Bill Baker

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: February 22, 1911 in Paw Creek, NC us

Died: April 13, 2006 in Myrtle Beach, SC

Buried: Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Woodleaf, NC

High School: Boyden HS (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: May 4, 1940 (Age 29-072d, 8,893rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 1949 (Age 38-160d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: William Presley Baker

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1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

588

145

.247

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.316

OPS

.644

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-14 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	31 (11-14-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
E Kazak	1
E Slaughter	1
R Northey	1
M Marion	1

Most Driven In By
C Diering	2

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	244	1	Apr 19	STL	@	CIN	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	2.71	-0.071	7.10	-0.11%	-0.45	PH C
2	245	4 (2)	Apr 23	STL		CHC	L,7-11	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	.22	0.010	.52	0.01%	0.39	C
3	246	9 (4)	Apr 29	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	12-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8						C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	247	15 (5)	May 6	STL	@	NYG	L,0-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.98	-0.060	5.37	-0.10%	-0.61	PH
5	248	17 (1)	May 8	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	4.59	-0.129	10.70	-0.18%	-0.38	PH
6	249	24 (6)	May 18	STL		PHI	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	4.93	-0.141	10.11	-0.17%	-0.37	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	250	38 (13)	Jun 1	STL	@	BRO	W,6-3	3-GF	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	8	1.22	0.053	3.61	0.09%	1.34	C
8	251	40 (1)	Jun 3	STL	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273	.523	8	.89	-0.054	3.18	-0.12%	-0.48	C
9	252	42 (1)	Jun 5	STL	@	BSN	W,8-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.267	.561	8	1.25	0.174	4.28	0.36%	1.12	C
10	253	43	Jun 6	STL	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.150	.227	.200	.427	8	.82	0.014	3.18	0.03%	-0.56	C
11	254	50 (6)	Jun 12 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.217	.190	.408	9	.96	-0.022	4.40	-0.06%	-0.36	PH
12	255	51	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.182	.390	6	.47	-0.010	2.63	-0.03%	-0.37	PH
13	256	58 (6)	Jun 21	STL		NYG	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.174	.374	9	3.39	-0.094	16.72	-0.28%	-0.38	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	257	68 (9)	Jul 1	STL		CIN	L,2-10	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.167	.359	9	.08	-0.002	.37	-0.01%	-0.17	PH
15	258	85 (16)	Jul 19	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.192	.167	.359	8						C
16	259	91 (5)	Jul 25	STL	@	BRO	T,4-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.160	.345	9	2.36	-0.067	24.48	-0.42%	-0.24	PH
17	260	94 (2)	Jul 28	STL		PHI	W,10-2	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.185	.392	8	.01	0.001	.06	0.00%	0.30	PH C
18	261	96 (1)	Jul 30	STL		BRO	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.179	.379	8	1.22	-0.036	12.89	-0.23%	-0.62	C
19	262	97	Jul 31	STL		BRO	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.172	.366	9	1.71	-0.050	17.60	-0.31%	-0.34	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	263	98	Aug 1	STL		BSN	L,1-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.167	.354	9	.13	-0.003	.87	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
							5-14		32	30	2	4	1	0	0	4	2	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.133	.188	.167	.354		1.31	-0.487	5.39	-1.53%	-2.27

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