LF Al Baker #27
Yakima Rams (CHC) COW
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
BNN Index | COW | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF AL BAKER #27 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
62 243 70 13 0 4 33 38 57 .288 .387 .391 1 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 SBF Win, 1-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/09/1975 @ EUG Win, 5-4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 0
08/08/1975 @ EUG Win, 6-1 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/07/1975 @ EUG Win, 4-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
08/05/1975 @ BKR Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 @ BKR Loss, 1-3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ BKR Loss, 1-15 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 EVE Win, 7-3 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 EVE Win, 7-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
07/31/1975 EVE Win, 5-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/05/1953
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 16th Pick in Round 7
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 40 136 34 5 4 2 15 20 30 35 .250 .383 .390 .773 .350 .140 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 37 168 0 6 0 1 1 1 53 11 2 2 50.0 22.3 5.62 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 9 2 1 1 7 3 6 12 1 0 0 .209 .300 .372 .672
Versus Right   93 25 3 3 1 8 17 24 23 0 1 0 .269 .419 .398 .817
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   45 8 1 1 1 4 6 11 13 0 0 0 .178 .339 .311 .650
May   89 26 4 3 1 11 14 18 22 1 1 0 .292 .407 .438 .846
June   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Year   215 52 10 3 3 26 17 32 55 0 6 1 .242 .343 .358 .701
2 Years Ago   139 26 2 3 0 17 17 27 47 0 2 0 .187 .319 .245 .564
Career   497 113 17 10 5 58 56 92 139 1 9 1 .227 .349 .332 .681
Home   66 11 0 1 0 1 5 17 20 1 0 0 .167 .333 .197 .530
Road   70 23 5 3 2 14 15 13 15 0 1 0 .329 .434 .571 1.005
Grass   136 34 5 4 2 15 20 30 35 1 1 0 .250 .383 .390 .773
Day   53 16 3 2 0 5 11 11 14 1 0 0 .302 .415 .434 .849
Night   83 18 2 2 2 10 9 19 21 0 1 0 .217 .363 .361 .724
As Starter   134 34 5 4 2 15 20 28 35 1 1 0 .254 .380 .396 .776
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
C-O-W LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 62 243 70 13 0 4 33 29 38 57 .288 .387 .391 .778 .362 .103 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 58 288 2 7 0 0 4 1 95 17 1 3 25.0 39.6 5.91 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   53 16 5 0 1 7 10 5 14 0 0 1 .302 .373 .453 .826
Versus Right   190 54 8 0 3 26 19 33 43 1 4 1 .284 .391 .374 .765
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 8 1 0 1 2 7 3 7 0 0 0 .320 .393 .480 .873
June   89 21 2 0 0 15 5 16 18 0 2 2 .236 .364 .258 .623
July   117 35 7 0 3 16 16 18 32 1 2 0 .299 .390 .436 .826
August   37 14 4 0 1 2 8 4 7 0 0 0 .378 .439 .568 1.007
2 Years Ago   222 54 6 5 1 23 20 42 59 0 4 1 .243 .366 .329 .695
Career   790 216 30 5 11 97 74 118 203 5 9 4 .273 .369 .366 .734
Home   121 39 8 0 1 16 15 18 29 0 1 1 .322 .414 .413 .828
Road   122 31 5 0 3 17 14 20 28 1 3 1 .254 .361 .369 .730
Grass   243 70 13 0 4 33 29 38 57 1 4 2 .288 .387 .391 .778
Day   81 23 3 0 1 8 8 11 20 0 2 1 .284 .376 .358 .734
Night   162 47 10 0 3 25 21 27 37 1 2 1 .290 .393 .407 .800
As Starter   240 67 13 0 4 32 28 38 57 1 4 1 .279 .379 .383 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 La Crosse - R 17 39 96 28 8 3 0 16 9 8 0 1 18 0 2 .292 .343 .438 .780 102 86 -0.1
1971 Yakima - A 17 17 57 20 4 0 1 8 6 7 0 1 16 0 0 .351 .415 .474 .889 144 150 0.4
1972 Yakima - A 18 90 268 72 7 0 5 33 19 31 1 3 71 2 7 .269 .343 .351 .694 90 89 -0.0
1972 Rockford - A 18 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 .143 .400 .143 .543 55 94 0.1
1973 La Crosse - R 19 13 39 13 6 2 0 8 7 9 0 1 9 0 1 .333 .449 .590 1.039 144 139 0.4
1973 Yakima - A 19 77 222 54 6 5 1 23 20 42 1 0 59 0 2 .243 .366 .329 .695 88 94 0.8
1973 Rockford - A 19 42 139 26 2 3 0 17 17 27 0 0 47 1 0 .187 .319 .245 .564 56 67 -0.0
