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George Van Haltren League
3-5-2072
Chris Baker Second Base
Retired (1986, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .291 Total Rating A-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .826 Status Deceased (2029) Option Years 0  
H 2567 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 03-04-1949
HR 316 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1967)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(57 games)
RBI 1302
SB 197
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 6
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1970 BAL
5
19
2
5
0
0
2
4
1
4 0 1
0
1 0
.865
.286
.579
.316
.263
1971 BAL
129
416
47
107
12
0
11
45
50
80 2 1
5
4 5
.704
.339
.365
.108
.257
1972 BAL
146
584
69
163
23
5
18
80
61
87 2 1
8
5 2
.777
.349
.428
.149
.279
1973 BAL
147
547
73
152
22
6
15
85
53
94 2 4
11
8 5
.764
.342
.422
.144
.278
1974 BAL
129
505
77
148
27
7
19
78
39
82 2 2
7
7 3
.832
.345
.487
.194
.293
1975 BAL
146
525
76
137
32
3
17
83
55
84 3 8
10
7 7
.760
.330
.430
.170
.261
1976 BAL-WAS
149
603
94
176
28
8
23
105
53
105 2 3
21
5 5
.829
.349
.479
.187
.292
1977 WAS-NYA
147
543
90
159
26
8
15
55
52
92 1 2
18
3 13
.808
.355
.453
.160
.293
1978 NYA
153
596
101
179
32
8
21
79
46
92 3 1
13
7 2
.840
.353
.487
.186
.300
1979 NYA
155
592
96
184
34
7
23
84
64
93 2 1
12
9 5
.888
.379
.508
.198
.311
1980 NYA
154
607
114
185
31
10
25
83
72
99 3 0
17
2 4
.894
.381
.512
.208
.305
1981 NYA-CIN
150
572
90
141
29
5
19
74
47
94 0 4
7
2 8
.716
.302
.414
.168
.247
1982 CIN
146
596
103
184
43
7
25
116
70
100 3 6
12
6 4
.911
.381
.530
.221
.309
1983 CIN
116
461
87
146
21
7
20
68
66
67 0 4
15
7 1
.922
.399
.523
.206
.317
1984 CIN
149
584
101
187
34
5
24
97
59
88 0 10
12
2 4
.896
.377
.519
.199
.320
1985 CIN
145
567
106
184
28
7
23
92
69
80 1 3
20
5 11
.917
.397
.520
.196
.325
1986 CIN
142
517
76
130
19
5
16
74
47
73 3 3
9
5 11
.716
.316
.400
.149
.251
Total
2308
8834
1402
2567
441
98
316
1302
904
1414 29 54
197
85 90
.826
.356
.470
.179
.291
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1986-11-01Chris Baker has retired from the Cincinnati Big Red
1986-05-02The Cincinnati Big Red have removed Chris Baker from the trade block.
1986-05-02The Cincinnati Big Red have removed Chris Baker from the trade block.
1983-04-18Chris Baker of the Cincinnati Big Red is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1981-08-19A trade has been completed between the New York Bricklayers and the Cincinnati Big Red. The Cincinnati Big Red receive Robert Ayrault, Chris Baker, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 2 (NYA) from the New York Bricklayers in exchange for Jack Whitcher, Bob LeClaire, Draft Pick - 1982 Round 1 (CIN).
1977-08-10A trade has been completed between the New York Bricklayers and the Washington Diplomats. The Washington Diplomats receive Softy Mahler, Dennis Raben, Phillippe Aumont from the New York Bricklayers in exchange for Timothy King, Luca McQueen, Chris Baker, Draft Pick - 1978 Round 2 (WAS).
1977-06-15Chris Baker of the Washington Diplomats is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1976-08-28A trade has been completed between the Washington Diplomats and the Baltimore Browns. The Baltimore Browns receive Dan Ausanio, Dick Sloan, Tom Anderson, Homer Shanahan from the Washington Diplomats in exchange for Chris Baker, Timothy King, Ethan Trujillo, Ozzie Tucker, Hans Meusel.
1974-04-18Chris Baker of the Baltimore Browns is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1972-04-01The Baltimore Browns have promoted Chris Baker to the major league team.
1971-10-03The Baltimore Browns have sent Chris Baker to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have sent Ozzie Tucker to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have sent Jack Murphy to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have sent Steve Hallman to the minors. The Baltimore Browns have sent Larry George to the minors.
1970-09-27The Baltimore Browns have promoted Chris Baker to the major league team. The Baltimore Browns have promoted Jason Berger to the major league team.