P Ben Baird #28
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/08/1975
P BEN BAIRD #28 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
81 1 12-7 26 3.91 129.0 147 5 53 74 1.55 1.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/25/1975 DET Win, 5-4 X 7.0 8 4 4 3 2
09/20/1975 @ HOU Loss, 1-3 1.0 3 3 2 1 2 Loss
09/16/1975 @ STL Win, 7-3 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Save
09/14/1975 @ LAF Loss, 3-4 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
09/12/1975 @ LAF Loss, 6-7 1.0 3 2 0 0 2 Loss
09/10/1975 HOU Win, 8-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/09/1975 HOU Win, 4-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/08/1975 HOU Loss, 4-5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1975 STL Win, 8-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/01/1975 @ CHI Win, 4-3 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 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:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 106 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 109 Days
Pro Service:5 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 1975 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 81 1 12 7 26 3.91 129.0 147 68 56 5 53 74 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 8 76.5 80 56 14.37 10.26 5.16 3.70 3.40 1.55 89 1.7 .323        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 89 34 5 0 0 12 9 13 0 3 0 .382 .439 .438 .877      
vs. RHB 423 113 15 3 5 56 44 61 6 6 6 .267 .340 .352 .693      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 14 0 4 0 7 2.22 24.1 25 7 6 1 9 18  
May 14 0 3 4 2 7.59 21.1 40 26 18 1 11 9  
June 13 0 3 0 5 2.95 21.1 19 7 7 1 10 13  
July 13 0 1 0 4 4.64 21.1 26 11 11 0 9 18  
August 17 0 0 1 5 2.42 22.1 17 6 6 2 9 8  
September 10 1 1 2 3 3.93 18.1 20 11 8 0 5 8  
Spring Training 19 0 0 0 3 2.02 26.2 20 7 6 0 3 20  
Last Year 94 0 17 15 21 4.51 141.2 159 79 71 6 59 72  
2 Years Ago 32 0 2 4 7 4.63 46.2 61 29 24 5 16 30  
Career 242 32 39 43 54 4.28 534.2 630 296 254 27 223 305  
Home 39 1 6 1 10 4.57 63.0 76 35 32 3 32 35  
Road 42 0 6 6 16 3.27 66.0 71 33 24 2 21 39  
Grass 76 1 11 7 24 4.05 122.1 144 67 55 5 50 66  
Turf 5 0 1 0 2 1.35 6.2 3 1 1 0 3 8  
Day 18 0 3 1 8 2.48 32.2 35 11 9 1 10 23  
Night 63 1 9 6 18 4.39 96.1 112 57 47 4 43 51  
As Starter 1 1 0 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 0 3 2  
As Reliever / Substitution 80 0 12 7 26 3.84 122.0 139 64 52 5 50 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 3.32 1.9 83
1975 Minneapolis - FABL 26 81 1 12 7 26 3.91 129.0 147 68 56 5 53 74 0 0 1.55 .323 3.40 1.7 98
Total FABL 242 32 39 43 54 4.28 534.2 630 296 254 27 223 305 5 2 1.60 .330 3.49 6.6 86
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
1975 Minneapolis - MLB P 81 1 9 15 0 24 0 1.000 129.0 1.67 +1.6 .990
TOTAL P 327 86 44 99 7 149 6 .960 937.0 1.37 +2.2 .982
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!
05/01/1975 Wins the FABL FA Pitcher of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1974 94 1
1975 81 1
Year W Rank
1974 17 7
Year L Rank
1972 15 8
1974 15 4
Year SV Rank
1974 21 5
1975 26 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
1975 80 1
Year GF Rank
1974 66 1
1975 56 2
Year CG Rank
1972 3 10
Year CGP Rank
1972 .111 9
Year SHO Rank
1972 1 10
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