Harold Baines

Positions: Designated Hitter and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: March 15, 1959 in Easton, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD).

High School: St. Michaels HS (St. Michaels, MD)

Debut: April 10, 1980 (Age 21-026d, 14,267th in major league history)
vs. BAL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 2001 (Age 42-196d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019.
View Harold Baines's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Jack Sands, Steve Freyer

Full Name: Harold Douglas Baines

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.8

9908

2866

384

.289

1299

RBI

1628

OBP

.356

SLG

.465

OPS

.820

OPS+

121

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 31)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 14	CHW		MIL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 15	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 17	CHW		BOS	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 18	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	7	Apr 19	CHW		BOS	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	8	Apr 21	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	9	Apr 23 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,18-5	GF	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
10	10	Apr 23 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	11	Apr 24	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	12	Apr 25	CHW	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	13	Apr 26	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	14	Apr 27	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	15	Apr 28	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	16	Apr 29	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
17	17	Apr 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	19	May 2	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
20	20	May 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	21	May 5	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	23 (1)	May 7	CHW	@	TEX	L,4-9	GF	20	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH RF
23	24	May 8	CHW		KCR	W,9-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
24	25	May 9	CHW		KCR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	26	May 11	CHW		CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
26	27	May 12	CHW		CLE	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	28	May 13	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	CG	69	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
28	29	May 15	CHW		TEX	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	30	May 16	CHW		TEX	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
30	32 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	TOR	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	33	May 19	CHW	@	TOR	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
32	34	May 20	CHW	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	35	May 22	CHW	@	CAL	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	36	May 23	CHW	@	CAL	W,15-4	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	37	May 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,10-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	38	May 25	CHW	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	39	May 26	CHW	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	40	May 27	CHW	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	41	May 30	CHW		CAL	W,9-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	42	May 31 (1)	CHW		CAL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
41	43	May 31 (2)	CHW		CAL	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	44	Jun 2	CHW		OAK	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	45	Jun 3	CHW		OAK	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	46	Jun 4	CHW		OAK	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
45	48 (1)	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	49	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
47	50	Jun 8	CHW		TOR	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
48	51	Jun 9	CHW		TOR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	52	Jun 10	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
50	53	Jun 11	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	54	Aug 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
52	55	Aug 11	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
53	57 (1)	Aug 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	58	Aug 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	60 (1)	Aug 16	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	61	Aug 17	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	62	Aug 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
58	63	Aug 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
59	64	Aug 21	CHW	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
60	65	Aug 22	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
61	66	Aug 23	CHW	@	TOR	W,13-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	67	Aug 24	CHW	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	68	Aug 25	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	73 (4)	Aug 31	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	74	Sep 1	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	RF
66	75	Sep 2	CHW		DET	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	76	Sep 3	CHW		TOR	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	77	Sep 4	CHW		TOR	L,2-6	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	87 (9)	Sep 14	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
70	88	Sep 15	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
71	89	Sep 16	CHW	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	90	Sep 18	CHW		OAK	L,5-10	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
73	91	Sep 19	CHW		OAK	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
74	92	Sep 20	CHW		OAK	W,11-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	93	Sep 21	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
76	95 (1)	Sep 23	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
77	96	Sep 24	CHW	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
78	97	Sep 25	CHW	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	98	Sep 26	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	99	Sep 27 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
81	100	Sep 27 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	W,10-3	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							81gm		618.2	126	10	2	138	1