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Floyd
Baker		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 170
 
Born: October 10, 1916 in Usa, VA, LURAY
 
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
1943 26 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 9 8
1944 27 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 8 8
1945 28 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 9 9 8 9 8
1946 29 DET AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 8 8
1947 30 DET AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 9 8 7 7 7
1948 31 DET AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 9 8 7 7 7
1949 32 DET AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 8 9 8 7 7 7
1950 33 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 9 10 9 8 9 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
1943 26 DET AL 66 166 21 41 4 0 0 10 1 0 44 11 .247 .399 .271 .670 24.9 3.1
    AAA   78 281 29 66 7 1 0 25 4 5 58 22 .235 .366 .267 .633 33.3  
1944 27 DET AL 63 175 20 39 7 1 0 17 0 1 30 12 .223 .337 .274 .611 15.8 0.7
1945 28 DET AL 10 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 1.3 0.5
    AAA   31 105 9 26 5 0 0 12 1 3 20 7 .248 .368 .295 .663 12.5  
1946 29 AAA   136 506 70 125 21 1 6 40 9 8 104 48 .247 .375 .328 .703 71.1  
1947 30 AAA   137 498 72 129 28 2 9 67 6 6 127 53 .259 .410 .378 .787 87.1  
1948 31 AAA   137 500 74 134 21 1 2 52 7 6 134 71 .268 .423 .326 .749 83.8  
1949 32 DET AL 30 46 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .261 .280 .304 .584 4.4 0.1
1950 33 DET AL 25 59 17 18 3 0 0 3 0 0 10 6 .305 .406 .356 .762 8.6 1.4
1951 34 AAA   136 507 60 147 26 2 3 42 8 6 91 80 .290 .398 .367 .765 79.0  
5 Years Sim 194 451 64 112 17 1 0 33 1 1 87 38 .248 .366 .290 .657 55.0 5.8
6 Years AAA 655 2397 314 627 108 7 20 238 35 34 534 281 .262 .395 .338 .732 366.9  
162 Game Average 376 53 93 14 0 0 27 0 0 72 31 .248 .366 .290 .657 45.9  
Career Highs 66 175 21 41 7 1 0 17 1 1 44 12 .400 .500 .600 1.100 24.9  
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   417 54 102 16 0 0 31 1 1 83 34 .245 .367 .283 .650 52.4
vs LH   34 10 10 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 4 .294 .359 .382 .741 4.8
Home 84 205 25 47 7 0 0 13 1 1 40 19 .229 .352 .263 .616 23.3
Away 110 246 39 65 10 1 0 20 0 0 47 19 .264 .378 .313 .691 33.8
RISP   105 0 18 1 0 0 32 0 0 24 12 .171 .313 .181 .494 9.0
Pinch Hitting   10 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .400 .455 .400 .855 1.8
Close/Late   37 5 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 .243 .349 .297 .646 4.3
Mar/Apr 14 18 5 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 .389 .455 .500 .955 3.9
May 30 78 9 19 2 0 0 5 0 0 8 4 .244 .314 .269 .583 7.0
June 29 57 11 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 2 .211 .328 .246 .574 5.5
July 20 59 6 15 4 0 0 2 0 0 9 7 .254 .353 .322 .675 7.2
August 46 120 21 31 6 0 0 8 0 1 25 11 .258 .384 .308 .692 16.5
Sep/Oct 52 119 12 28 1 1 0 11 1 0 32 13 .235 .390 .261 .650 17.1
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
1943 26 DET AL 2B 66 65 534.0 112 208 6 48 .982 5.39   1.8
1944 27 DET AL 2B 62 56 473.0 93 198 3 32 .990 5.54   2.0
1945 28 DET AL 2B 7 1 15.7 6 8 0 2 1.000 8.05   0.1
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1949 32 DET AL 3B 8 5 48.0 3 14 0 0 1.000 3.19   0.2
    2B 10 3 38.0 9 24 1 3 .971 7.82   0.3
    SS 3 0 7.0 0 6 0 0 1.000 7.71   0.1
1950 33 DET AL 3B 17 13 117.7 6 35 4 2 .911 3.14   0.1
    2B 6 1 21.3 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.69   0.0
    SS 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
  2B 151 126 1082.0 220 442 10 85 .985 5.51   4.2
  3B 26 18 166.7 9 49 4 2 .935 3.13   0.3
  SS 5 0 11.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 7.36   0.1
Career Totals   182 144 1259.7 231 498 14 87 .981 5.21   4.7
Career Highs   66 65 534.0 112 208 6 48 1.000 7.13    
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 36th overall pick, by Detroit in 1943
Had first career hit on 5/1/1943, off Newt Kimball (MON)
Injured on 3/15/1944 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 6/7/1946 with a Bruised Heel, out for 4 days
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 5/1/1951 (Going to NYG: P Hugh Mulcahy, 3B Floyd Baker, P Dick Marlowe, 1B Mike Schemer. Going to DET: P Red Embree, CF Johnny Wyrostek)
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1951
 
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