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Steve Baker
Steven Byrne Baker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School University of Oregon

Debut May 25, 1978
  vs. BAL 6.3 IP, 8 H, 6 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER
Final Game September 27, 1983
Born August 30, 1956 in Eugene, OR

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1978 21 DET AL   2   4  15  10   0   0   1  0   63.3   66   37   32   6   42   39   0   6   289   0   0  4.55  3.89   86 1.705
 1979 22 DET AL   1   7  21  12   0   0   2  1   84.0   97   63   62  13   51   54   6   7   392   2   2  6.64  4.36   66 1.762
 1982 25 OAK AL   1   1   5   3   0   0   2  0   25.7   30   14   13   3    4   14   0   0   110   0   0  4.56  3.88   85 1.325
 1983 26 TOT      3   4  43   1   0   0  21  5   64.0   69   36   28   4   30   24   3   6   287   5   0  3.94  3.80   97 1.547
         OAK AL   3   3  35   1   0   0  18  5   54.0   59   32   26   4   26   23   2   3   244   4   0  4.33  3.83   88 1.574
         STL NL   0   1   8   0   0   0   3  0   10.0   10    4    2   0    4    1   1   3    43   1   0  1.80  3.64  202 1.400
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .304   7  16  84  26   0   0  26  6  237.0  262  150  135  26  127  131   9  19  1078   7   2  5.13  4.03   79 1.641
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   9  51  16   0   0  16  3  146.3  161   92   83  16   78   80   5  11   666   4   1  5.13  4.03   79 1.641
 Career High      3   7  43  12   0   0  21  5   84.0   97   63   62  13   51   54   6   7   392   5   2  3.94  4.36   97 1.547

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 21 DET AL P 15 3 5 1 0 .889 .952 0.53 0.85 1.14 1.91 10 63.3 1979 22 DET AL P 21 3 8 0 1 1.000 .948 0.52 0.81 1.18 1.92 12 84.0 1982 25 OAK AL P 5 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 0.72 1.05 1.79 3 25.7 1983 26 TOT P 43 4 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.26 0.72 1.55 1.81 1 64.0 OAK AL P 35 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 0.20 0.73 1.17 1.80 1 54.0 STL NL P 8 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.68 3.60 1.89 0 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 21 DET AL P 15 3 5 1 0 .889 .952 0.53 0.85 1.14 1.91 10 63.3 1979 22 DET AL P 21 3 8 0 1 1.000 .948 0.52 0.81 1.18 1.92 12 84.0 1982 25 OAK AL P 5 0 3 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 0.72 1.05 1.79 3 25.7 1983 26 TOT P 43 4 7 0 0 1.000 .957 0.26 0.72 1.55 1.81 1 64.0 OAK AL P 35 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 0.20 0.73 1.17 1.80 1 54.0 STL NL P 8 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.68 3.60 1.89 0 10.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 84 10 23 2 1 .943 .954 0.39 0.77 1.25 1.87 26 237.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 84 10 23 2 1 .943 .954 0.39 0.77 1.25 1.87 26 237
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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

May 10, 1976: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

June 6, 1980: Purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Detroit Tigers.

January 28, 1982: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

March 9, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

September 2, 1983: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for players to be named later. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Tom Dozier (September 16, 1983) and Jim Strichek (minors) (September 16, 1983) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

Before 1985 Season: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 2, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

December 16, 1985: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Baltimore Orioles for Nelson Norman.


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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