SS Ben Baker #47
Seattle Kings FABL
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS BEN BAKER #47 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 548 153 25 4 12 70 52 40 .279 .341 .405 5 4.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/18/1974 ATL Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/17/1974 ATL Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
10/15/1974 @ ATL Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/14/1974 @ ATL Loss, 1-5 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
10/13/1974 @ ATL Win, 6-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
10/11/1974 ATL Win, 6-2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
10/10/1974 ATL Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/1974 @ MIL Win, 8-2 5 2 4 3 2 0 0 0
10/06/1974 MIL Win, 6-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
10/05/1974 MIL Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/20/1941
Born in:Rochester, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$67,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 163 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 11th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 155 548 153 25 4 12 70 68 52 40 .279 .341 .405 .746 .335 .126 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 153 610 1 5 1 10 5 3 222 41 5 5 50.0 75.7 4.89 4.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 33 3 0 2 13 15 22 7 1 0 0 .284 .396 .362 .758
Versus Right   432 120 22 4 10 57 53 30 33 2 5 1 .278 .325 .417 .741
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   75 19 5 0 1 10 10 8 6 1 0 0 .253 .321 .360 .681
May   98 30 2 1 3 15 15 9 6 1 2 0 .306 .361 .439 .800
June   91 24 6 2 2 8 12 10 6 1 2 0 .264 .333 .440 .773
July   88 19 5 0 2 11 10 8 7 0 1 0 .216 .281 .341 .622
August   97 29 6 0 1 10 13 12 9 0 0 1 .299 .382 .392 .774
September   92 29 1 1 3 15 8 5 6 0 0 0 .315 .351 .446 .796
October   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Spring Training   30 4 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 .133 .257 .133 .390
Postseason   33 14 4 1 2 9 5 2 3 1 1 0 .424 .444 .788 1.232
Last Year   556 129 20 7 9 58 75 52 39 4 4 1 .232 .297 .342 .639
2 Years Ago   561 142 19 3 8 62 69 39 57 8 3 1 .253 .299 .340 .639
Career   5244 1457 248 69 106 634 680 401 503 41 28 6 .278 .327 .412 .740
Home   257 76 12 2 7 41 38 34 23 3 1 0 .296 .374 .440 .814
Road   291 77 13 2 5 29 30 18 17 0 4 1 .265 .310 .375 .684
Grass   548 153 25 4 12 70 68 52 40 3 5 1 .279 .341 .405 .746
Day   92 20 6 0 1 10 11 11 5 1 1 1 .217 .305 .315 .620
Night   456 133 19 4 11 60 57 41 35 2 4 0 .292 .349 .423 .772
As Starter   547 153 25 4 12 69 68 52 40 2 5 1 .280 .342 .406 .748
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   113 39 3 0 2 16 13 12 8 1 1 0 .345 .405 .425 .830
Inning 1-3   175 54 11 3 5 26 29 14 14 2 2 0 .309 .356 .491 .847
Inning 4-6   209 50 8 1 5 24 24 20 13 0 2 0 .239 .306 .359 .665
Inning 7-9   158 46 6 0 2 19 12 17 13 1 1 1 .291 .362 .367 .729
Extra Innings   6 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
0 Outs   170 48 9 2 7 20 37 17 12 1 4 0 .282 .346 .482 .828
1 Outs   202 64 12 1 4 31 26 18 15 2 1 0 .317 .369 .446 .815
2 Outs   176 41 4 1 1 19 5 17 13 0 0 1 .233 .304 .284 .588
Scoring Position   144 50 8 1 1 56 19 16 14 3 5 0 .347 .405 .438 .842
Bases Empty   289 78 10 3 10 10 38 26 22 0 0 0 .270 .330 .429 .759
Runner on 1st   115 25 7 0 1 4 11 10 4 0 0 1 .217 .286 .304 .590
Runner on 2nd   33 11 1 0 0 6 0 4 4 0 4 0 .333 .405 .364 .769
Runner on 3rd   14 4 0 1 1 7 2 4 1 1 0 0 .286 .421 .643 1.064
Runner on 1st & 2nd   51 17 3 0 0 15 9 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .392 .725
Runner on 1st & 3rd   20 10 1 0 0 12 3 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .583 .550 1.133
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 4 2 0 0 8 2 3 0 1 0 0 .571 .636 .857 1.494
Bases Loaded   19 4 1 0 0 8 3 1 3 1 1 0 .211 .238 .263 .501
Two Strikes   191 40 6 0 4 24 21 17 40 3 0 1 .209 .274 .304 .577
