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+

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

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	CHC	@	STL	W,13-4	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
2	2	Apr 15	CHC		CIN	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
3	3	Apr 17	CHC		STL	W,23-13	CG	50	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 18	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
5	5	Apr 21	CHC	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
6	6	Apr 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
7	7	Apr 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	2B
8	8	Apr 25 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
9	9	Apr 25 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
10	10	Apr 30	CHC		NYG	L,2-4	CG	52	14.0	1	3	0	4	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	CHC		NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
12	12	May 2 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	3
13	13	May 2 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,10-18	CG	48	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
14	14	May 5	CHC		BRO	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
15	15	May 6	CHC		BRO	W,8-7	CG	50	11.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
16	16	May 7	CHC	@	MLN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
17	17	May 8	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
18	18	May 9	CHC	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
19	19	May 11	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-8	CG	49	9.1	4	4	0	8	0	2B
20	20	May 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
21	21	May 13	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
22	22	May 14	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-9	CG	45	8.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
23	23	May 15	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
24	24	May 16 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	0	9.0	4	3	1	8	2
25	25	May 16 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	4	5	0	9	1
26	26	May 17	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-6	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	1
27	27	May 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
28	28	May 19	CHC	@	BRO	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
29	29	May 21	CHC		MLN	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
30	30	May 22 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
31	31	May 22 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,9-11	CG	43	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	2B
32	32	May 23 (1)	CHC		MLN	L,2-4	CG	45	10.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
33	33	May 23 (2)	CHC		MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
34	34	May 24	CHC	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
35	35	May 25	CHC	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	2	5	1	8	1
36	36	May 26	CHC	@	STL	W,15-5	CG	39	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
37	37	May 27	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
38	38	May 28	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
39	39	May 29	CHC		CIN	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
40	40	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	57 (16)	Jun 19	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
42	58	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
43	59	Jun 20 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
44	60	Jun 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
45	61	Jun 23	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
46	62	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	43	10.1	0	3	0	3	0	2B
47	63	Jun 25	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
48	64	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
49	65	Jun 27	CHC	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	36	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
50	66	Jun 29	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
51	67	Jun 30	CHC	@	MLN	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	68	Jul 2	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
53	69	Jul 3	CHC		STL	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
54	70	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	2B
55	71	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		STL	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
56	72	Jul 5 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	46	9.1	1	3	0	4	1	2B
57	73	Jul 5 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	38	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
58	74	Jul 6	CHC		MLN	L,3-14	CG	48	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
59	75	Jul 7	CHC		MLN	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
60	76	Jul 8	CHC		MLN	W,9-8	CG	58	14.0	8	4	1	13	2
61	77	Jul 9	CHC	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	42	11.0	3	4	1	8	1
62	78	Jul 10	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	0	8.1	1	3	0	4	1
63	79	Jul 11	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	80	Jul 15 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
65	81	Jul 15 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
66	82	Jul 16	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
67	83	Jul 17 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
68	84	Jul 17 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
69	85	Jul 18	CHC		BRO	L,6-12	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
70	86	Jul 19	CHC		BRO	W,9-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
71	87	Jul 20	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
72	88	Jul 21	CHC		NYG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
73	89	Jul 22	CHC		NYG	W,13-5	CG	39	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
74	90	Jul 23 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
75	91	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	54	13.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
76	92	Jul 24	CHC		PHI	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
77	93	Jul 25 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
78	94	Jul 25 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	2	2B
79	95	Jul 27	CHC	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
80	96	Jul 28	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
81	97	Jul 29	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
82	98	Jul 30 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	4	3	0	7	1
83	99	Jul 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
84	100	Jul 31	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	105 (4)	Aug 5	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	2	2B
86	106	Aug 6	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
87	107	Aug 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
88	108	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
89	109	Aug 8 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
90	110	Aug 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	1	0	4	2	2B
91	111	Aug 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
92	112	Aug 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
93	113	Aug 13	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.1	1	3	0	4	1	2B
94	114	Aug 14	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
95	115	Aug 15	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
96	116	Aug 17 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
97	117	Aug 17 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
98	118	Aug 19 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
99	119	Aug 19 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
100	120	Aug 20	CHC		MLN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
101	121	Aug 21	CHC		MLN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
102	122	Aug 22	CHC		MLN	L,6-12	CG	42	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
103	123	Aug 24	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
104	124	Aug 26 (1)	CHC		NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
105	125	Aug 26 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
106	126	Aug 27	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
107	127	Aug 28	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	1
108	128	Aug 29 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
109	129	Aug 29 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
110	130	Aug 31 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
111	131	Aug 31 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
112	132	Sep 1	CHC		BRO	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
113	133	Sep 2	CHC		BRO	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	3	2B
114	134	Sep 3	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	7	0	10	1
115	135	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	6	1	9	0	2B
116	136	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	4	1	5	0
117	137	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-13	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
118	138	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
119	139	Sep 9 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	39	8.2	2	1	0	3	0	2B
120	140	Sep 9 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
121	141	Sep 11 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
122	142	Sep 11 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	4	5	1	10	2
123	143	Sep 12 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	4	7	0	11	2	2B
124	144	Sep 12 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	60	13.2	4	6	1	11	2	2B
125	145	Sep 14 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
126	146	Sep 14 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
127	147	Sep 18	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
128	148	Sep 19	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	47	9.2	5	2	1	8	0	2B
129	149	Sep 20	CHC		STL	L,2-7	CG	44	10.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
130	150	Sep 21 (1)	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	2	7	0	9	2	2B
131	151	Sep 21 (2)	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	29	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
132	152	Sep 22	CHC		STL	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
133	153	Sep 25	CHC		CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
134	154	Sep 26	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
							134gm		1187.2	355	385	25	765	102