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. (Voted by Today's Game Era Committee)
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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 6	CHW		DET	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 7	CHW		DET	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	4	Apr 8	CHW		DET	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	5	Apr 10	CHW		CLE	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
6	6	Apr 11	CHW		CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	7	Apr 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	8	Apr 15	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	9	Apr 17	CHW	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
10	10	Apr 19	CHW	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	11	Apr 20	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	RF
12	12	Apr 21	CHW	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
13	13	Apr 22	CHW	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	14	Apr 23	CHW		BAL	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	16 (1)	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	17	Apr 26	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
17	18	Apr 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	19	Apr 28	CHW		BOS	L,7-8	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
19	20	Apr 29	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	21	Apr 30	CHW		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	CHW		NYY	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	23	May 2	CHW		NYY	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	24	May 4	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
24	25	May 5	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
25	26	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
26	27	May 7	CHW		MIL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	28	May 8 susp	CHW		MIL	W,7-6	CG	94	25.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF
28	29	May 9	CHW		MIL	W,5-4	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
29	30	May 10	CHW		TEX	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	32 (1)	May 12	CHW		TEX	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	33	May 13	CHW		TEX	W,8-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	34	May 14	CHW		KCR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	35	May 15	CHW		KCR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
34	36	May 16	CHW		KCR	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	37	May 17	CHW	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
36	38	May 18	CHW	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	39	May 19	CHW	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	40	May 20	CHW	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	41	May 21	CHW	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
40	42	May 22	CHW	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	43	May 23	CHW	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	44	May 25	CHW	@	TEX	L,0-11	GS	30	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
43	45	May 26	CHW	@	TEX	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	46	May 27	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
45	47	May 29	CHW		TOR	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	48	May 30	CHW		TOR	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	49	Jun 1	CHW		OAK	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	50	Jun 2	CHW		OAK	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	51	Jun 3	CHW		OAK	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	52	Jun 4	CHW		CAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	54 (1)	Jun 6	CHW		CAL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	55	Jun 7	CHW		CAL	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	56	Jun 8	CHW		MIN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	57	Jun 9	CHW		MIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
55	58	Jun 10	CHW		MIN	L,5-12	GS	34	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
56	59	Jun 12	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	60	Jun 13	CHW	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
58	61	Jun 14	CHW	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	62	Jun 15	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	63	Jun 16	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	64	Jun 17	CHW	@	OAK	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	65	Jun 18	CHW	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
63	66	Jun 19	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
64	67	Jun 20	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	68	Jun 22	CHW	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	69	Jun 23	CHW	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	70	Jun 24	CHW	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	71	Jun 25	CHW		SEA	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
69	72	Jun 26	CHW		SEA	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
70	73	Jun 27	CHW		SEA	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
71	74	Jun 28	CHW		BAL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	75	Jun 29	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
73	76	Jun 30	CHW		BAL	W,5-4	CG	50	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	CHW		BAL	L,3-8	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	78	Jul 2	CHW		DET	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
76	79	Jul 3	CHW		DET	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
77	80	Jul 4	CHW		DET	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
78	81	Jul 5	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	82	Jul 6	CHW		CLE	W,11-6	GS	30	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	83	Jul 7	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
81	84	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	W,9-8	GS	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	85	Jul 12 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	87 (1)	Jul 13	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS	39	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF
84	88	Jul 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	89	Jul 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
86	90	Jul 16	CHW	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
87	91	Jul 17	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
88	92	Jul 18	CHW	@	DET	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
89	93	Jul 19	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	94	Jul 20	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
91	95	Jul 21	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
92	97 (1)	Jul 24	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
93	98	Jul 25	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	99	Jul 26	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	100	Jul 27	CHW		NYY	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
96	101	Jul 28	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	102	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
98	103	Jul 30	CHW		BOS	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
99	104	Jul 31	CHW		BOS	L,4-14	CG	51	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	105	Aug 1	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	106	Aug 3	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
102	107	Aug 4	CHW	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
103	108	Aug 5	CHW	@	MIL	W,7-0	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
104	109	Aug 6	CHW	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
105	110	Aug 7 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
106	112 (1)	Aug 8	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
107	113	Aug 9	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
108	114	Aug 10	CHW		MIL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
109	115	Aug 11	CHW		MIL	L,5-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
110	116	Aug 12	CHW		MIL	L,1-8	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
111	118 (1)	Aug 14	CHW		TEX	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	119	Aug 15	CHW		TEX	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
113	120	Aug 17	CHW		TOR	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	121	Aug 18	CHW		TOR	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
115	122	Aug 19	CHW		TOR	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	123	Aug 20	CHW	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	124	Aug 21	CHW	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	35	9.2	7	0	0	7	0	RF
118	125	Aug 22	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
119	126	Aug 24	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
120	127	Aug 25	CHW	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	128	Aug 26	CHW	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	62	15.2	3	0	0	3	0	RF
122	129	Aug 27	CHW	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	130	Aug 28	CHW	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	46	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	131	Aug 29	CHW	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	132	Aug 30	CHW		TOR	L,3-4	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	141 (8)	Sep 8	CHW		CAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
127	142	Sep 9	CHW		CAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
128	143	Sep 10	CHW	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
129	144	Sep 11	CHW	@	OAK	L,1-4	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
130	145	Sep 12	CHW	@	OAK	W,4-2	GS	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF RF
131	146	Sep 14	CHW	@	CAL	L,0-5	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
132	147	Sep 15	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
133	148	Sep 16	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
134	149	Sep 17	CHW	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
135	150	Sep 18	CHW	@	MIN	W,5-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF RF
136	151	Sep 19	CHW	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
137	152	Sep 20	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS	52	12.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
138	153	Sep 21	CHW		SEA	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
139	154	Sep 22	CHW		SEA	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
140	155	Sep 23	CHW		SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
141	156	Sep 24	CHW		MIN	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
142	157	Sep 25	CHW		MIN	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
143	158	Sep 26	CHW		MIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
144	159	Sep 27	CHW	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
145	160	Sep 28	CHW	@	SEA	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF
146	161	Sep 29	CHW	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
147	162	Sep 30	CHW	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							154gm		1287.1	311	7	6	324	1