Harold Baines
[edit] Biography
Harold Baines (Harold Douglas Baines) was born on March 15, 1959 in Easton, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 10, 1980 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI. Baines played for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 22 year career.
Most people believe that Harold Baines's best season was 1982, when he slugged 25 home runs and knocked in 105 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 141
| 491
| 55
| 125
| 13
| 49
| .255
| .281
| .405
| 23
| 6
| 19
| 65
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 15
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 82
| 280
| 42
| 80
| 10
| 41
| .286
| .318
| .482
| 11
| 7
| 12
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 6
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 161
| 608
| 89
| 165
| 25
| 105
| .271
| .321
| .469
| 29
| 8
| 49
| 95
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 10
| 12
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| 156
| 596
| 76
| 167
| 20
| 99
| .280
| .333
| .443
| 33
| 2
| 49
| 85
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 13
| 15
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| 147
| 569
| 72
| 173
| 29
| 94
| .304
| .361
| .541
| 28
| 10
| 54
| 75
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 12
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| 160
| 640
| 86
| 198
| 22
| 113
| .309
| .348
| .467
| 29
| 3
| 42
| 89
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 23
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 145
| 570
| 72
| 169
| 21
| 88
| .296
| .338
| .465
| 29
| 2
| 38
| 89
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 14
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 132
| 505
| 59
| 148
| 20
| 93
| .293
| .352
| .479
| 26
| 4
| 46
| 82
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 12
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 158
| 599
| 55
| 166
| 13
| 81
| .277
| .347
| .411
| 39
| 1
| 67
| 109
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 21
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 50
| 172
| 18
| 49
| 3
| 16
| .285
| .333
| .390
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| 96
| 333
| 55
| 107
| 13
| 56
| .321
| .423
| .505
| 20
| 1
| 60
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 11
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| 146
| 505
| 73
| 156
| 16
| 72
| .309
| .395
| .465
| 29
| 1
| 73
| 79
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 15
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 103
| 321
| 41
| 93
| 13
| 44
| .290
| .377
| .449
| 10
| 1
| 47
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 13
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| 32
| 94
| 11
| 25
| 3
| 21
| .266
| .381
| .415
| 5
| 0
| 20
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 135
| 415
| 52
| 118
| 16
| 65
| .284
| .378
| .441
| 15
| 1
| 67
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 17
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 141
| 488
| 76
| 144
| 20
| 90
| .295
| .383
| .473
| 25
| 1
| 72
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 12
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| 140
| 478
| 58
| 121
| 16
| 76
| .253
| .331
| .391
| 18
| 0
| 59
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 11
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| 118
| 416
| 64
| 130
| 20
| 78
| .313
| .390
| .510
| 22
| 0
| 57
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 14
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 94
| 326
| 44
| 96
| 16
| 54
| .294
| .356
| .485
| 12
| 1
| 30
| 49
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 9
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 127
| 385
| 60
| 115
| 24
| 63
| .299
| .403
| .540
| 19
| 1
| 70
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 17
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| 143
| 495
| 80
| 154
| 22
| 95
| .311
| .399
| .503
| 29
| 0
| 73
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 20
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 93
| 318
| 40
| 97
| 12
| 52
| .305
| .382
| .475
| 18
| 0
| 41
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 9
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| 44
| 134
| 15
| 39
| 4
| 15
| .291
| .356
| .418
| 5
| 0
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 137
| 452
| 55
| 136
| 16
| 67
| .301
| .375
| .458
| 23
| 0
| 55
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 12
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| 104
| 293
| 40
| 88
| 9
| 57
| .300
| .369
| .451
| 17
| 0
| 32
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 17
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 28
| 85
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 22
| .271
| .354
| .329
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 107
| 345
| 57
| 111
| 24
| 81
| .322
| .395
| .583
| 16
| 1
| 43
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 14
|
| 1999
| TOT
| A
| 135
| 430
| 62
| 134
| 25
| 103
| .312
| .387
| .533
| 18
| 1
| 54
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 16
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 24
| 61
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 9
| .213
| .294
| .344
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| 72
| 222
| 24
| 59
| 10
| 30
| .266
| .349
| .437
| 8
| 0
| 29
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| 96
| 283
| 26
| 72
| 11
| 39
| .254
| .338
| .417
| 13
| 0
| 36
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 6
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 84
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 6
| .131
| .202
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 2830
| 9908
| 1299
| 2866
| 384
| 1628
| .289
| .356
| .465
| 488
| 49
| 1062
| 1441
| 14
| 9
| 34
| 187
| 298
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 137
| 123
| 1119.2
| 230
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 137
| 123
| 1119.2
| 229
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 81
| 67
| 618.2
| 126
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 81
| 67
| 618.2
| 120
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 18
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 161
| 158
| 1391
| 326
| 10
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 161
| 155
| 1373
| 321
| 11
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 20
| 15
| 138.2
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 155
| 152
| 1346.1
| 312
| 10
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 142
| 137
| 1207.2
| 280
| 10
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 147
| 140
| 1252
| 299
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 7
| 5
| 35.1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 147
| 145
| 1287.1
| 307
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 159
| 158
| 1397.2
| 318
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 159
| 158
| 1397.2
| 318
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 141
| 141
| 1228.2
| 296
| 14
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 141
| 141
| 1228.2
| 295
| 15
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 8
| 8
| 66
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 8
| 8
| 66
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 117
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 10
| 9
| 82.1
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 10
| 9
| 82.1
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 146
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 46
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 24
| 23
| 186
| 46
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 24
| 23
| 186
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1989
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 71
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 25
| 24
| 194
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 117
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 25
| 24
| 194
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 95
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 30
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 125
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 125
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 12
| 8
| 70
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 11
| 7
| 64
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| RF
| 17
| 13
| 100
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| DH
| 116
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| LF
| 6
| 6
| 40
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| OAK
| A
| OF
| 23
| 19
| 140
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 116
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 91
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 122
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 141
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 86
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 35
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 121
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 80
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 25
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 96
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 121
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 62
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 78
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 1643
| 1565
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1042
| 984
| 8717.2
| 1982
| 71
| 46
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 46
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 30
| 23
| 192
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1062
| 1014
| 8955.2
| 2031
| 69
| 47
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1977).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Fred Manrique to Texas Rangers in exchange for Scott Fletcher, Sammy Sosa and Wilson Alvarez (July 29, 1989).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 29, 1990); Texas Rangers received Joe Bitker and Scott Chiamparino (September 4, 1990).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bobby Chouinard and Allen Plaster (January 14, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 2, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 23, 1994).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 1995).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 11, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 10, 1997).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be named later (July 29, 1997); Chicago White Sox received Juan Bautista (August 18, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1997).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 19, 1997).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Juan Aracena and a player to be named later (August 27, 1999); Baltimore Orioles received Jimmy Hamilton (August 31, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 9, 1999).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Charles Johnson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Miguel Felix, Juan Figueroa, Brook Fordyce and Jason Lakman (July 29, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 2000).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 8, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).
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