First Pitch   111 32 7 2 0 7 13 5 0 0 2 0 .288 .319 .387 .706
Count 0-1   48 12 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Count 0-2   33 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 9 0 0 0 .121 .121 .152 .273
Count 1-0   63 22 3 1 1 9 9 0 0 0 3 0 .349 .349 .476 .825
Count 1-1   59 26 6 0 5 19 11 0 0 0 0 0 .441 .441 .797 1.237
Count 1-2   67 16 4 0 2 10 8 0 14 0 0 0 .239 .239 .388 .627
Count 2-0   20 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .350 .350 .700
Count 2-1   38 10 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .395 .658
Count 2-2   55 12 1 0 1 6 6 0 15 3 0 1 .218 .220 .291 .511
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 4 0 1 0 2 4 18 0 0 0 0 .222 .611 .333 .944
Full Count   36 8 0 0 1 6 5 17 2 0 0 0 .222 .472 .306 .777
Behind in Count   148 32 6 0 3 16 15 0 23 0 0 0 .216 .216 .318 .534
Ahead in Count   139 43 5 2 2 16 18 30 0 0 3 0 .309 .432 .417 .849
Batting Leadoff   8 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Batting 2nd   29 10 1 0 0 3 5 4 3 0 0 0 .345 .424 .379 .804
Batting 3rd   13 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
Batting 4th   18 6 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 0 1 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Batting 5th   43 11 1 0 0 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .256 .304 .279 .583
Batting 6th   262 74 14 2 6 30 35 23 18 0 3 0 .282 .340 .420 .760
Batting 7th   137 34 6 1 6 22 18 11 9 1 1 0 .248 .302 .438 .740
Batting 8th   37 12 2 1 0 6 3 6 3 1 0 1 .324 .422 .432 .855
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   251 67 7 3 6 17 27 21 18 1 0 1 .267 .325 .390 .715
Medium Leverage   203 58 13 1 5 29 25 22 13 0 4 0 .286 .356 .433 .789
High Leverage   90 28 5 0 1 24 16 9 8 2 1 0 .311 .366 .400 .766
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
1965 Detroit - FABL 23 39 112 32 6 3 3 16 16 8 0 4 12 1 0 .286 .323 .473 .796 132 128 1.2
1966 Detroit - FABL 24 160 612 179 37 10 13 77 87 36 0 4 58 10 7 .292 .330 .449 .779 124 130 6.0
1967 Detroit - FABL 25 155 601 183 31 10 15 84 67 43 1 5 54 6 12 .304 .349 .464 .813 149 153 7.6
1968 Detroit - FABL 26 158 563 150 24 8 13 79 64 48 0 3 66 7 6 .266 .322 .407 .729 128 132 6.7
1969 Seattle - FABL 27 119 455 126 22 7 9 59 59 26 1 4 53 5 6 .277 .315 .415 .730 114 114 2.9
1970 Seattle - FABL 28 160 602 176 38 9 15 66 96 57 1 2 71 7 7 .292 .353 .460 .814 124 130 5.4
1971 Seattle - FABL 29 155 634 187 26 8 9 63 79 40 0 4 53 6 9 .295 .335 .404 .739 117 121 5.2
1972 Seattle - FABL 30 157 561 142 19 3 8 62 69 39 1 8 57 4 3 .253 .299 .340 .639 93 95 3.0
1973 Seattle - FABL 31 151 556 129 20 7 9 58 75 52 1 4 39 3 7 .232 .297 .342 .639 84 81 2.3
1974 Seattle - FABL 32 155 548 153 25 4 12 70 68 52 1 3 40 5 5 .279 .341 .405 .746 111 117 4.7
Total FABL 1409 5244 1457 248 69 106 634 680 401 6 41 503 54 62 .278 .327 .412 .740 117 120 45.0
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
1960 Biloxi - R 18 28 100 27 1 1 4 16 12 12 1 1 22 4 3 .270 .351 .420 .771 94 84 0.3
1960 Chattanooga - A 18 41 158 46 3 2 3 18 22 27 2 1 28 6 4 .291 .399 .392 .791 98 100 0.4
1961 Chattanooga - A 19 110 414 112 22 9 10 78 73 82 6 4 94 12 5 .271 .395 .440 .835 112 114 3.1
1961 Terre Haute - A 19 26 96 17 1 3 3 12 11 12 2 0 25 1 0 .177 .282 .344 .626 67 59 -0.4
1962 Terre Haute - A 20 56 203 55 9 2 6 26 27 40 3 2 37 1 1 .271 .395 .424 .819 118 127 2.2
1962 Akron - AA 20 43 140 28 5 0 5 17 20 23 2 1 26 3 3 .200 .319 .343 .662 93 100 1.3
1963 Akron - AA 21 36 124 35 6 3 3 21 23 27 2 1 20 1 1 .282 .416 .452 .867 155 158 2.5
1963 Newark - AAA 21 101 359 81 16 3 6 31 55 71 6 3 49 14 3 .226 .360 .337 .697 105 106 3.5
1964 Newark - AAA 22 51 194 59 12 3 6 19 36 31 1 0 20 4 4 .304 .403 .490 .892 150 155 2.9
1965 Atlanta - AAA 23 89 333 110 21 4 13 54 61 45 2 2 20 11 5 .330 .411 .535 .946 165 171 5.8
1969 Portland - AAA 27 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .083 .167 .250 -31 -43 -0.1
Total EA 79 264 63 11 3 8 38 43 50 4 2 46 4 4 .239 .366 .394 .760 122 128
