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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 26	PIT		STL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	11	Apr 27	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	17 (5)	May 5 (1)	PIT		BRO	W,5-4		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	19 (1)	May 8	PIT		NYG	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	36 (16)	Jun 3	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
6	38 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	PIT		BRO	L,6-7	GS	45	10.0	5	0	1	6	0
7	39	Jun 5	PIT		BRO	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	40	Jun 6	PIT		BRO	L,8-13	GF	14	3.0	2	1	0	3	0
9	63 (22)	Jun 30 (2)	PIT		STL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	65 (1)	Jul 2	PIT	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
11	66	Jul 3 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
12	68 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
13	73 (4)	Jul 7 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
14	74	Jul 11	PIT		PHI	L,1-4	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	78 (3)	Jul 14 (2)	PIT		BSN	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	79	Jul 15	PIT		BSN	L,2-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	80	Jul 16	PIT		BSN	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	84 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,0-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	87 (2)	Jul 25 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	91 (3)	Jul 27 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	92	Jul 28	PIT	@	BRO	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
22	93	Jul 31	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	95 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
24	96	Aug 4 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-4	GF	0		1	2	0	3	0
25	97	Aug 4 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-10	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	98	Aug 7	PIT		STL	L,1-8	GF	22	4.2	3	0	0	3	0
27	102 (3)	Aug 11 (2)	PIT		CHC	T,4-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	105 (2)	Aug 14	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	108 (2)	Aug 18	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-8	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	1
30	111 (2)	Aug 22	PIT		NYG	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
31	115 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	PIT		BSN	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
32	117 (1)	Aug 27	PIT		BSN	L,1-9	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	123 (5)	Sep 2 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	GF	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	124	Sep 2 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	GF	31	7.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	125	Sep 3	PIT		CHC	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	127 (1)	Sep 5	PIT	@	CIN	W,2-1	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	129 (1)	Sep 7	PIT	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
38	131 (1)	Sep 8 (2)	PIT	@	STL	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	133 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-6	GS	17	4.0	1	2	0	3	0
40	136 (2)	Sep 12 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	138 (1)	Sep 13 (2)	PIT	@	BSN	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
42	140 (1)	Sep 15	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	GF	14	2.1	1	0	0	1	0
43	147 (6)	Sep 22 (2)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
							42gm		272.0	97	14	4	115	3