Frank Baker
Frank Watts Baker
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: October 29, 1946 in Meridian, MS
School: University of Southern Mississippi
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1970
Final Game: October 2, 1974
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 23 NYY AL 35 133 117 6 27 4 1 0 11 1 2 14 26 .231 .323 .282 .605 73 33 1 2 0 0 0 6
1971 24 NYY AL 43 98 79 9 11 2 0 0 2 3 0 16 22 .139 .281 .165 .446 33 13 2 0 2 1 3 6
1973 26 BAL AL 44 71 63 10 12 1 2 1 11 0 0 7 7 .190 .268 .317 .585 65 20 0 0 0 1 0 6/435
1974 27 BAL AL 24 32 29 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .172 .250 .207 .457 35 6 1 0 0 0 0 6/45
4 Seasons 146 334 288 28 55 8 3 1 24 4 2 40 60 .191 .292 .250 .542 57 72 4 2 2 2 3
162 Game Avg. 162 371 320 31 61 9 3 1 27 4 2 44 67 .191 .292 .250 .542 57 80 4 2 2 2 3
NYY (2 yrs) 78 231 196 15 38 6 1 0 13 4 2 30 48 .194 .306 .235 .540 57 46 3 2 2 1 3
BAL (2 yrs) 68 103 92 13 17 2 2 1 11 0 0 10 12 .185 .262 .283 .545 56 26 1 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1970 23 NYY AL 133 93 11 3.2 93 .297 .231 .252 .323 .325 .282 .385 .605 .710 73 .365 -3.8 -0.4 .516 .162 .051 .0
1971 24 NYY AL 98 73 5 1.8 87 .190 .139 .248 .281 .319 .165 .368 .446 .687 33 .193 -6.1 -0.6 .457 .266 .025 .0
1973 26 BAL AL 71 52 6 3.1 93 .196 .190 .258 .268 .327 .317 .380 .585 .707 65 .351 -3.1 -0.3 .529 .238 .127 .0
1974 27 BAL AL 32 25 1 1.1 87 .208 .172 .255 .250 .319 .207 .366 .457 .685 35 .079 -2.4 -0.2 .360 .138 .034
4 Seasons 334 243 23 2.5 91 .236 .191 .253 .292 .323 .250 .377 .542 .701 57 .284 -15.4 -1.6 .485 .205 .059 1.6
162 Game Avg. 371 270 26 2.5 91 .236 .191 .253 .292 .323 .250 .377 .542 .701 57 .284 -15.4 -1.6 .485 .205 .059 2
NYY (2 yrs) 231 166 16 2.6 91 .255 .194 .250 .306 .323 .235 .378 .540 .701 57 .294 -9.9 -1.0 .491 .204 .041 .0
BAL (2 yrs) 103 77 7 2.4 91 .200 .185 .257 .262 .324 .283 .376 .545 .700 56 .264 -5.5 -0.6 .474 .207 .098 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 26 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 27 BAL AL ALCS OAK L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1970 23 NYY AL 133 0.0% 19.6% 10.5% 3.8% 19% 1.86 4.5 10.6 1.10 68%
1971 24 NYY AL 98 0.0% 22.5% 16.3% 2.0% 18% 1.38 3.6 39.5 1.82 59%
1973 26 BAL AL 71 1.4% 9.9% 9.9% 5.6% 33% 1.00 9.0 63.0 5.7 1.37 79%
1974 27 BAL AL 32 0.0% 15.6% 9.4% 3.1% 20% 1.67 5.8 0.82 75%
4 Seasons 334 0.3% 18.0% 12.0% 3.6% 22% 1.50 4.8 288.0 12.0 1.29 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1970 23 NYY AL 2 0 14% 53 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 33% 6 4 2 2 2 0 4 2 2
1971 24 NYY AL 3 0 33% 50 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 86% 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 3
1973 26 BAL AL 1 0 50% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 54% 6 3 3 2 2 0 5 1 4
1974 27 BAL AL 0 0 38% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 Seasons 6 0 28% 151 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 54% 16 9 7 6 4 2 13 3 10
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1970 23 NYY AL 133 77% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 5% 7 3 43% 60 11 18% 9 6 67% 3 1 33% 0
1971 24 NYY AL 98 84% 11 1 0 0 0 2.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 12 2 17% 9 5 56% 47 2 4% 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 0
1973 26 BAL AL 71 93% 12 2 1 0 0 0.47 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 16 0 0% 11 3 27% 52 10 19% 6 4 67% 6 0 0% 0
1974 27 BAL AL 32 75% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 2 0 0% 16 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 334 82% 55 3 1 0 0 1.11 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 50% 56 4 7% 29 11 38% 175 23 13% 17 11 65% 15 2 13% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 23 35 133 117 6 27 4 1 0 11 1 2 14 26 .231 .323 .282 .605 73 33 1 2 0 0 0
1971 24 78 231 196 15 38 6 1 0 13 4 2 30 48 .194 .306 .235 .540 57 46 3 2 2 1 3
1972 25 78 231 196 15 38 6 1 0 13 4 2 30 48 .194 .306 .235 .540 57 46 3 2 2 1 3
1973 26 122 302 259 25 50 7 3 1 24 4 2 37 55 .193 .297 .255 .551 59 66 3 2 2 2 3
1974 27 146 334 288 28 55 8 3 1 24 4 2 40 60 .191 .292 .250 .542 57 72 4 2 2 2 3

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 23 35 139 121 7 31 5 1 0 13 1 16 26 .256 .353 .314 .667 13 35
1971 24 43 106 83 11 15 3 0 0 2 4 22 22 .181 .349 .217 .566 6 43
1973 26 44 74 65 12 14 1 2 1 13 0 8 7 .215 .297 .338 .636 7 44
1974 27 24 34 30 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 .200 .294 .233 .527 2 24
4 Seasons 146 353 299 34 66 10 3 1 28 5 50 60 .221 .334 .284 .619 28 146
162 Game Avg. 162 392 332 38 73 11 3 1 31 6 55 67 .221 .334 .284 .619 31 146

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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