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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 11	CAL		MIN	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	7	Apr 12	CAL		MIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
3	8	Apr 13	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
4	9	Apr 14	CAL	@	OAK	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
5	10	Apr 15	CAL	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	11	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
7	12	Apr 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,11-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
8	13	Apr 19	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
9	14	Apr 20	CAL		OAK	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	15	Apr 21	CAL		OAK	W,13-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	16	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
12	17	Apr 24	CAL		BAL	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	20 (2)	Apr 27	CAL		BOS	W,8-6	GS	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	21	Apr 28	CAL		BOS	W,5-0	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	22	Apr 29	CAL		BOS	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
16	23	Apr 30	CAL		NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	24	May 1	CAL		NYY	L,8-12	GS	51	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF RF
18	25	May 2	CAL		NYY	W,1-0	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	26	May 5	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	28 (1)	May 7	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS	20	3.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
21	34 (5)	May 13	CAL	@	NYY	L,10-12	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	42 (7)	May 23	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
23	43	May 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	44	May 25	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	45	May 26	CAL	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	46	May 27 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
27	47	May 27 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	48	May 29	CAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	49	May 30	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	50	May 31	CAL	@	SEA	L,10-12	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	51	Jun 1	CAL		CLE	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	52	Jun 2	CAL		CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	53	Jun 3	CAL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	54	Jun 4	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	55	Jun 5	CAL		TOR	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	LF
36	56	Jun 6	CAL		TOR	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	57	Jun 8	CAL		DET	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
38	58	Jun 9	CAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	59	Jun 10	CAL		DET	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
40	60	Jun 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	61	Jun 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	49	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	62	Jun 13 (1)	CAL	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	63	Jun 13 (2)	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	64	Jun 14	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	65	Jun 15	CAL	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	66	Jun 16	CAL	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	67	Jun 17	CAL	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	68	Jun 18	CAL		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	69	Jun 19	CAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	70	Jun 20	CAL		TEX	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	71	Jun 21	CAL		TEX	L,2-3	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	72	Jun 22	CAL		KCR	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	73	Jun 23	CAL		KCR	L,4-13	CG	54	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
54	74	Jun 24	CAL		KCR	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	75	Jun 26	CAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	87 (11)	Jul 8	CAL		BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	92 (4)	Jul 14	CAL		NYY	W,8-7	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	93	Jul 15	CAL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	95 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	97 (1)	Jul 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	98	Jul 22	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
62	99	Jul 23	CAL	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	100	Jul 24	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	101	Jul 25	CAL	@	NYY	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	102	Jul 26	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	103	Jul 27	CAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	106 (2)	Jul 30	CAL		SEA	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	107	Jul 31	CAL		SEA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	108	Aug 1	CAL		SEA	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	109	Aug 3	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
71	118 (8)	Aug 12	CAL		SEA	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	119	Aug 13	CAL		DET	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	122 (2)	Aug 17	CAL		TOR	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	123	Aug 18	CAL		TOR	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	124	Aug 19	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	125	Aug 20	CAL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	126	Aug 21	CAL		CLE	L,7-12	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	127	Aug 22	CAL		CLE	L,3-13	CG	49	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
79	130 (2)	Aug 26	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	131	Aug 27	CAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	133 (1)	Aug 29	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	LF 1B
82	134	Aug 30	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	139 (4)	Sep 4	CAL		CHW	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	143 (3)	Sep 8	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	144	Sep 9	CAL		MIL	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	147 (2)	Sep 14	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-7	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
87	148	Sep 15	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	149	Sep 16	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
89	150	Sep 17	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-16	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	151	Sep 18	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	153 (1)	Sep 20	CAL	@	KCR	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	154	Sep 21	CAL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
93	155	Sep 22	CAL		TEX	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	156	Sep 23	CAL		TEX	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
95	159 (2)	Sep 26	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	160	Sep 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	161	Sep 29	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
							99gm		833.2	206	4	5	215	1