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Floyd Baker
Full name Floyd Wilton Baker Born October 10, 1916, Luray, Virginia Died November 16, 2004, Youngstown, Ohio Buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Boardman, Ohio First Game: May 4, 1943 ; Final Game: May 4, 1955 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 9" Weight: 160 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1943 STL A Daily Splits 22 46 5 8 2 0 0 4 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 .174 .269 .217 -0.2 1943 STL A
1944 STL A Daily Splits 44 97 10 17 3 0 0 5 11 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 .175 .259 .206 -1.0 1944 STL A
1945 CHI A Daily Splits 82 208 22 52 8 0 0 19 23 3 12 0 3 0 6 1 3 2 .250 .325 .288 -0.2 1945 CHI A
1946 CHI A Daily Splits 9 24 2 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .292 0.0 1946 CHI A
1947 CHI A Daily Splits 105 371 61 98 12 3 0 22 66 1 28 0 2 0 3 5 9 7 .264 .375 .313 1.8 1947 CHI A
1948 CHI A Daily Splits 104 335 47 72 8 3 0 18 73 1 26 2 2 0 7 5 4 10 .215 .359 .257 0.5 1948 CHI A
1949 CHI A Daily Splits 125 388 38 101 15 4 1 40 84 6 32 0 2 0 6 3 3 1 .260 .392 .327 1.0 1949 CHI A
1950 CHI A Daily Splits 83 186 26 59 7 0 0 11 32 0 10 0 5 0 1 5 1 1 .317 .417 .355 0.5 1950 CHI A
1951 CHI A Daily Splits 82 133 24 35 6 1 0 14 25 0 12 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 .263 .380 .323 -0.2 1951 CHI A
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 79 263 27 69 8 0 0 33 30 2 17 2 3 0 4 1 1 0 .262 .342 .293 -1.9 1952 WAS A
1953 WAS A Daily Splits 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 -0.2 1953 WAS A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 81 172 22 47 4 2 0 24 24 1 10 1 2 0 3 5 0 2 .273 .365 .320 -0.5 1953 BOS A
1953 TOT A 90 179 22 47 4 2 0 24 25 1 10 2 2 0 3 5 0 2 .263 .359 .307 -0.7 1953 TOT A
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 21 20 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 -0.3 1954 BOS A
1954 PHI N Daily Splits 23 22 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .370 .227 0.1 1954 PHI N
1954 Total 44 42 1 9 2 0 0 3 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .298 .262 -0.2 1954 Total
1955 PHI N Daily Splits 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1955 PHI N
Total NL ( 2 Years) 28 30 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .286 .167 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (12 Years) 846 2250 285 568 76 13 1 196 377 14 160 6 25 0 0 34 31 23 25 .252 .361 .299 -0.7 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 874 2280 285 573 76 13 1 196 382 14 165 6 26 0 0 34 33 23 25 .251 .360 .297 -0.7 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1944 STL A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1944 STL A
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1943 STL A Daily Splits SS 10 9 9 83 23 26 2 7 0 .961
1943 STL A 3B 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1944 STL A Daily Splits 2B 17 6 6 82 24 22 1 3 0 .979
1944 STL A SS 16 12 11 114 17 46 4 6 0 .940
1945 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 58 36 36 383.1 36 99 4 6 0 .971
1945 CHI A 2B 11 9 7 75.1 15 28 1 4 0 .977
1946 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 6 6 6 54 10 15 1 1 0 .962
1947 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 101 99 96 883 84 253 7 28 1 .980
1947 CHI A SS 1 1 0 7 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1947 CHI A 2B 1 0 0 7 3 2 0 1 0 1.000
1948 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 71 68 64 585.2 78 171 10 17 0 .961
1948 CHI A 2B 18 17 17 160.1 51 55 3 17 0 .972
1948 CHI A SS 1 1 1 8 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1949 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 122 118 106 1038 106 269 9 31 0 .977
1949 CHI A SS 3 1 1 13 5 11 0 1 0 1.000
1949 CHI A 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1950 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 53 43 43 400.2 50 102 2 7 0 .987
1950 CHI A 2B 3 0 0 6 2 3 0 2 0 1.000
1950 CHI A OF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
1950 CHI A LF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1951 CHI A Daily Splits 3B 44 19 17 229.2 27 46 6 4 0 .924
1951 CHI A 2B 5 2 1 25 11 9 0 3 0 1.000
1951 CHI A SS 3 0 0 7 2 3 0 1 0 1.000
1952 WAS A Daily Splits 2B 68 63 55 570.1 151 176 2 36 0 .994
1952 WAS A SS 7 7 6 62 15 19 4 6 0 .895
1952 WAS A 3B 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1953 WAS A Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 37 24 19 235 22 57 3 6 0 .963
1953 BOS A 2B 16 14 13 123.1 45 36 1 12 0 .988
1953 TOT A 3B 38 24 19 238 22 57 4 6 0 .952
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 7 0 0 16.2 4 4 1 1 0 .889
1954 BOS A 2B 1 0 0 8.1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 PHI N Daily Splits 3B 7 3 2 32 6 11 0 0 0 1.000
1954 PHI N 2B 2 0 0 7.2 3 3 0 1 0 1.000
1954 Total 2B 3 0 0 16 5 3 0 1 0 1.000
1954 Total 3B 14 3 2 48.2 10 15 1 1 0 .962
1955 PHI N Daily Splits 3B 1 1 1 9 5 3 0 0 0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits 3B 510 417 390 3881 429 1032 44 101 1 .971
Total (10 Years) 2B 143 111 99 1067.1 307 334 8 79 0 .988
Total ( 7 Years) SS 41 31 28 294 65 109 10 21 0 .946
Total ( 1 Year ) LF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1944 STL A Daily Splits 2B 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1961 MIN A 4-11 10- 1
1962 MIN A 4-10 9-30
1963 MIN A 4- 9 9-28
1964 MIN A 4-14 10- 4
Total ( 4 Years)
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1938).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox (December 30, 1944 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Willie Miranda
(October 24, 1951 ).
Sold by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox (May 12, 1953 ).
Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Boston Red Sox (July 16, 1954 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 9, 1955 ).
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