Frank Baker

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: January 11, 1944 in Bartow, FL us

Died: January 28, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

Buried: Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL

High School: Franklin HS (Somerset, NJ)

Debut: July 27, 1969 (Age 25-197d, 12,869th in major league history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1971 (Age 27-261d)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Frank Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.3

353

.232

RBI

OBP

.287

SLG

.337

OPS

.624

OPS+

Summary of 4 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
CLE	4

Platoon
vs RHP	3
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	4

Outs
1	2
0	1
2	1

3 Opps
MIL/SEP	2
BAL	1
OAK	1

4 Pitchers
Dick Ellsworth	1
Tom Phoebus	1
Blue Moon Odom	1
Diego Seguí	1

1 Park
ClevelandStd (CLE)	4

Where Hit
9	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2
12-	1
1--	1

7 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	2
1 on	1
2 on	1
Any on	2

Inning
3	2
4	2

1-3	2
4-6	2

RelScore
+4..	1
Tied	2
-1	1

Ahead	1
Tied	2
Behind	1

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	3
CF	1

OrderPos
3rd	3
2nd	1

Leverage
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat		Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1969-08-04	CLE	BAL	Tom Phoebus	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	1	3	7	0.140	67%		Home Run (LF-CF)
2	2	2	1	1969-08-05 (2)	CLE	OAK	Blue Moon Odom	tied 0-0	b 3	2	1--	2	3	7	0.224	75%		Home Run; J. Cardenal Scores
3	3	3	1	1969-08-11	CLE	SEP	Diego Seguí	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1	3	7	0.142	56%		Home Run
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat		Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1971-06-13	CLE	MIL	Dick Ellsworth	ahead 7-0	b 3	1	12-	3	2	8	0.014	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. McDowell Scores; G. Nettles Scores