1236	2135	366	28	338	1276	285	120	805	1069	.260	.342	.436	.777	3571	196	267	16	115	91
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		558	2400	2022	425	656	106	51	72	377	115	31	286	395	.324	.420	.534	.954	1080		63	9	20
Other (1 season)					Other
All Levels (22 Seasons)							2850	11801	10220	1661	2791	472	79	410	1653	400	151	1091	1464					4651	196	330	25	135	91

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		291	1254	1046	235	330	67	25	42	206	52	9	158	189	.316	.420	.548	.968	573		37	4	9
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		115	500	430	75	130	18	11	12	60	20	10	51	81	.302	.390	.479	.869	206		14	0	5
A (2 seasons)					Minors		85	360	300	65	111	11	7	10	64	17	6	42	73	.370	.455	.553	1.008	166		9	4	5
Rk (1 season)					Minors		67	286	246	50	85	10	8	8	47	26	6	35	52	.346	.432	.549	.980	135		3	1	1