Floyd Baker

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: October 10, 1916 in Luray, VA us

Died: November 16, 2004 in Youngstown, OH

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Boardman, OH

Debut: May 4, 1943 (Age 26-206d, 9,466th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 4, 1955 (Age 38-206d)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Floyd Wilton Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

2280

573

.251

285

RBI

196

OBP

.360

SLG

.297

OPS

.658

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1938	21	SLB-min	D	125	551	457	111	158	25	9	2	85	24		81	24	.346	.452	.453	.905		207		8	5				MYF · KITL
1939	22	SLB-min	C	103	406	406		108	14	7	1						.266	.266	.342	.608		139							YNG · MATL
1940	23	SLB-min	C	124	465	465		141	23	5	0						.303	.303	.374	.677		174							YNG · MATL
1941	24	SLB-min	B	124	486	486		154	25	8	8						.317	.317	.451	.767		219							SPR · IIIL
1942	25	SLB-min	A1	100	374	374		122	12	4	0						.326	.326	.380	.706		142							SAN · TL
1943	26	SLB-min	AA	37	169	149	21	38	3	1	1	14	1		18	12	.255	.335	.309	.644		46	3	0	2				TOL · AA
1943	26	SLB	AL	22	53	46	5	8	2	0	0	4	0	1	6	4	.174	.269	.217	.487	41	10	1	0	1		0	H6/5
1944	27	SLB	AL	44	110	97	10	17	3	0	0	5	2	0	11	5	.175	.259	.206	.465	30	20	1	0	2		0	46H
1945	28	CHW	AL	82	234	208	22	52	8	0	0	19	3	2	23	12	.250	.325	.288	.613	81	60	1	0	3		3	5H4
1946	29	CHW-min	AAA	120	552	464	81	133	23	4	0	35	7		73	37	.287	.389	.353	.743		164	5	5	10				MLW · AA
1946	29	CHW	AL	9	28	24	2	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	.250	.308	.292	.599	71	7	0	0	2		0	/5H
1947	30	CHW	AL	105	439	371	61	98	12	3	0	22	9	7	66	28	.264	.375	.313	.688	97	116	5	0	2		1	5/H46
1948	31	CHW	AL	104	412	335	47	72	8	3	0	18	4	10	73	26	.215	.359	.257	.615	68	86	5	2	2		1	54H/6
1949	32	CHW	AL	125	474	388	38	101	15	4	1	40	3	1	84	32	.260	.392	.327	.719	95	127	3	0	2		6	*5/64H
1950	33	CHW	AL	83	223	186	26	59	7	0	0	11	1	1	32	10	.317	.417	.355	.772	102	66	5	0	5		0	5H/47
1951	34	CHW	AL	82	159	133	24	35	6	1	0	14	0	1	25	12	.263	.380	.323	.703	93	43	4	0	1		0	5H/46
1952	35	WSH	AL	79	298	263	27	69	8	0	0	33	1	0	30	17	.262	.342	.293	.635	80	77	1	2	3		2	4/H65
1953	36	TOT	AL	90	208	179	22	47	4	2	0	24	0	2	25	10	.263	.359	.307	.666	79	55	5	2	2		1	H54
1953	36	WSH	AL	9	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	-35	0	0	1	0		0	/H5
1953	36	BOS	AL	81	199	172	22	47	4	2	0	24	0	2	24	10	.273	.365	.320	.685	83	55	5	1	2		1	H54
1954	37	TOT	MLB	44	48	42	1	9	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	5	.214	.298	.262	.560	48	11	0	0	1	0	0	H5/4
1954	37	BOS	AL	21	20	20	1	4	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.300	.500	30	6	0	0	0	0	0	H/54
1954	37	PHI	NL	23	28	22	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	.227	.370	.227	.598	61	5	0	0	1	0	0	H/54
1955	38	PHI	NL	5	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	2	0	0	0	0	/H5
13 Yrs				874	2694	2280	285	573	76	13	1	196	23	25	382	165	.251	.360	.297	.658	82	678	33	6	26	0	14
162 Game Avg.				162	499	423	53	106	14	2	0	36	4	5	71	31	.251	.360	.297	.658	82	126	6	1	5		3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CHW (7 yrs)				590	1969	1645	220	423	57	11	1	127	20	22	305	123	.257	.374	.307	.681	88	505	23	2	17		11
WSH (2 yrs)				88	307	270	27	69	8	0	0	33	1	0	31	17	.256	.339	.285	.624	77	77	1	3	3		2
PHI (2 yrs)				28	36	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	.167	.286	.167	.452	23	5	2	0	1	0	0
SLB (2 yrs)				66	163	143	15	25	5	0	0	9	2	1	17	9	.175	.263	.210	.472	34	30	2	0	3		0
BOS (2 yrs)				102	219	192	23	51	6	2	0	27	0	2	24	11	.266	.350	.318	.668	78	61	5	1	2	0	1

AL (12 yrs)				846	2658	2250	285	568	76	13	1	196	23	25	377	160	.252	.361	.299	.660	83	673	31	6	25	0	14
NL (2 yrs)				28	36	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	.167	.286	.167	.452	23	5	2	0	1	0	0

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