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Proper Name
William Presley Baker
High Level
MLB (1940-1949)
Positions
C (212) ... 1B (1)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 200
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
place
Paw Creek,North Carolina
Died
4/13/2006
Cause of Death
-
High School
Boyden (Salisbury,NC)
MLB Debut
0000-00-00
MLB Teams
PIT [4] SLN [2] CIN [2]
TBC#
8388
mlbam id
110491
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1940-1949].247.640588451452686
Speed
56
Power
40
Contact
83
XBH
46
RBIs
59
Runs
22
Hitting
50
Durability
24
Team
.538
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1940] World Series Champion with Cincinnati Reds
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1940 Cincinnati Reds NL MLB cin 29 6 c -- 27 69 5 15 1 1 0 7 2 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 4 18 73 2 13 .217 .260 .261 .521 .130 .043 .246 5.48 10.96 2.00 --
1941 Cincinnati Reds NL MLB cin 30 6 c -- 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 1.000 .000 -- 50.00 50.00 1.00 --
1941 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 1 c -- 35 67 5 15 3 0 0 6 0 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 80 3 12 .224 .333 .269 .602 .209 .045 .224 13.75 0.00 0.00 --
1942 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 31 15 c -- 18 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 2 .118 .167 .118 .284 .059 .000 .118 5.56 0.00 0.00 --
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 32 1 c -- 63 172 12 47 6 3 1 26 3 0 22 6 3 1 0 0 6 62 198 10 37 .273 .365 .360 .726 .233 .087 .279 11.11 3.03 0.27 172.00
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 35 44 c -- 53 113 7 27 4 0 1 8 0 0 12 6 0 2 0 0 3 34 127 5 22 .239 .312 .301 .613 .168 .062 .245 9.45 4.72 0.50 113.00
1948 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 37 15 c -- 45 119 13 35 10 1 0 15 1 0 15 7 0 0 0 0 4 47 134 11 24 .294 .373 .395 .768 .235 .101 .313 11.19 5.22 0.47 --
1949 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 38 15 c -- 20 30 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 32 1 3 .133 .188 .167 .354 .100 .033 .143 6.25 6.25 1.00 --
1940 MLB Total -- CIN -- -- -- -- 27 69 5 15 1 1 0 7 2 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 4 18 73 2 13 .217 .260 .261 .521 .130 .043 .246 5.48 10.96 2.00 --
1941 MLB Total -- CIN,PIT -- -- -- -- 37 68 5 15 3 0 0 6 0 0 12 1 0 2 0 0 2 18 82 3 12 .221 .338 .265 .602 .221 .044 .224 14.63 1.22 0.08 --
1942 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 18 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 2 .118 .167 .118 .284 .059 .000 .118 5.56 0.00 0.00 --
1943 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 63 172 12 47 6 3 1 26 3 0 22 6 3 1 0 0 6 62 198 10 37 .273 .365 .360 .726 .233 .087 .279 11.11 3.03 0.27 172.00
1946 MLB Total -- PIT -- -- -- -- 53 113 7 27 4 0 1 8 0 0 12 6 0 2 0 0 3 34 127 5 22 .239 .312 .301 .613 .168 .062 .245 9.45 4.72 0.50 113.00
1948 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 45 119 13 35 10 1 0 15 1 0 15 7 0 0 0 0 4 47 134 11 24 .294 .373 .395 .768 .235 .101 .313 11.19 5.22 0.47 --
1949 MLB Total -- SLN -- -- -- -- 20 30 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 32 1 3 .133 .188 .167 .354 .100 .033 .143 6.25 6.25 1.00 --
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 263 588 45 145 25 5 2 68 6 0 68 30 3 5 0 0 19 186 664 32 113 .247 .328 .316 .644 .196 .070 .257 10.24 4.52 0.44 294.00
Total NL (7 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 263 588 45 145 25 5 2 68 6 0 68 30 3 5 0 0 19 186 664 32 113 .247 .328 .316 .644 .196 .070 .257 10.24 4.52 0.44 294.00
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1940 Cincinnati Reds World Series Playoffs 29 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 .000 .000 .333 0.00 25.00 -- --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 29 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 .000 .000 .333 0.00 25.00 -- --
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1940 Cincinnati Reds NL MLB cin 29 c 24 0 0.0 87 9 0 1 96 96 0 0 -- 1.000 4.0 -- -- 15.7 88.9 3
1941 Cincinnati Reds NL MLB cin 30 c 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 2.0 -- -- 0.6 50.0 4
1941 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 30 c 33 0 0.0 73 14 3 1 90 87 0 0 -- .967 2.6 -- -- 21.4 94.3 3
1942 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 31 c 11 0 0.0 19 1 0 0 20 20 0 0 -- 1.000 1.8 -- -- 7.5 61.1 3
1943 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 32 c 56 0 0.0 157 29 4 3 190 186 0 0 -- .979 3.3 -- -- 36.4 88.9 2
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 35 c 41 0 0.0 95 14 4 2 113 109 0 0 -- .965 2.7 -- -- 26.6 77.4 3
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates NL MLB pit 35 1b 1 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 2.0 -- -- 0.6 1.9 5
1948 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 37 c 36 0 0.0 152 15 1 2 168 167 0 0 -- .994 4.6 -- -- 23.4 80.0 2
1949 St. Louis Cardinals NL MLB sln 38 c 10 0 0.0 16 1 0 1 17 17 0 0 -- 1.000 1.7 -- -- 6.5 50.0 3
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- c 212 0 0 601 83 12 10 696 684 0 0 -- .983 3.2 -- -- -- -- --
Total MLB (1 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 1b 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -- 1.000 2.0 -- -- -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1940 MLB 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 MLB 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 MLB 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 MLB 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1946 MLB 0 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1948 MLB 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 MLB 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0