1974 Rockford - A 20 63 215 52 10 3 3 26 17 32 1 0 55 0 0 .242 .343 .358 .701 93 98 0.4
1974 Memphis - AA 20 49 128 20 2 0 1 11 5 11 0 1 31 0 0 .156 .221 .195 .417 12 6 -1.3
1975 Yakima - A 21 62 243 70 13 0 4 33 29 38 2 1 57 1 3 .288 .387 .391 .778 113 115 1.9
1975 Rockford - A 21 40 136 34 5 4 2 15 20 30 0 1 35 2 2 .250 .383 .390 .773 112 113 0.7
Total DIX 49 128 20 2 0 1 11 5 11 0 1 31 0 0 .156 .221 .195 .417 12 6
Total HL 148 497 113 17 10 5 58 56 92 1 1 139 4 2 .227 .349 .332 .681 88 93
Total COW 246 790 216 30 5 11 97 74 118 4 5 203 3 12 .273 .369 .366 .734 100 103
Total UMVA 52 135 41 14 5 0 24 16 17 0 2 27 0 3 .304 .377 .481 .858 115 102
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 La Crosse - R 1B 20 11 91 8 8 100 1 .990 106.1 8.38 +0.2 .997
1971 Yakima - A LF 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 30.2 0.88 -0.4 .778
1971 La Crosse - R LF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.1 .785
1971 Yakima - A CF 15 13 22 0 0 23 1 .957 114.1 1.73 -1.3 .950
1971 La Crosse - R CF 19 11 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 103.2 2.17 -0.8 .943
1971 La Crosse - R RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Yakima - A 1B 19 15 103 12 15 118 3 .975 121.0 8.55 -0.6 .895
1972 Rockford - A LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 +0.2 1.039
1972 Yakima - A LF 36 31 48 1 1 49 0 1.000 266.2 1.65 +1.8 1.060
1972 Yakima - A CF 33 29 70 0 0 70 0 1.000 252.1 2.50 -2.1 .930
1972 Yakima - A RF 5 5 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 37.0 1.46 -0.5 .869
1973 Yakima - A 1B 8 7 50 1 7 52 1 .981 62.0 7.40 +0.1 1.060
1973 La Crosse - R 1B 2 1 9 1 0 10 0 1.000 11.0 8.18 +0.5 1.428
1973 Rockford - A LF 21 19 22 3 0 25 0 1.000 151.2 1.48 +0.7 1.029
1973 Yakima - A LF 39 30 53 0 0 54 1 .981 275.2 1.73 +3.5 1.103
1973 La Crosse - R LF 10 9 15 2 0 20 3 .850 79.1 1.93 +0.4 1.130
1973 Rockford - A CF 15 14 38 0 0 39 1 .974 120.0 2.85 -0.6 1.013
1973 Yakima - A CF 24 18 43 3 0 48 2 .958 168.1 2.46 -1.0 1.015
1973 Rockford - A RF 8 8 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 67.0 1.34 +0.6 1.164
1973 Yakima - A RF 4 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 25.0 2.52 +0.7 1.056
1974 Memphis - AA LF 28 24 37 3 0 43 3 .930 213.0 1.69 +1.5 1.064
1974 Rockford - A LF 48 47 59 3 1 64 2 .969 386.0 1.45 +3.0 1.081
1974 Memphis - AA CF 12 6 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 59.2 2.87 -1.6 .870
1974 Rockford - A CF 18 11 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 119.2 1.88 -1.9 .953
1974 Memphis - AA RF 6 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.0 1.84 -0.6 1.039
1975 Rockford - A 1B 3 1 17 1 1 18 0 1.000 16.0 10.12 +0.1 1.066
1975 Rockford - A LF 20 19 25 0 0 26 1 .962 169.0 1.33 +0.8 1.118
1975 Yakima - A LF 45 43 74 1 0 75 0 1.000 387.2 1.74 +8.2 1.132
1975 Rockford - A CF 18 17 38 3 0 42 1 .976 162.2 2.27 -0.1 1.004
1975 Yakima - A CF 7 5 12 1 0 14 1 .929 45.0 2.60 +0.4 1.014
1975 Yakima - A RF 11 10 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 91.2 1.87 -0.1 .994
TOTAL 1B 52 35 270 23 31 298 5 .983 316.1 8.34 +0.3 .984
TOTAL LF 257 231 345 13 2 368 10 .973 2002.2 1.61 +19.7 1.083
TOTAL CF 161 124 290 9 0 305 6 .980 1145.2 2.35 -8.9 .966
TOTAL RF 34 31 50 1 0 51 0 1.000 264.2 1.73 +0.1 1.024
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft out of high school (Franklin; Los Angeles, CA) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 7, Pick 16, 160th overall pick).
09/24/1971 Wins the 1971 COW Championship Series MVP Award.
09/25/1971 Wins the 1971 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Yakima Rams!
04/13/1973 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/06/1973 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/11/1974 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/17/1974 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/08/1974 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/04/1975 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
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