Don Baylor

Positions: Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 28, 1949 in Austin, TX us

Died: August 7, 2017 in Austin, TX

Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX).

High School: Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX)

School: Blinn College (Brenham, TX)

Debut: September 18, 1970 (Age 21-082d, 13,082nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 39-095d)
vs. MIL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Don Edward Baylor

Nicknames: Groove or The Sneak Thief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.5

8198

2135

338

.260

1236

RBI

1276

285

OBP

.342

SLG

.436

OPS

.777

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	12 (3)	Apr 29	BAL		CAL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	13	Apr 30	BAL		CAL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (2)	May 6	BAL		KCR	L,1-9	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
5	19 (2)	May 11	BAL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	20	May 12	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	25 (4)	May 17	BAL	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	28 (2)	May 21	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-0	GS	24	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
9	29	May 23	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	GF	16	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
10	30	May 24	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
11	31	May 25	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	32	May 26	BAL		CLE	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	33	May 27	BAL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
14	34	May 28	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
15	35	May 29	BAL		CLE	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	36	May 30	BAL		BOS	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	37	Jun 1	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
18	38	Jun 2	BAL		OAK	W,5-1	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
19	39	Jun 3	BAL		OAK	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
20	41 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	BAL		OAK	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	42	Jun 5	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	43	Jun 6	BAL		MIN	L,4-5	CG	62	15.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
23	44	Jun 7	BAL		MIN	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
24	45	Jun 9	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	46	Jun 10	BAL	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
26	47	Jun 11	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	48	Jun 12	BAL	@	OAK	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	1B LF
28	49	Jun 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	50	Jun 14	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	51	Jun 16	BAL	@	MIN	W,3-0	GS	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
31	54 (2)	Jun 19	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	56 (1)	Jun 21	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
33	57	Jun 24 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	61 (3)	Jun 27	BAL		MIL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	63 (1)	Jun 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	65 (1)	Jul 1	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	69 (3)	Jul 5	BAL	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
38	71 (1)	Jul 7	BAL		TEX	L,4-5	GF	13	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	72	Jul 8 (1)	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	73	Jul 8 (2)	BAL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	74	Jul 9	BAL		TEX	L,2-3	GS	43	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B RF
42	75	Jul 10	BAL		KCR	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	76	Jul 11	BAL		KCR	W,2-1	GF	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH RF
44	79 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	BAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	81 (1)	Jul 16	BAL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	82	Jul 17	BAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
47	83	Jul 18	BAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	GF	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	1	PR RF 1B
48	84	Jul 19	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	85	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-5	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	86	Jul 21	BAL	@	KCR	W,7-6	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	87	Jul 22	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	88	Jul 23	BAL	@	KCR	W,8-4	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF RF
53	89	Jul 27	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF RF
54	90	Jul 28	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	94 (3)	Jul 31 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	97 (2)	Aug 2 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF RF
57	98	Aug 3	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	100 (1)	Aug 5	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
59	101	Aug 6	BAL	@	BOS	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	105 (3)	Aug 10	BAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	107 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	109 (1)	Aug 13	BAL		BOS	W,8-2	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF CF
63	110	Aug 14	BAL		OAK	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	112 (1)	Aug 17	BAL		CHW	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
65	113	Aug 18	BAL		MIN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	114	Aug 19	BAL		MIN	W,2-1	GS	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF LF
67	115	Aug 20	BAL		MIN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
68	116	Aug 21	BAL		CAL	W,3-1	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
69	117	Aug 22	BAL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
70	118	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
71	119	Aug 25	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-3	GF	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH CF
72	121 (1)	Aug 27	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	122	Aug 28	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	123	Aug 29	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	125 (1)	Sep 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
76	126	Sep 2	BAL	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	128 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
78	129	Sep 4 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
79	131 (1)	Sep 6	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
80	132	Sep 7	BAL		DET	W,9-0	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
81	133	Sep 8	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
82	135 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	BAL		MIL	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	138 (2)	Sep 12	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
84	143 (4)	Sep 18	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-2	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
85	144	Sep 20 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-9	GS	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
86	150 (5)	Sep 29	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
87	151	Sep 30	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	152	Oct 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	153	Oct 3 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
90	154	Oct 3 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF RF
							106gm		733.1	205	4	5	214	5