Gene Baker

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: June 15, 1925 in Davenport, IA us

Died: December 1, 1999 in Davenport, IA

Buried: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL

High School: Davenport HS (Davenport, IA)

School: St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: September 20, 1953 (Age 28-097d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 10, 1961 (Age 35-360d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1954 season)

Full Name: Eugene Walter Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.2

2411

635

.263

304

RBI

255

OBP

.320

SLG

.388

OPS

.708

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-4 / in Starts: 3-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	15 (8-4-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	15 (8-4-2)

Most Driven In
E Miksis	0
B Talbot	0
W Hacker	0

Most Driven In By
H Sauer	1
D Fondy	0

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	SH	GDP	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	47	148 (147)	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,6-11	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
2	48	150 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.37	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.66	2B
3	49	151	Sep 22 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	7	.41	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.31	2B
4	50	152	Sep 23	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	7	1.59	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.20	2B
5	51	153	Sep 25	CHC		STL	L,2-11	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	2	.39	-0.035	.00	0.00%	0.61	2B
6	52	154	Sep 26	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	2	1.64	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-2.15	2B
7	53	155	Sep 27	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	.227	.261	.273	.534	2	1.61	-0.088	.00	0.00%	-0.48	2B
							3-4		24	22	1	5	1	1	4	1	1	1	.227	.261	.273	.534		1.11	-0.436	.00	0.00%	-3.43

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