Don Baylor
[edit] Biography
Don Baylor (Don Edward Baylor) was born on June 28, 1949 in Austin, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1970 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .253 with 11 home runs and 38 RBI. Baylor played for the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Don Baylor's best season was 1979, when he slugged 36 home runs, hit for a .296 average and knocked in 139 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 8
| 17
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .235
| .300
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .600
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 102
| 320
| 33
| 81
| 11
| 38
| .253
| .330
| .416
| 13
| 3
| 29
| 50
| 9
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 9
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 118
| 405
| 64
| 116
| 11
| 51
| .286
| .357
| .437
| 20
| 4
| 35
| 48
| 13
| 0
| 32
| 3
| 11
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 137
| 489
| 66
| 133
| 10
| 59
| .272
| .341
| .382
| 22
| 1
| 43
| 56
| 10
| 3
| 29
| 6
| 10
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| 145
| 524
| 79
| 148
| 25
| 76
| .282
| .360
| .489
| 21
| 6
| 53
| 64
| 13
| 4
| 32
| 8
| 12
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 157
| 595
| 85
| 147
| 15
| 68
| .247
| .329
| .368
| 25
| 1
| 58
| 72
| 20
| 1
| 52
| 4
| 11
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 154
| 561
| 87
| 141
| 25
| 75
| .251
| .334
| .433
| 27
| 0
| 62
| 76
| 12
| 2
| 26
| 7
| 16
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 158
| 591
| 103
| 151
| 34
| 99
| .255
| .332
| .472
| 26
| 0
| 56
| 71
| 18
| 0
| 22
| 9
| 15
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| 162
| 628
| 120
| 186
| 36
| 139
| .296
| .371
| .530
| 33
| 3
| 71
| 51
| 11
| 0
| 22
| 6
| 10
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| 90
| 340
| 39
| 85
| 5
| 51
| .250
| .316
| .341
| 12
| 2
| 24
| 32
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 9
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 103
| 377
| 52
| 90
| 17
| 66
| .239
| .322
| .427
| 18
| 1
| 42
| 51
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 13
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| 157
| 608
| 80
| 160
| 24
| 93
| .263
| .329
| .424
| 24
| 1
| 57
| 69
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 18
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 144
| 534
| 82
| 162
| 21
| 85
| .303
| .361
| .494
| 33
| 3
| 40
| 53
| 13
| 2
| 17
| 11
| 10
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| 134
| 493
| 84
| 129
| 27
| 89
| .262
| .341
| .489
| 29
| 1
| 38
| 68
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 10
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| 142
| 477
| 70
| 110
| 23
| 91
| .231
| .330
| .430
| 24
| 1
| 52
| 90
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 10
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| 160
| 585
| 93
| 139
| 31
| 94
| .238
| .344
| .439
| 23
| 1
| 62
| 111
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 12
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 20
| 49
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 6
| .286
| .397
| .306
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1987
| BOS
| A
| 108
| 339
| 64
| 81
| 16
| 57
| .239
| .355
| .404
| 8
| 0
| 40
| 47
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 10
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| 128
| 388
| 67
| 95
| 16
| 63
| .245
| .360
| .392
| 9
| 0
| 45
| 59
| 28
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 13
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| 92
| 264
| 28
| 58
| 7
| 34
| .220
| .332
| .326
| 7
| 0
| 34
| 44
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 2292
| 8198
| 1236
| 2135
| 338
| 1276
| .260
| .342
| .436
| 366
| 28
| 805
| 1069
| 267
| 16
| 285
| 91
| 196
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 1
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 6
| 3
| 48
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 45
| 32
| 304
| 65
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 8
| 64
| 54
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 39
| 29
| 272.1
| 60
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 84
| 72
| 669.1
| 152
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 13
| 11
| 93
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 6
| 5
| 38
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 110
| 96
| 894.1
| 204
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 109
| 96
| 890.1
| 202
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 129
| 120
| 1095.2
| 218
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 7
| 50
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 114
| 97
| 921.2
| 184
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 26
| 23
| 171
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 135
| 133
| 1190
| 268
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 42.1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 127
| 124
| 1114.2
| 252
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 33
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 76
| 72
| 640
| 152
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 27
| 26
| 236
| 48
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| 1B
| 69
| 62
| 559.1
| 629
| 44
| 9
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 50
| 45
| 397
| 103
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1976
| OAK
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 11
| 11
| 92
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 77
| 77
| 642.1
| 139
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 19
| 19
| 153.1
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 61
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 16
| 142.1
| 141
| 13
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1977
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 48
| 47
| 397
| 85
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 39
| 39
| 327
| 76
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 102
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 17
| 141
| 118
| 9
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1978
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 39
| 39
| 327
| 77
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 78
| 78
| 667.2
| 161
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 65
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 97
| 97
| 829.2
| 198
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1979
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 20
| 19
| 162
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 36
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 54
| 54
| 465.2
| 119
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 19
| 18
| 154.1
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1980
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 37
| 36
| 311.1
| 84
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 4
| 33
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 97
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CAL
| A
| DH
| 155
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| RF
| 4
| 3
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| DH
| 136
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 42
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| DH
| 128
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 4
| 36
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1985
| NY
| A
| DH
| 140
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 13
| 13
| 101
| 65
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 143
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| DH
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 97
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 111
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 80
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1287
| 1234
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 201
| 169
| 1479
| 344
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 148
| 135
| 1154.2
| 1141
| 83
| 20
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 625
| 578
| 5189
| 1167
| 25
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 34
| 29
| 254
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 822
| 776
| 6922
| 1575
| 27
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommell (April 2, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).
- Signed by California Angels (November 16, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 1, 1982).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Easler (March 28, 1986).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named later (September 1, 1987); Boston Red Sox received Enrique Rios (December 18, 1987).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (December 21, 1987).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 9, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
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- World Series Champion in 1987
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