P Ben Baird #28
Minneapolis Millers FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P BEN BAIRD #28 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
94 0 17-15 21 4.51 141.2 159 6 59 72 1.54 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/01/1974 @ CHI Loss, 5-6 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 Loss
09/29/1974 DET Loss, 1-3 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 DET Win, 10-1 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/1974 LAF Loss, 4-6 2.0 5 2 2 1 0 Loss
09/24/1974 LAF Loss, 0-2 2.0 3 1 1 2 0
09/21/1974 @ DET Loss, 3-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 @ DET Win, 4-2 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/17/1974 @ HOU Win, 5-4 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Win
09/13/1974 @ STL Win, 2-1 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Save
09/12/1974 @ LAF Win, 6-4 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/11/1948
Born in:Birmingham, AL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$32,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 109 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 10th Pick in Round 8
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 94 0 17 15 21 4.51 141.2 159 79 71 6 59 72 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 34 12 63.6 94 66 13.98 10.10 4.57 3.75 3.26 1.54 88 1.9 .317        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 77 21 2 0 1 11 8 11 3 2 0 .273 .330 .338 .667      
vs. RHB 475 138 23 1 5 68 51 61 6 6 2 .291 .358 .375 .732      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 11 0 1 1 4 4.41 16.1 17 9 8 0 6 8  
May 16 0 3 5 5 5.73 22.0 24 14 14 2 9 17  
June 18 0 7 3 3 3.31 32.2 27 14 12 2 13 14  
July 15 0 1 1 5 5.31 20.1 27 16 12 1 11 8  
August 18 0 1 2 2 6.17 23.1 35 17 16 1 12 18  
September 15 0 4 2 2 2.08 26.0 25 6 6 0 8 7  
October 1 0 0 1 0 27.00 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0  
Spring Training 11 0 2 2 0 5.79 14.0 21 9 9 1 4 9  
Last Year 32 0 2 4 7 4.63 46.2 61 29 24 5 16 30  
2 Years Ago 30 27 7 15 0 4.45 188.0 233 110 93 7 86 121  
Career 161 31 27 36 28 4.39 405.2 483 228 198 22 170 231  
Home 46 0 7 8 8 5.85 67.2 88 51 44 2 32 34  
Road 48 0 10 7 13 3.28 74.0 71 28 27 4 27 38  
Grass 94 0 17 15 21 4.51 141.2 159 79 71 6 59 72  
Day 11 0 2 1 2 4.58 17.2 22 10 9 0 8 10  
Night 83 0 15 14 19 4.50 124.0 137 69 62 6 51 62  
As Reliever / Substitution 94 0 17 15 21 4.51 141.2 159 79 71 6 59 72  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1970 Minneapolis - FABL 21 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.00 .500 11.71 -0.1 66
1971 Minneapolis - FABL 22 4 4 1 2 0 2.89 28.0 26 9 9 3 9 7 2 1 1.25 .250 4.59 0.1 127
1972 Minneapolis - FABL 23 30 27 7 15 0 4.45 188.0 233 110 93 7 86 121 3 1 1.70 .350 3.33 2.9 78
1973 Minneapolis - FABL 24 32 0 2 4 7 4.63 46.2 61 29 24 5 16 30 0 0 1.65 .341 4.01 0.2 87
1974 Minneapolis - FABL 25 94 0 17 15 21 4.51 141.2 159 79 71 6 59 72 0 0 1.54 .317 3.26 1.9 82
Total FABL 161 31 27 36 28 4.39 405.2 483 228 198 22 170 231 5 2 1.61 .332 3.50 4.9 83
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1970 Toledo - AAA 21 20 20 8 6 0 4.65 127.2 135 81 66 15 77 82 2 0 1.66 .300 5.07 0.8 96
1971 Toledo - AAA 22 28 28 13 11 0 4.56 193.1 243 113 98 17 69 117 3 0 1.61 .342 3.88 3.5 94
1973 Toledo - AAA 24 37 6 6 3 2 2.66 81.1 70 27 24 9 32 60 0 0 1.25 .257 3.81 0.8 153
Total UL 85 54 27 20 2 4.21 402.1 448 221 188 41 178 259 5 0 1.56 .314 4.24 102.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Minneapolis - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Toledo - AAA P 20 20 5 17 1 23 1 .957 127.2 1.55 +0.9 1.005
1971 Minneapolis - MLB P 4 4 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 -0.0 .994
1971 Toledo - AAA P 28 28 2 17 2 20 1 .950 193.1 0.88 +0.7 .952
1972 Minneapolis - MLB P 30 27 7 18 1 28 3 .893 188.0 1.20 -1.7 .935
1973 Minneapolis - MLB P 32 0 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 46.2 2.12 -0.0 .991
1973 Toledo - AAA P 37 6 4 9 0 14 1 .929 81.1 1.44 -0.5 .839
1974 Minneapolis - MLB P 94 0 10 13 3 23 0 1.000 141.2 1.46 +1.1 1.171
TOTAL P 246 85 35 84 7 125 6 .952 808.0 1.33 +0.6 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of college (College of Cairo; Cairo, IL) by the Minneapolis Millers. (Round 8, Pick 10, 178th overall pick).
09/06/1971 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Detroit Dynamos with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/14/1972 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1974 94 1
Year W Rank
1974 17 7
Year L Rank
1972 15 8
1974 15 4
Year SV Rank
1974 21 5
Year BB Rank
1972 86 8
Year WP Rank
1972 17 1
Year HR/9 Rank
1972 0.34 4
Year RA Rank
1974 94 1
Year GF Rank
1974 66 1
Year CG Rank
1972 3 10
Year CGP Rank
1972 .111 9
Year SHO Rank
1972 1 10
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