C Walter Baker #28
Rockford Wildcats (CHC) HL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/11/1975
BNN Index | HL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C WALTER BAKER #28 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 290 76 13 1 6 35 42 57 .262 .362 .376 0 1.9
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/09/1975 @ GAR Win, 3-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/08/1975 @ GAR Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 MAD Win, 10-3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/05/1975 MAD Win, 3-1 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/03/1975 @ WIC Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/02/1975 @ WIC Win, 4-1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
07/30/1975 @ SPD Win, 6-0 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 @ SPD Win, 3-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
07/27/1975 PEO Win, 8-4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/26/1975 PEO Loss, 2-7 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/08/1947
Born in:Boston, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
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:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 17th Pick in Round 13
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 290 76 13 1 6 35 34 42 57 .262 .362 .376 .738 .351 .114 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 70 338 4 5 0 12 1 1 109 20 0 0 0.0 39.3 4.65 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   92 25 3 0 3 11 10 12 20 1 0 1 .272 .358 .402 .761
Versus Right   198 51 10 1 3 24 24 30 37 0 1 3 .258 .364 .364 .727
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 5 1 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .357 .471 .429 .899
April   46 9 1 0 1 5 4 1 5 0 0 1 .196 .229 .283 .512
May   75 19 5 0 1 8 10 13 20 0 1 0 .253 .364 .360 .724
June   76 21 2 0 2 9 9 11 17 0 0 3 .276 .389 .382 .770
July   73 20 3 1 2 11 8 12 13 1 0 0 .274 .372 .425 .797
August   20 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 .350 .480 .450 .930
All-Star Game   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Last Year   210 76 12 0 4 39 34 57 44 2 0 2 .362 .498 .476 .974
Career   773 218 37 2 15 109 95 140 154 6 4 12 .282 .397 .393 .791
Home   149 36 7 1 2 14 15 20 32 0 0 2 .242 .339 .342 .681
Road   141 40 6 0 4 21 19 22 25 1 1 2 .284 .386 .411 .797
Grass   290 76 13 1 6 35 34 42 57 1 1 4 .262 .362 .376 .738
Day   115 34 8 0 1 16 15 20 28 0 1 2 .296 .409 .391 .800
Night   175 42 5 1 5 19 19 22 29 1 0 2 .240 .330 .366 .696
As Starter   277 73 13 1 6 35 32 41 55 1 1 4 .264 .365 .383 .748
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
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
1966 La Crosse - R 18 23 45 10 1 0 2 7 10 6 1 3 9 0 0 .222 .309 .378 .687 55 34 -0.3
1966 San Jose - A 18 13 51 12 0 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 13 0 0 .235 .264 .294 .558 57 52 -0.1
1967 La Crosse - R 19 33 100 18 2 0 1 9 9 7 0 0 37 0 0 .180 .234 .230 .464 20 0 -0.9
1967 San Jose - A 19 22 69 11 1 0 2 7 6 12 1 0 23 0 0 .159 .293 .261 .554 55 55 -0.1
1968 La Crosse - R 20 26 61 18 2 1 0 6 6 10 3 1 18 1 0 .295 .413 .361 .774 102 111 0.6
1968 San Jose - A 20 33 100 22 4 0 1 16 13 26 4 2 22 1 0 .220 .394 .290 .684 93 108 0.9
1969 Yakima - A 21 88 150 36 1 0 3 16 18 32 5 2 26 0 0 .240 .386 .307 .693 83 88 0.5
1969 Rockford - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 -0.0
1970 Yakima - A 22 24 72 18 6 0 1 3 7 8 0 0 16 0 0 .250 .325 .375 .700 92 93 0.3
