Don Baylor

Positions: Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 28, 1949 in Austin, TX us

Died: August 7, 2017 in Austin, TX

Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX).

High School: Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX)

School: Blinn College (Brenham, TX)

Debut: September 18, 1970 (Age 21-082d, 13,082nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 39-095d)
vs. MIL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Don Edward Baylor

Nicknames: Groove or The Sneak Thief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.5

8198

2135

338

.260

1236

RBI

1276

285

OBP

.342

SLG

.436

OPS

.777

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 20 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	17 (6)	Apr 29	CAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	21 (3)	May 3	CAL		SEA	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	68 (46)	Jun 27	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	69	Jun 28	CAL		MIL	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	70	Jun 29	CAL		MIL	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
7	71	Jun 30	CAL	@	CHW	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	72	Jul 1	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	73	Jul 2	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	74	Jul 3	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	GS	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF LF
11	76 (1)	Jul 5	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	77	Jul 6	CAL	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
13	78	Jul 10 (1)	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
14	79	Jul 10 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
15	80	Jul 11	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	81	Jul 12	CAL		OAK	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	82	Jul 13	CAL		OAK	W,5-4	CG	60	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	83	Jul 14	CAL		OAK	L,4-6	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
19	84	Jul 15	CAL		CLE	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	85	Jul 16	CAL		CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	86	Jul 17	CAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	87	Jul 18	CAL		TOR	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
23	88	Jul 19	CAL		TOR	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
24	89	Jul 20	CAL		TOR	L,3-6	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	90	Jul 21	CAL		DET	L,3-14	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	96 (5)	Jul 28	CAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	97	Jul 29	CAL	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	98	Jul 30	CAL	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	99	Jul 31	CAL	@	DET	L,6-15	CG	45	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	100	Aug 1	CAL	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG	45	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	101	Aug 2	CAL	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	102	Aug 3	CAL	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
33	103	Aug 4	CAL		SEA	W,8-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
34	105 (1)	Aug 6	CAL		SEA	W,8-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	106	Aug 7	CAL		MIN	W,4-2	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	110 (3)	Aug 12	CAL	@	SEA	W,9-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	111	Aug 13	CAL	@	SEA	W,10-4	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
38	112	Aug 14	CAL	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
39	115 (2)	Aug 17 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	116	Aug 18	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	117	Aug 19	CAL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	118	Aug 20	CAL		BAL	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	119	Aug 21	CAL		BAL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	120	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	121	Aug 23	CAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	122	Aug 24	CAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	123	Aug 25	CAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	124	Aug 26	CAL		BOS	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	125	Aug 28	CAL	@	BAL	L,8-13	CG	51	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	126	Aug 29	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	129 (2)	Sep 1	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
52	130	Sep 2	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	131	Sep 3	CAL	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	132	Sep 4	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	GS	26	5.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
							55gm		465.2	117	4	4	125	0