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Frank Baker
Frank Watts Baker

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 178 lb.
School University of Southern Mississippi

Debut August 9, 1970
  vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1974
Born October 29, 1946 in Meridian, MS

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 23 NYY AL  35  117    6   27   4  1   0   11   1  2  14  26  .231  .323  .282   73   33   0   0   0   2   1
 1971 24 NYY AL  43   79    9   11   2  0   0    2   3  0  16  22  .139  .281  .165   33   13   2   1   3   0   2
 1973 26 BAL AL  44   63   10   12   1  2   1   11   0  0   7   7  .190  .268  .317   65   20   0   1   0   0   0
 1974 27 BAL AL  24   29    3    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   3   5  .172  .250  .207   35    6   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      146  288   28   55   8  3   1   24   4  2  40  60  .191  .292  .250   57   72   2   2   3   2   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        320   31   61   9  3   1   27   4  2  44  67  .191  .292  .250   57   80   2   2   3   2   4
 Career High     44  117   10   27   4  2   1   11   3  2  16  26                          33   2   1   3   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 23 NYY AL  133   93   11   3.2    93| .231  .252| .323  .325| .282  .385| .605  .710|  73  .365  -3.8  -0.4  33%
 1971 24 NYY AL   98   73    5   1.8    87| .139  .248| .281  .319| .165  .368| .446  .687|  33  .193  -6.1  -0.6 100%
 1973 26 BAL AL   71   52    6   3.1    93| .190  .258| .268  .327| .317  .380| .585  .707|  65  .351  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1974 27 BAL AL   32   25    1   1.1    87| .172  .255| .250  .319| .207  .366| .457  .685|  35  .079  -2.4  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       334  243   23   2.5    91| .191  .253| .292  .323| .250  .377| .542  .701|  57  .284 -15.4  -1.5  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 23 NYY AL SS 35 62 118 5 22 .973 .967 5.14 4.39 5.55 4.94 32 292.0 1971 24 NYY AL SS 38 53 97 8 28 .949 .965 3.95 4.32 5.29 4.90 29 255.0 1973 26 BAL AL SS 32 30 51 3 16 .964 .963 2.53 4.43 4.86 5.10 17 150.0 2B 7 11 14 2 1 .926 .980 3.57 4.67 6.08 5.45 0 37.0 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 15.88 10.06 0 1.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.00 0 3.0 1974 27 BAL AL SS 17 7 25 6 4 .842 .964 1.88 4.24 4.43 4.98 6 65.0 2B 3 9 5 3 1 .824 .972 4.67 4.57 6.53 5.36 1 19.3 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.80 3.00 3.00 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 26 BAL AL 1B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 15.88 10.06 0 1.7 1973 26 BAL AL 2B 7 11 14 2 1 .926 .980 3.57 4.67 6.08 5.45 0 37.0 1974 27 BAL AL 2B 3 9 5 3 1 .824 .972 4.67 4.57 6.53 5.36 1 19.3 1973 26 BAL AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 3.00 0 3.0 1974 27 BAL AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.80 3.00 3.00 0 3.0 1970 23 NYY AL SS 35 62 118 5 22 .973 .967 5.14 4.39 5.55 4.94 32 292.0 1971 24 NYY AL SS 38 53 97 8 28 .949 .965 3.95 4.32 5.29 4.90 29 255.0 1973 26 BAL AL SS 32 30 51 3 16 .964 .963 2.53 4.43 4.86 5.10 17 150.0 1974 27 BAL AL SS 17 7 25 6 4 .842 .964 1.88 4.24 4.43 4.98 6 65.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 122 152 291 22 70 .953 .966 3.63 4.36 5.23 4.96 84 762.0 2B* 10 20 19 5 2 .886 .977 3.90 4.64 6.23 5.42 1 56.3 3B* 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.75 1.50 3.00 0 6.0 1B* 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 8.30 15.88 10.06 0 1.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 135 175 311 27 72 .947 .967 3.60 4.38 5.30 4.99 85 826
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1973   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1974   ALCS  BAL OAK     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

April 5, 1973: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Baltimore Orioles for Tom Matchick.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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