Doug Baker

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)

Born: April 3, 1961 in Fullerton, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 9th round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 9th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Granada Hills HS (Granada Hills, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 2, 1984 (Age 23-090d, 14,914th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 12, 1990 (Age 29-009d)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Douglas Lee Baker

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Baker

1984 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

246

.207

RBI

OBP

.269

SLG

.268

OPS

.537

OPS+

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

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	32 (31)	May 12	MIN		TOR	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
2	34 (1)	May 14	MIN		TOR	W,13-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
3	35	May 15	MIN		KCR	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
4	36	May 16	MIN		KCR	L,1-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
5	40 (3)	May 20	MIN	@	TEX	W,19-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
6	41	May 21	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR SS
7	44 (2)	May 24	MIN	@	TOR	W,10-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	87 (42)	Jul 9	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
9	88	Jul 13	MIN		BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
10	91 (2)	Jul 16	MIN		BOS	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
11	92	Jul 17	MIN		CLE	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
12	93	Jul 18	MIN		CLE	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	PR SS
13	94	Jul 19	MIN		CLE	L,1-10	GS	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS 2B
14	96 (1)	Jul 22	MIN	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
15	97	Jul 23	MIN	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
16	98	Jul 25	MIN		BAL	W,9-3	GS	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B SS
17	99	Jul 26	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
18	100	Jul 27	MIN		BAL	W,10-6	GS	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS 2B
19	101	Jul 28 (1)	MIN	@	DET	L,4-6	GS	35	7.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
20	102	Jul 28 (2)	MIN	@	DET	W,7-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
21	103	Jul 29	MIN	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	3	4	0	7	1	2B
22	104	Jul 30	MIN	@	DET	W,14-3	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	107 (2)	Aug 2 (2)	MIN	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
24	108	Aug 3	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-8	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
25	111 (2)	Aug 6	MIN		KCR	L,2-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
26	113 (1)	Aug 8	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
27	114	Aug 9	MIN	@	BAL	W,7-0	GF	19	5.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
28	115	Aug 11	MIN		NYY	L,3-11	CG	47	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	138 (22)	Sep 5	MIN	@	TEX	W,8-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B SS
30	139	Sep 6	MIN	@	TEX	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
31	142 (2)	Sep 10	MIN	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
32	144 (1)	Sep 12	MIN		TOR	W,8-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
33	146 (1)	Sep 14	MIN		TOR	W,2-0	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
34	147	Sep 15	MIN		DET	W,8-4	GF	8	2.0	0	3	0	3	0	PH 2B
35	149 (1)	Sep 17	MIN		DET	L,2-9	GF	18	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
36	157 (7)	Sep 25	MIN	@	CHW	L,2-10	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
37	158	Sep 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	SS
38	159	Sep 27	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
39	160	Sep 29	MIN	@	SEA	W,10-7	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
40	162 (1)	Oct 1	MIN	@	SEA	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	4	0	1	5	0	SS
							44gm		210.1	42	63	2	107	9