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Richard
Baker		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 170
 
Born: September 29, 1933 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 18 SEA CL    
1953 19 SEA CL    
1954 20 SEA CL    
1955 21 KC PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 18 SEA CL    
1953 19 SEA CL    
1954 20 SEA CL    
1955 21 KC PL $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 18 AA   0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 1 8.7 7 4 2 1 7 4.16 .226 .250 .484 .734  
    A   1 1 .500 35 0 0 0 7 25.7 23 6 1 9 31 2.10 .240 .305 .333 .638  
1953 19 AA   3 1 .750 30 0 0 0 6 23.0 21 8 1 8 26 3.13 .236 .299 .292 .591  
1954 20 AAA   0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 1 22.3 17 5 0 6 30 2.02 .205 .258 .253 .511  
    AA   0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 1 18.3 9 3 0 5 20 1.47 .150 .215 .200 .415  
1955 21 KC PL 5 7 .417 54 0 0 0 16 64.0 65 33 3 34 49 4.64 .266 .379 .389 .769 7.9
1 Years Sim 5 7 .417 54 0 0 0 16 64.0 65 33 3 34 49 4.64 .266 .379 .389 .769 7.9
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 1 22.3 17 5 0 6 30 2.02 .205 .258 .253 .511  
3 Years AA 3 2 .600 53 0 0 0 8 50.0 37 15 3 14 53 2.70 .206 .263 .294 .557  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 35 0 0 0 7 25.7 23 6 1 9 31 2.10 .240 .305 .333 .638  
5 Years Minors 4 3 .571 99 0 0 0 16 98.0 77 26 4 29 114 2.39 .214 .273 .295 .568  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   47 25 3 22 32   .287 .371 .433 .804
vs LH   18 8 0 12 17   .225 .326 .300 .626
Home 5 3 .625 32 0 0 0 7 38.0 40 17 1 19 31 4.03 .276 .360 .414 .774
Away 0 4 .000 22 0 0 0 9 26.0 25 16 2 15 18 5.54 .253 .351 .354 .704
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 5 9.7 11 3 1 6 8 2.80 .314 .415 .486 .900
May 1 2 .333 7 0 0 0 4 6.7 7 4 0 1 10 5.41 .250 .276 .357 .633
June 0 3 .000 8 0 0 0 3 6.7 10 6 0 6 2 8.11 .323 .432 .387 .820
July 3 1 .750 11 0 0 0 4 12.7 12 8 1 5 8 5.69 .267 .340 .467 .807
August 1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 0 17.7 12 7 1 11 14 3.57 .194 .315 .339 .654
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 10.7 13 5 0 5 7 4.22 .302 .375 .326 .701
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1955 21 KC PL 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
162 Game Average 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1955 21 KC PL P 54 0 64.0 5 20 0 1 1.000 3.52    
Career Totals   54 0 64.0 5 20 0 1 1.000 3.52    
Career Highs   54 0 64.0 5 20 0 1 1.000 3.52    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1955-8-16
CAR-45-16
 Games Pitched
1955-10-54
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 4
 
History
Drafted in 26th round, 506th overall pick, by Seattle in 1952
Injured on 8/24/1952 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks
Drafted in Rule 5 Draft, 1st round, by Kansas City in 1955
Earned first career win on 5/28/1955
 
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