Bill Baker

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: February 22, 1911 in Paw Creek, NC us

Died: April 13, 2006 in Myrtle Beach, SC

Buried: Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Woodleaf, NC

High School: Boyden HS (Salisbury, NC)

Debut: May 4, 1940 (Age 29-072d, 8,893rd in major league history)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 1, 1949 (Age 38-160d)
vs. BSN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: William Presley Baker

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1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

588

145

.247

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.316

OPS

.644

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-16 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	70 (35-22-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
I Goodman	3
L Frey	1
J Wilson	1
M McCormick	1
F McCormick	1
J Ripple	0

Most Driven In By
E Joost	3
I Goodman	1
H Craft	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	11 (10)	May 4	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	5.26	-0.212	15.88	-0.38%	-0.75	PH C
2	2	26 (14)	May 20	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-13	4-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	5	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	0.10	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	64 (37)	Jul 1	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	5						C
4	4	87 (22)	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	.95	0.059	2.57	0.10%	-0.17	C
5	5	90 (2)	Jul 30	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-3	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	4.87	-0.146	22.55	-0.41%	-0.80	PH C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	92 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	5	.34	-0.035	1.27	-0.08%	-0.76	C
7	7	95 (2)	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.250	.544	5	.87	0.119	3.35	0.27%	1.42	C
8	8	97 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	W,12-9	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	6	.76	-0.032	3.21	-0.08%	-0.39	C
9	9	98	Aug 7	CIN		CHC	L,3-5	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.211	.496	5	6.88	-0.173	26.98	-0.41%	-0.77	C
10	10	103 (4)	Aug 11 (2)	CIN		STL	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.217	.280	.217	.497	5	2.08	-0.236	8.74	-0.60%	-1.78	C
11	11	105 (1)	Aug 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.208	.478	5	2.46	-0.127	12.49	-0.39%	-0.66	C
12	12	108 (2)	Aug 16 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.250	.550	7	1.26	0.124	5.03	0.30%	1.05	C
13	13	110 (1)	Aug 18 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.290	.333	.290	.624	7	1.13	0.036	3.93	0.08%	0.42	C
14	14	111	Aug 19	CIN		NYG	L,2-9	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.281	.605	9	.22	-0.003	1.04	-0.01%	0.03	PH
15	15	120 (8)	Aug 26 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.333	.649	4	.94	0.032	2.13	0.04%	0.18	C
16	16	122 (1)	Aug 30	CIN		BRO	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.308	.324	.632	9	2.13	-0.059	7.50	-0.13%	-0.36	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	17	125 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.286	.300	.586	4	.94	-0.090	1.96	-0.11%	-1.13	C
18	18	127 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	CIN		STL	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.283	.295	.578	6	1.24	-0.005	2.33	-0.01%	0.03	C
19	19	132 (4)	Sep 8	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.244	.277	.289	.565	9	2.30	-0.064	4.12	-0.07%	-0.31	PH
20	20	140 (7)	Sep 16	CIN	@	BRO	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.271	.283	.553	5	5.86	0.113	.78	0.01%	-0.15	C
21	21	142 (1)	Sep 18	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG(13)	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.255	.283	.314	.597	6	2.16	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.72	C
22	22	145 (2)	Sep 21 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.259	.286	.544	6	1.65	-0.205	.00	0.00%	-1.60	C
23	23	147 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.242	.267	.509	6	.51	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.91	C
24	24	150 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.266	.508	6	2.07	-0.166	.00	0.00%	-1.26	C
25	25	152 (1)	Sep 26 (2)	CIN	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.243	.254	.497	6	.65	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.17	C
26	26	154 (1)	Sep 28	CIN		PIT	W,6-5	6-GF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.221	.264	.265	.529	6	1.57	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.58	PH C
27	27	155	Sep 29	CIN		PIT	W,11-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.260	.261	.521	6	1.52	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
							11-16		73	69	5	15	1	1	0	7	4	0	8	0	0		0	4	2	0	.217	.260	.261	.521		1.46	-1.092	3.01	-1.87%	-7.80

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