Gene Baker

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: June 15, 1925 in Davenport, IA us

Died: December 1, 1999 in Davenport, IA

Buried: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL

High School: Davenport HS (Davenport, IA)

School: St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: September 20, 1953 (Age 28-097d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 10, 1961 (Age 35-360d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1954 season)

Full Name: Eugene Walter Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.2

2411

635

.263

304

RBI

255

OBP

.320

SLG

.388

OPS

.708

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	7-22 / in Starts: 4-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	41 (24-9-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
B Hall	2
R Clemente	1
T Kluszewski	1
F Thomas	1
B Skinner	1
B Mazeroski	1

Most Driven In By
D Stuart	1
B Virdon	1
F Thomas	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 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	606	1	Apr 15	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG(14)	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7	1.41	-0.098	3.55	-0.15%	-0.41	2B
2	607	2	Apr 17	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	7	1.33	-0.039	3.79	-0.07%	-0.50	2B
3	608	3	Apr 18	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.200	.125	.325	9	.36	-0.009	.94	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
4	609	6 (2)	Apr 22	PIT		MLN	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.200	.125	.325	7						2B
May		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
5	610	27 (20)	May 15	PIT		CIN	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.273	.222	.495	9	.21	0.009	.88	0.02%	0.38	PH
6	611	28	May 16	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.48	-0.012	1.82	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
7	612	30 (1)	May 18 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.308	.273	.580	8	.93	0.049	3.38	0.11%	0.26	PH
8	613	33 (2)	May 21	PIT		CHC	L,1-5	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.250	.536	9	.59	-0.017	1.80	-0.03%	-0.22	PH
9	614	36 (2)	May 25 (1)	PIT		SFG	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.267	.231	.497	9	1.52	-0.038	6.55	-0.10%	-0.23	PH
10	615	39 (2)	May 28	PIT		LAD	L,1-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.214	.464	9	.12	-0.003	.33	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
Jun		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
11	616	47 (7)	Jun 5	PIT	@	STL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.235	.200	.435	9	4.59	-0.107	9.64	-0.14%	-0.37	PH
12	617	55 (7)	Jun 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,2-4	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.278	.250	.528	9	.54	0.020	1.37	0.03%	0.13	PH
13	618	56	Jun 15	PIT	@	LAD	W,12-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.263	.235	.498	5	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	3B
14	619	61 (4)	Jun 21	PIT		LAD	W,11-7	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.300	.278	.578	8	3.91	0.221	11.41	0.39%	1.62	PH
15	620	63 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	PIT		LAD	L,2-3	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.278	.611	8	2.26	0.047	6.52	0.08%	0.20	PH
16	621	66 (2)	Jun 25	PIT		STL	L,1-3	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.364	.278	.641	9	.60	0.022	1.38	0.03%	0.12	PH
17	622	67	Jun 26	PIT		STL	L,2-6	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.381	.781	7	.66	0.062	1.38	0.08%	0.37	3B
18	623	68	Jun 27	PIT		CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.345	.320	.665	7	1.14	-0.111	1.89	-0.11%	-0.83	3B
19	624	70 (1)	Jun 29 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,4-3	6-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.367	.385	.751	9	2.75	0.178	4.08	0.16%	1.10	PH
20	625	71	Jun 29 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,3-8	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.375	.370	.745	6	1.39	-0.074	2.50	-0.08%	-0.15	PH 3B
Jul		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
21	626	72	Jul 1	PIT		PHI	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.394	.464	.858	9	.67	0.060	.97	0.05%	0.67	PH
22	627	74 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.382	.448	.831	8	2.15	-0.060	3.78	-0.06%	-0.37	PH
23	628	75	Jul 4 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.368	.424	.793	5	1.44	-0.037	2.20	-0.03%	-0.25	3B
24	629	76	Jul 5	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.324	.395	.432	.828	2	1.11	-0.055	1.73	-0.05%	-0.22	3B
25	630	77	Jul 6	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.293	.362	.390	.752	2	.94	0.027	1.67	0.03%	0.16	3B
26	631	78	Jul 10	PIT	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.327	.348	.675	2	.68	-0.082	.96	-0.07%	-0.68	3B
27	632	79	Jul 11	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.339	.347	.686	2	.99	-0.003	1.16	0.00%	0.08	3B
28	633	80	Jul 12	PIT	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.333	.340	.673	2	1.20	-0.087	1.70	-0.07%	-0.51	3B
29	634	81	Jul 13 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,10-8	GS-8	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.338	.321	.660	2	.72	-0.011	.85	-0.01%	0.83	3B
							7-22		66	56	3	14	2	1	0	7	8	0	6	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	.250	.338	.321	.660		1.13	-0.148	2.25	-0.04%	0.54

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