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Tom Baker
Thomas Calvin Baker (Rattlesnake)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 180 lb.

Debut August 15, 1935
Final Game September 24, 1938
Born June 11, 1913 in Nursery, TX
Died January 3, 1991 in Fort Worth, TX

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1935 22 BRO NL   1   0  11   1   1   0   5  0   42.0   48   25   20   2   20   10   0   2   194       0  4.29  3.98   93 1.619
 1936 23 BRO NL   1   8  35   8   2   0  15  2   87.7   98   56   46   3   48   35   2   7   401       1  4.72  4.14   88 1.665
 1937 24 TOT NL   1   1  20   0   0   0  15  0   39.3   44   25   22   1   21   13   1   0   176       0  5.03  3.90   78 1.653
         BRO NL   0   1   7   0   0   0   4  0    8.3   14   10    8   1    5    2   1   0    43       0  8.64  4.02   47 2.280
         NYG NL   1   0  13   0   0   0  11  0   31.0   30   15   14   0   16   11   0   0   133       0  4.06  3.87   95 1.484
 1938 25 NYG NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    4.0    5    3    3   0    3    0   0   1    20       0  6.75  3.78   56 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .250   3   9  68   9   3   0  36  2  173.0  195  109   91   6   92   58   3  10   791       1  4.73  4.04   85 1.659
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     2   7  60   7   2   0  31  1  152.7  172   96   80   5   81   51   2   8   698   0   0  4.73  4.04   85 1.659
 Career High      1   8  35   8   2   0  15  2   87.7   98   56   46   3   48   35   2   7   401   0   1  4.29  4.14   93 1.619

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1935 22 BRO NL  11   19    3    9   1  0   0    0   0      1   0  .474  .500  .526  178   10   0           0   0
 1936 23 BRO NL  37   30    2    7   3  0   0    5   0      1   4  .233  .258  .333   57   10   0           0   1
 1937 24 TOT NL  20    9    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .222  .222  .222   21    2   0   0   0   0   0
         NYG NL  13    9    0    2   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .222  .222  .222   21    2   0           0   0
 1938 25 NYG NL   2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1   0       1.000               0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       70   58    5   18   4  0   0    5   0  0   3   6  .310  .344  .379   95   22   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        134   12   42   9  0   0   12   0  0   7  14  .310  .344  .379   95   51   0   0   0   0   2
 Career High     37   30    3    9   3  0   0    5   0  0   1   4                          10   0   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1935 22 BRO NL   20   10    5  13.3   102| .474  .283| .500  .338| .526  .403|1.026  .742| 178  .872   2.2   0.2     
 1936 23 BRO NL   31   24    3   3.4   104| .233  .287| .258  .346| .333  .402| .591  .748|  57  .352  -1.8  -0.2     
 1937 24 TOT NL    9    7    0   0.0   102| .222  .281| .222  .343| .222  .399| .444  .742|  21  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         NYG NL    9    7    0   0.0   102| .222  .281| .222  .343| .222  .399| .444  .742|  21  .000  -1.0  -0.1     
 1938 25 NYG NL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .340|           |           |             0.3   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        61   41    8   5.2   103| .310  .285| .344  .343| .379  .402| .723  .745|  95  .553  -0.3  -0.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1935 22 BRO NL P 11 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 1.18 1.07 2.31 1 42.0 1936 23 BRO NL P 35 2 21 2 2 .920 .950 0.66 1.16 2.36 2.32 8 87.7 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1937 24 TOT NL P 20 2 7 1 0 .900 .957 0.45 1.20 2.06 2.38 0 39.3 BRO NL P 7 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.43 1.20 3.25 2.39 0 8.3 NYG NL P 13 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.46 1.20 1.74 2.38 0 31.0 1938 25 NYG NL P 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.15 4.50 2.25 0 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1936 23 BRO NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 1935 22 BRO NL P 11 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 1.18 1.07 2.31 1 42.0 1936 23 BRO NL P 35 2 21 2 2 .920 .950 0.66 1.16 2.36 2.32 8 87.7 1937 24 TOT NL P 20 2 7 1 0 .900 .957 0.45 1.20 2.06 2.38 0 39.3 BRO NL P 7 1 2 1 0 .750 .968 0.43 1.20 3.25 2.39 0 8.3 NYG NL P 13 1 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.46 1.20 1.74 2.38 0 31.0 1938 25 NYG NL P 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.15 4.50 2.25 0 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 68 5 34 3 2 .929 .954 0.57 1.18 9 173.0 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0 0 1 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 69 5 34 3 2 .929 .954 0.57 1.19
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wild Pitches
1936 NL-7-7

Games Finished
1937 NL-15-8

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 11, 1937: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Giants for Freddie Fitzsimmons.

December 11, 1938: Traded by the New York Giants with Jim Carlin and $20,000 to the Washington Senators for Zeke Bonura.


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