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Steve Baker
Steven Byrne Baker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 30, 1956 in Eugene, OR
High School: Monte Vista (Danville, CA)
School: University of Oregon
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1976. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1978
Final Game: September 27, 1983
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1978 21 DET AL 2 4 .333 4.55 15 10 1 0 0 0 63.1 66 37 32 6 42 0 39 0 0 6 289 86 1.705 9.4 0.9 6.0 5.5 0.93
1979 22 DET AL 1 7 .125 6.64 21 12 2 0 0 1 84.0 97 63 62 13 51 2 54 6 2 7 392 66 1.762 10.4 1.4 5.5 5.8 1.06
1982 25 OAK AL 1 1 .500 4.56 5 3 2 0 0 0 25.2 30 14 13 3 4 0 14 0 0 0 110 85 1.325 10.5 1.1 1.4 4.9 3.50
1983 26 TOT MLB 3 4 .429 3.94 43 1 21 0 0 5 64.0 69 36 28 4 30 5 24 3 0 6 287 97 1.547 9.7 0.6 4.2 3.4 0.80
1983 26 OAK AL 3 3 .500 4.33 35 1 18 0 0 5 54.0 59 32 26 4 26 4 23 2 0 3 244 88 1.574 9.8 0.7 4.3 3.8 0.88
1983 26 STL NL 0 1 .000 1.80 8 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 10 4 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 3 43 202 1.400 9.0 0.0 3.6 0.9 0.25
4 Seasons 7 16 .304 5.13 84 26 26 0 0 6 237.0 262 150 135 26 127 7 131 9 2 19 1078 79 1.641 9.9 1.0 4.8 5.0 1.03
162 Game Avg. 4 10 .304 5.13 52 16 16 0 0 4 147 162 93 83 16 79 4 81 6 1 12 666 79 1.641 9.9 1.0 4.8 5.0 1.03
OAK (2 yrs) 4 4 .500 4.41 40 4 20 0 0 5 79.2 89 46 39 7 30 4 37 2 0 3 354 87 1.494 10.1 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.23
DET (2 yrs) 3 11 .214 5.74 36 22 3 0 0 1 147.1 163 100 94 19 93 2 93 6 2 13 681 72 1.738 10.0 1.2 5.7 5.7 1.00
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 1.80 8 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 10 4 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 3 43 202 1.400 9.0 0.0 3.6 0.9 0.25
AL (4 yrs) 7 15 .318 5.27 76 26 23 0 0 6 227.0 252 146 133 26 123 6 130 8 2 16 1035 77 1.652 10.0 1.0 4.9 5.2 1.06
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 1.80 8 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 10 4 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 3 43 202 1.400 9.0 0.0 3.6 0.9 0.25

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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
1983 26 TOT MLB 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 26 STL NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
4 Seasons 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 DET AL 21 P 15 10 63.1 9 3 5 1 0 .889 1.14 0.53 .956 1.90 0.85
1979 DET AL 22 P 21 12 84.0 11 3 8 0 1 1.000 1.18 0.52 .945 1.92 0.81
1982 OAK AL 25 P 5 3 25.2 4 0 3 1 0 .750 1.05 0.60 .975 1.79 0.72
1983 TOT MLB 26 P 43 1 64.0 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.55 0.26 .955 1.81 0.72
1983 OAK AL 26 P 35 1 54.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.17 0.20 .957 1.80 0.73
1983 STL NL 26 P 8 0 10.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.60 0.50 .950 1.89 0.68
4 Seasons P 84 26 237.0 35 10 23 2 1 .943 1.25 0.39 .954 1.87 0.77
4 Seasons TOT 84 26 237.0 35 10 23 2 1 .943 1.25 0.39 .897 1.87 0.77

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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.

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