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Robin Roberts League
4-1-2069
Homer Baker Shortstop
Retired (1962, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .242 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .628 Status Deceased (2001) Option Years 0  
H 677 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 03-04-1928
HR 33 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(66 games)
RBI 253
SB 9
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity C+   Mentor vR B 
Speed C+ Bunt B  Control C-   Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B F  (1.9%) LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (98.3%) CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 2
3B A+ (99.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1950 KC
10
39
3
12
1
0
1
5
1
 4 0 0
2
 1 1
.735
.325
.410
.103
.308
1951 KC
110
371
32
91
9
3
6
30
31
 68 2 1
2
 6 6
.640
.306
.334
.089
.245
1952 KC
129
460
34
105
24
0
3
46
52
 76 4 2
2
 5 16
.611
.311
.300
.072
.228
1953 KC
81
231
11
51
9
1
1
17
11
 33 1 2
1
 4 4
.539
.257
.281
.061
.221
1954 KC
20
23
1
9
2
0
0
1
4
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.960
.481
.478
.087
.391
1955 KC
24
52
7
18
6
0
0
8
6
 9 0 1
0
 0 0
.868
.407
.462
.115
.346
1956 KC
140
460
50
113
23
1
5
41
54
 79 2 2
0
 0 14
.659
.326
.333
.087
.246
1957 KC
73
256
21
61
5
0
1
13
16
 47 1 2
0
 0 5
.553
.284
.270
.031
.238
1958 KC
105
377
33
92
14
2
7
48
27
 58 0 3
0
 3 14
.640
.292
.347
.103
.244
1959 NYA
43
121
14
34
2
0
2
9
10
 19 0 1
0
 1 5
.680
.333
.347
.066
.281
1960 NYA
48
139
11
37
3
1
2
13
13
 21 1 0
0
 0 9
.679
.333
.345
.079
.266
1961 NYA
51
165
19
35
5
1
4
16
20
 33 0 0
0
 0 6
.625
.297
.327
.115
.212
1962 NYA
31
106
8
19
3
0
1
6
10
 15 0 0
2
 0 3
.486
.250
.236
.057
.179
Total
865
2800
244
677
106
9
33
253
255
 463 11 14
9
 20 83
.628
.306
.321
.080
.242
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Homer Baker has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-10-22The New York Firemen have waived Homer Baker.
1962-06-17The New York Firemen have designated Homer Baker for assignment.
1961-04-21The New York Firemen have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team. The New York Firemen have promoted Jose Moreno to the major league team.
1961-04-01The New York Firemen have designated Homer Baker for assignment.
1960-10-23The New York Firemen have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team.
1960-09-05The New York Firemen have designated Homer Baker for assignment.
1960-07-28Homer Baker of the New York Firemen is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1959-07-04The New York Firemen have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team.
1959-04-15The New York Firemen have acquired Homer Baker from the waiver wire.
1959-04-08The Kansas City Athletics have waived Homer Baker.
1959-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Mike Mosby to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Homer Baker for assignment.
1957-06-06Homer Baker of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1955-08-21The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team.
1954-08-13The Kansas City Athletics have sent Homer Baker to the minors.
1954-07-16The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team.
1953-08-12The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Rich Gross to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Homer Baker to the minors.
1952-03-25The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team.
1951-10-19The Kansas City Athletics have sent Nathan Cothran to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Matt Garcia to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Jimmy Gaines to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent T.J. Jackson to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Homer Baker to the minors.
1951-04-28The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team.
1950-05-30The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Dan Mickelson to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Homer Baker to the minors.
1950-05-20The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Homer Baker to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Phillip Dodd to the minors.
1950-04-08The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Ron Flowers to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Homer Baker to the minors.
1950-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have renamed Ray Baker to Homer Baker.