1970 Rockford - A 22 63 161 36 9 1 1 17 14 25 1 3 38 0 0 .224 .326 .311 .637 86 79 0.4
1970 Memphis - AA 22 26 56 17 3 0 3 13 9 13 0 0 11 0 0 .304 .435 .518 .953 193 187 1.2
1971 Rockford - A 23 17 45 15 1 0 1 7 6 6 2 0 7 0 0 .333 .434 .422 .856 146 155 0.6
1972 Rockford - A 24 21 66 15 2 0 3 11 7 10 3 0 8 0 0 .227 .354 .394 .748 116 115 0.6
1972 Memphis - AA 24 80 202 56 3 2 3 17 18 19 3 1 26 1 0 .277 .347 .356 .703 113 111 1.8
1973 Memphis - AA 25 23 46 8 2 0 2 4 5 9 1 0 8 0 0 .174 .321 .348 .669 86 100 0.2
1973 Omaha - AAA 25 29 61 16 2 0 2 9 9 5 0 0 9 0 0 .262 .318 .393 .712 90 75 0.1
1974 Rockford - A 26 113 210 76 12 0 4 39 34 57 2 2 44 0 0 .362 .498 .476 .974 169 169 3.0
1974 Memphis - AA 26 26 52 12 1 0 0 5 7 13 2 0 15 0 0 .231 .403 .250 .653 77 97 0.3
1975 Rockford - A 27 81 290 76 13 1 6 35 34 42 4 1 57 0 0 .262 .362 .376 .738 103 113 1.9
Total DIX 155 356 93 9 2 8 39 39 54 6 1 60 1 0 .261 .367 .365 .732 117 120
Total HL 296 773 218 37 2 15 109 95 140 12 6 154 0 0 .282 .397 .393 .791 122 125
Total COW 180 442 99 12 0 8 45 49 79 11 4 100 1 0 .224 .353 .305 .658 80 85
Total UMVA 82 206 46 5 1 3 22 25 23 4 4 64 1 0 .223 .308 .301 .609 54 43
Total CL 29 61 16 2 0 2 9 9 5 0 0 9 0 0 .262 .318 .393 .712 90 75
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 San Jose - A C 13 13 66 8 0 75 1 .987 110.0 6.05 -0.6 .231 0 6 4 66.7
1966 La Crosse - R C 11 9 69 3 0 73 1 .986 80.1 8.07 -0.4 .000 2 6 2 33.3
1967 San Jose - A C 20 20 173 9 0 183 1 .995 172.1 9.50 -0.7 .370 0 15 4 26.7
1967 La Crosse - R C 28 23 238 15 1 254 1 .996 216.0 10.54 -1.8 .813 6 10 2 20.0
1968 San Jose - A C 31 30 262 23 1 285 0 1.000 260.0 9.87 +1.2 1.141 1 14 5 35.7
1968 La Crosse - R C 16 15 115 15 1 130 0 1.000 125.1 9.34 +1.3 1.065 1 12 9 75.0
1969 Yakima - A C 33 28 278 18 3 297 1 .997 265.2 10.03 +0.1 .761 0 17 6 35.3
1970 Memphis - AA C 16 15 101 9 1 111 1 .991 138.0 7.17 +1.0 1.391 1 4 3 75.0
1970 Rockford - A C 42 39 321 20 5 342 1 .997 353.0 8.69 -0.8 .822 4 42 15 35.7
1970 Yakima - A C 20 17 151 12 2 164 1 .994 147.0 9.98 -0.3 1.133 2 13 3 23.1
1971 Rockford - A C 15 11 94 10 2 104 0 1.000 107.2 8.69 +0.4 .695 1 9 6 66.7
1972 Memphis - AA C 47 43 299 32 2 331 0 1.000 395.1 7.54 +1.9 1.139 2 21 11 52.4
1972 Rockford - A C 19 18 134 11 1 146 1 .993 156.0 8.37 +0.8 1.495 1 14 6 42.9
1973 Omaha - AAA C 17 14 105 9 3 114 0 1.000 133.1 7.69 -0.3 .592 1 5 2 40.0
1973 Memphis - AA C 17 10 69 7 0 77 1 .987 97.1 7.03 -0.1 1.060 0 9 3 33.3
1974 Memphis - AA C 11 11 80 10 0 91 1 .989 97.0 8.35 +0.6 .807 0 8 6 75.0
1974 Rockford - A C 46 40 357 21 5 378 0 1.000 383.2 8.87 -1.9 .822 3 28 7 25.0
1975 Rockford - A C 75 70 654 42 2 697 1 .999 654.1 9.57 -0.7 .855 3 34 14 41.2
TOTAL C 477 426 3566 274 29 3852 12 .997 3892.1 8.88 -0.3 .891 28 267 108 40.4
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Holland; Holland, MI) by the Chicago Cougars. (Round 13, Pick 17, 257th overall pick).
06/15/1967 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/25/1968 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/14/1970 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1970 Wins the 1970 Championship with the Memphis Cougars!
04/05/1971 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/06/1973 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/13/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/14/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Heartland League All-Star Game.
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