Frank Baker

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 178lb (188cm, 80kg)

Born: October 29, 1946 in Meridian, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS) and the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS).

School: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS)

Debut: August 9, 1970 (Age 23-284d, 13,033rd in major league history)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1974 (Age 27-338d)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Frank Watts Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

288

.191

RBI

OBP

.292

SLG

.250

OPS

.542

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-9 / in Starts: 24-8
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 133 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	60 (29-17-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 133 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	83 (42-26-13)

Most Driven In
H Clarke	3
B Murcer	2
J Kenney	2
J Lyttle	1
M Stottlemyre	1
D Cater	1
G Michael	1
J Gibbs	0

Most Driven In By
H Clarke	2
C Blefary	2
R White	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	112 (111)	Aug 9 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,6-4	CG(11)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	8	1.81	-0.083	2.17	-0.06%	-0.71	SS
2	2	113	Aug 9 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,9-12	5-GF(11)	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	7	2.38	0.269	3.89	0.26%	0.86	PR SS
3	3	114	Aug 11	NYY		CHW	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.615	.700	1.315	2	.40	0.131	.25	0.05%	0.96	SS
4	4	115	Aug 12	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.588	.583	1.172	7	.93	-0.033	.58	-0.01%	-0.07	SS
5	5	116	Aug 13	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.545	.588	1.134	2	1.40	0.231	.54	0.05%	0.65	SS
6	6	117	Aug 14	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381	.500	.571	1.071	2	1.10	-0.032	.61	-0.01%	-0.41	SS
7	7	118	Aug 15	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.583	1.083	7	1.29	0.089	1.01	0.04%	0.75	SS
8	8	121 (2)	Aug 19	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.441	.500	.941	2	1.08	-0.109	.41	-0.02%	-0.90	SS
9	9	122	Aug 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.421	.452	.873	2	.94	-0.019	.22	0.00%	-0.22	SS
10	10	123	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.381	.400	.781	2	.68	-0.047	.21	-0.01%	-0.73	SS
11	11	124	Aug 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.389	.789	7	1.37	0.118	.39	0.02%	1.10	SS
12	12	126 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.440	.410	.850	1	.52	0.044	.11	0.01%	0.91	SS
13	13	127	Aug 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.444	.419	.863	7	1.38	0.038	.31	0.01%	0.56	SS
14	14	128	Aug 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.414	.383	.797	2	1.13	-0.110	.18	-0.01%	-0.74	SS
15	15	129	Aug 26	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.387	.353	.740	7	.42	-0.053	.07	-0.01%	-1.08	SS
16	16	131 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.379	.345	.724	2	1.34	-0.024	.19	0.00%	0.00	SS
17	17	132	Aug 29	NYY		MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.400	.362	.762	7	1.09	0.121	.19	0.01%	0.99	SS
18	18	133	Aug 30	NYY		MIN	W,5-2	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.405	.350	.755	2	1.56	-0.031	.12	0.00%	-0.21	SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	19	135 (1)	Sep 1	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.410	.349	.759	2	.58	-0.033	.06	0.00%	-0.44	SS
20	20	137 (1)	Sep 3	NYY		BAL	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.390	.328	.719	7	.58	-0.057	.16	-0.01%	-0.72	SS
21	21	138	Sep 4	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.384	.314	.698	7	1.31	-0.040	.07	0.00%	-0.22	SS
22	22	139	Sep 5	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.378	.311	.689	1	.77	-0.003	.03	0.00%	0.12	SS
23	23	141 (1)	Sep 7	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.362	.295	.657	7	.72	-0.070	.05	0.00%	-0.72	SS
24	24	142	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSA	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.362	.295	.657	7						PR SS
25	25	147 (4)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.351	.284	.634	7	1.50	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.62	SS
26	26	148	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,8-6	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.212	.337	.271	.607	7	.29	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.16	SS
27	27	149	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.213	.333	.270	.603	7	1.66	0.251	.00	0.00%	1.11	SS
28	28	150	Sep 16	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.324	.261	.585	7	.98	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.56	SS
29	29	153 (2)	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	9-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.321	.258	.579	8	1.89	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.75	PR SS
30	30	155 (1)	Sep 21	NYY		WSA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.319	.258	.576	7	.29	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.09	SS
31	31	156	Sep 22	NYY		WSA	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.308	.248	.555	1	.90	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.92	SS
32	32	157	Sep 23	NYY		WSA	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.306	.248	.553	7	.43	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.07	SS
33	33	159 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.317	.264	.581	1	.73	0.083	.00	0.00%	0.63	SS
34	34	160	Sep 26	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.331	.289	.620	1	1.25	0.249	.00	0.00%	1.53	SS
35	35	163 (2)	Sep 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.323	.282	.605	7	1.33	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.47	SS
							26-9		133	117	6	27	4	1	0	11	14	0	26	2	0	0	2	1	1	2	.231	.323	.282	.605		1.01	0.515	.35	0.30%	-0.47

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