#92 Gene Baker, Third Base, 36 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Gene Baker
6/15/1925 36 USA,IA,DAVENPORT 6"1 180
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1961 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 19 Days (363 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 44 Days (1076 total Days) 8 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 3 5 5 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 4 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/8 | @CLE | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/12 | KC | W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/18 | @DET | W 7-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | @DET | L 2-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/21 | BOS | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/27 | @WS2 | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @DET | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/2 | @CLE | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/10 | CHA | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/14 | LAN | L 3-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 67 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | .327 | .389 | .429 | .817 | .756 | .102 |
Projected | 67 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 5 | .327 | .389 | .429 | .817 | .756 | .102 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .367 | .394 | .533 | .927 |
vs. RHP | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .364 | .263 | .627 |
Close/Late | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .357 | .455 | .812 |
Scoring Position | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 |
Pinch Hitting | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .344 | .357 | .701 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 32 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .235 | .333 | .353 | .686 |
Road | 35 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .375 | .412 | .469 | .881 |
Last Week | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
March/April | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .750 | 1.150 |
May | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
June | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .857 | 1.357 |
July | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .200 | .367 |
August | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .429 | .929 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1959 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .259 | .310 | .370 | .681 | PHI NYY |
1960 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .471 | .667 | 1.137 | NYY |
1961 | 67 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | .327 | .389 | .429 | .817 | NYY |
Total | 114 | 91 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | .319 | .380 | .451 | .831 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1953, AAA | 131 | 482 | 145 | 32 | 4 | 20 | 84 | 91 | 66 | 48 | 10 | 7 | .301 | .378 | .508 | .886 |
1954, AAA | 136 | 541 | 155 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 100 | 82 | 65 | 66 | 6 | 3 | .287 | .359 | .484 | .844 |
1955, AAA | 137 | 522 | 141 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 93 | 77 | 64 | 55 | 10 | 10 | .270 | .347 | .448 | .795 |
1956, AAA | 132 | 498 | 174 | 25 | 4 | 30 | 99 | 114 | 62 | 49 | 11 | 8 | .349 | .412 | .596 | 1.008 |
1957, AAA | 137 | 505 | 158 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 45 | 9 | 13 | .313 | .390 | .459 | .850 |
1958, AAA | 138 | 568 | 188 | 23 | 7 | 29 | 108 | 104 | 57 | 66 | 18 | 7 | .331 | .386 | .549 | .936 |
1959, AAA | 131 | 542 | 179 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 84 | 102 | 62 | 40 | 9 | 9 | .330 | .389 | .518 | .907 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1959 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 29.1 | 4.91 | | | | |
Third Base | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 20.0 | 4.05 | | | | |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1953... Injured on 7/29/1957 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days... Injured on 3/5/1958 with a Bruised Heel, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 4/15/1959 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Traded from Philadelphia (N) to New York (A) on 7/30/1959 (Going to PHI: 3B George Kell, 1B Al Rosen, C Sammy White, P Hal Newhouser, P Art Fowler. Going to NYY: 3B Gene Baker, RF Stan Hollmig, SS Fred Marsh)... Had first career hit (homerun) on 9/16/1959, off Johnny Antonelli (BOS)... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1959...
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