Gene
Baker
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 175
 
Born: June 15, 1925 in Usa, IA, DAVENPORT
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 28 BOS AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 6 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1954 29 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 3 4 8 7 8
1955 30 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 3 3 8 7 8
1956 31 BOS AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 3 8 7 8
1957 32 BOS AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 3 3 8 8 8
1958 33 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1959 34 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 4 3 3 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 7 6 7 4 3 3 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1953 28 AAA   31 130 13 37 10 1 3 12 3 2 5 14 .285 .311 .446 .757 16.7  
    AA   104 389 63 139 23 4 14 62 10 5 52 30 .357 .433 .545 .978 83.8  
1954 29 BOS AL 86 130 13 29 3 2 1 11 0 0 9 15 .223 .273 .300 .573 9.9 0.4
1955 30 BOS AL 13 21 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 .190 .190 .381 0.1 0.0
    AAA   83 349 50 98 20 4 11 39 6 9 30 38 .281 .338 .456 .793 50.2  
1956 31 AAA   134 520 70 135 29 4 13 80 9 13 39 52 .260 .311 .406 .717 62.0  
1957 32 AAA   136 570 72 153 37 3 11 75 7 5 36 71 .268 .312 .402 .714 68.5  
1958 33 AAA   128 504 58 134 24 6 6 47 3 4 31 66 .266 .308 .373 .681 55.4  
1959 34 AAA   137 530 44 148 40 0 5 51 5 2 43 101 .279 .333 .383 .716 65.7  
2 Years Sim 99 151 15 33 3 2 1 12 0 0 9 16 .219 .263 .285 .547 10.0 0.4
6 Years AAA 649 2603 307 705 160 18 49 304 33 35 184 342 .271 .319 .403 .722 318.6  
1 Years AA 104 389 63 139 23 4 14 62 10 5 52 30 .357 .427 .545 .972 83.8  
7 Years Minors 753 2992 370 844 183 22 63 366 43 40 236 372 .282 .334 .421 .755 402.3  
162 Game Average 247 24 54 4 3 1 19 0 0 14 26 .219 .263 .285 .547 16.4  
Career Highs 86 130 13 29 3 2 1 11 0 0 9 15 .223 .273 .300 .573 9.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   77 4 20 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 6 .260 .278 .286 .564 5.6
vs LH   74 11 13 1 2 1 5 0 0 7 10 .176 .247 .284 .531 5.3
Home 51 84 7 19 2 1 0 4 0 0 4 11 .226 .261 .274 .535 5.6
Away 48 67 8 14 1 1 1 8 0 0 5 5 .209 .264 .299 .562 5.3
RISP   38 0 7 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 2 .184 .184 .184 .368 0.5
Pinch Hitting   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.2
Close/Late   24 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .292 .320 .292 .612 2.2
Mar/Apr 16 21 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .190 .227 .190 .418 0.7
May 26 37 6 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 7 .243 .300 .324 .624 3.6
June 17 22 4 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 .318 .348 .409 .757 2.9
July 12 25 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .360 .560 1.7
August 16 26 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .192 .222 .231 .453 1.0
Sep/Oct 12 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .150 .261 .150 .411 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1954 29 BOS AL 2B 65 15 228.3 61 104 2 30 .988 6.50   1.2
    3B 17 13 118.0 11 27 1 4 .974 2.90   0.1
1955 30 BOS AL 2B 8 3 35.3 9 13 2 1 .917 5.60   0.1
    3B 3 1 13.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 5.54   0.1
  2B 73 18 263.7 70 117 4 31 .979 6.38   1.3
  3B 20 14 131.0 13 33 1 4 .979 3.16   0.2
Career Totals   93 32 394.7 83 150 5 35 .979 5.31   1.5
Career Highs   82 28 346.3 72 131 3 34 .985 5.59    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 40th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1953
Had first career hit on 4/21/1954, off Ken Holcombe (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/11/1954, off Dean Stone (NYG)
Injured on 4/3/1957 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/27/1958 with a Strained Calf Muscle, out for 2 weeks