Gene Baker

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: June 15, 1925 in Davenport, IA us

Died: December 1, 1999 in Davenport, IA

Buried: Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL

High School: Davenport HS (Davenport, IA)

School: St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: September 20, 1953 (Age 28-097d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 10, 1961 (Age 35-360d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1954 season)

Full Name: Eugene Walter Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.2

2411

635

.263

304

RBI

255

OBP

.320

SLG

.388

OPS

.708

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-16 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 40 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	23 (13-7-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 40 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
D Hoak	2
R Clemente	1
B Skinner	1

Most Driven In By
D Groat	2
H Smith	1
B Virdon	1
R Face	0

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	635	17 (16)	May 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,1-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.90	-0.068	12.50	-0.18%	-0.28	PH
2	636	21 (3)	May 8	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-13	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.01	0.000	.05	0.00%	-0.21	PH
3	637	22	May 9	PIT	@	LAD	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.61	-0.047	2.49	-0.12%	-0.45	3B
4	638	23	May 10	PIT	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.81	-0.081	2.90	-0.17%	-0.93	3B
5	639	24	May 11	PIT	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	5	1.22	0.149	4.85	0.36%	1.29	3B
6	640	27 (2)	May 15 (1)	PIT	@	MLN	W,6-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	4						PR
7	641	28	May 15 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	8						2B
8	642	33 (4)	May 21	PIT		SFG	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.29	-0.008	1.80	-0.03%	-0.10	PH
9	643	35 (1)	May 23	PIT		LAD	L,0-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	1.39	-0.034	6.69	-0.10%	-0.15	PH
10	644	36	May 24	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.66	-0.016	3.18	-0.05%	-0.15	PH
Jun		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
11	645	50 (13)	Jun 11	PIT	@	STL	L,6-7	4-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.91	0.024	5.13	0.08%	0.21	PH
12	646	51	Jun 12 (1)	PIT	@	STL	W,15-3	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.176	.211	.176	.387	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH 3B
13	647	57 (5)	Jun 18	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.211	.176	.387	9						PH
14	648	63 (5)	Jun 25	PIT		CHC	W,7-6	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	1.52	0.075	7.67	0.23%	1.00	PH
15	649	66 (2)	Jun 28	PIT		SFG	T,7-7	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.238	.211	.449	9	1.60	-0.038	10.46	-0.15%	-0.28	PH
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
16	650	74 (7)	Jul 5	PIT	@	MLN	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.227	.200	.427	9	.29	-0.007	2.35	-0.04%	-0.09	PH
17	651	80 (5)	Jul 10	PIT	@	PHI	W,6-2	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.227	.200	.427	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
18	652	82 (1)	Jul 15	PIT		CIN	L,1-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.217	.190	.408	9	.59	-0.015	3.42	-0.05%	-0.10	PH
19	653	83	Jul 16	PIT		CIN	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.217	.190	.408	6						PR
20	654	84	Jul 17 (1)	PIT		CIN	L,5-6	3-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.240	.182	.422	7	1.07	-0.042	6.55	-0.15%	-0.10	3B
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
21	655	99 (14)	Aug 3	PIT		LAD	L,1-3	7-GF(7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.231	.174	.405	9	.59	-0.015	4.59	-0.07%	-0.10	PH
22	656	104 (4)	Aug 7 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,7-5	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.222	.167	.389	9	2.26	-0.095	14.09	-0.36%	-0.89	PH
23	657	120 (15)	Aug 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-3	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.222	.167	.389	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	658	121	Aug 24	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-6	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.222	.167	.389	6	.27	0.016	1.03	0.04%	0.77	PR
25	659	125 (3)	Aug 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.214	.160	.374	9	.43	-0.011	2.60	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
26	660	128 (2)	Aug 31	PIT	@	SFG	W,7-4	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.207	.154	.361	9	.86	-0.021	2.93	-0.04%	-0.21	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
27	661	133 (4)	Sep 5 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,1-7	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.226	.179	.404	7	.40	-0.021	1.31	-0.04%	-0.36	3B
28	662	140 (6)	Sep 14	PIT		LAD	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.219	.172	.391	9	.22	-0.006	.37	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
29	663	142 (1)	Sep 16	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.212	.167	.379	9	.97	-0.024	2.04	-0.03%	-0.23	PH
30	664	144 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,1-0	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.212	.167	.379	4						PR
31	665	147 (2)	Sep 22 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	11-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.235	.194	.429	1	5.74	0.169	1.36	0.02%	1.00	PH
32	666	152 (4)	Sep 27	PIT		CIN	W,4-3	4-GF(16)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.256	.222	.479	6	1.65	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.13	3B
33	667	153	Sep 30	PIT		MLN	L,2-13	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.275	.243	.518	9	.09	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
							16-16		40	37	5	9	0	0	0	4	2	0	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.243	.275	.243	.518		1.04	-0.130	3.33	-0.90%	-0.62

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