Total GWL 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 .083 .167 .250 -31 -43
Total HL 82 299 72 10 5 9 38 38 52 5 2 62 2 1 .241 .360 .398 .758 102 106
Total UL 241 886 250 49 10 25 104 152 147 9 5 89 29 12 .282 .388 .445 .832 136 140
Total SEL 151 572 158 25 11 13 96 95 109 8 5 122 18 9 .276 .396 .427 .823 109 110
Total GSL 28 100 27 1 1 4 16 12 12 1 1 22 4 3 .270 .351 .420 .771 94 84
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1974 Seattle - FABL 32 10 33 14 4 1 2 9 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 .424 .444 .788 1.232 245 245 1.8
Total FABL 10 33 14 4 1 2 9 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 .424 .444 .788 1.232 245 245
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Chattanooga - A SS 40 40 75 127 28 207 5 .976 365.1 4.98 -3.2 .941
1960 Biloxi - R SS 28 27 54 73 11 127 0 1.000 228.2 5.00 +1.3 1.002
1961 Terre Haute - A SS 25 25 45 47 16 95 3 .968 208.1 3.97 -3.5 .907
1961 Chattanooga - A SS 107 105 193 285 78 487 9 .982 946.2 4.54 +1.4 1.021
1961 Chattanooga - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Akron - AA SS 34 32 50 114 29 169 5 .970 288.2 5.11 +5.1 1.053
1962 Terre Haute - A SS 53 53 93 160 39 259 6 .977 469.2 4.85 +3.8 1.036
1963 Newark - AAA SS 97 95 197 282 58 486 7 .986 855.2 5.04 +6.8 1.054
1963 Akron - AA SS 35 34 62 99 13 163 2 .988 298.0 4.86 +7.2 1.100
1964 Newark - AAA SS 49 46 82 145 19 235 8 .966 426.0 4.80 +3.8 1.041
1965 Detroit - MLB SS 31 25 47 84 12 136 5 .963 251.0 4.70 +1.6 .994
1965 Atlanta - AAA SS 86 86 155 222 36 385 8 .979 671.1 5.05 +6.5 1.059
1966 Detroit - MLB SS 157 151 292 517 71 833 24 .971 1343.0 5.42 +6.5 1.017
1967 Detroit - MLB SS 154 151 253 511 82 782 18 .977 1335.2 5.15 +7.7 1.027
1968 Detroit - MLB SS 155 149 254 507 65 788 27 .966 1321.2 5.18 +10.1 1.029
1969 Seattle - MLB SS 115 113 201 388 57 615 26 .958 1000.0 5.30 -0.1 1.004
1969 Portland - AAA SS 3 3 3 8 3 11 0 1.000 27.0 3.67 +0.2 1.083
1970 Seattle - MLB SS 150 148 255 469 89 742 18 .976 1297.2 5.02 +4.2 1.032
1971 Seattle - MLB SS 151 151 260 517 101 800 23 .971 1361.0 5.14 +5.5 1.021
1972 Seattle - MLB SS 153 153 256 507 98 788 25 .968 1321.2 5.20 +2.8 1.004
1973 Seattle - MLB SS 151 150 284 536 103 843 23 .973 1319.1 5.59 +9.4 1.028
1974 Seattle - MLB SS 153 153 239 486 89 753 28 .963 1321.0 4.94 +3.3 1.013
TOTAL SS 1927 1890 3350 6084 1097 9704 270 .972 16657.1 5.10 +80.3 1.022
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Allegany; Allegany, NY) by the Detroit Dynamos. (Round 2, Pick 11, 27th overall pick).
03/08/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/18/1961 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
09/07/1961 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/20/1961 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
03/07/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/17/1962 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
07/04/1962 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/30/1962 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/13/1962 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/07/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/08/1963 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
07/03/1963 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Dayton Dukes, with 4 RBI and 1 runs scored.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
04/13/1964 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
06/14/1964 Injured (broken bone in elbow),out for 4 months.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Newark Aces!
12/10/1964 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
04/12/1965 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
06/12/1965 Injured (gout),out for 1 day.
07/08/1965 Named the #63 prospect in the FABL
07/26/1965 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
04/11/1966 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
06/05/1966 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/10/1966 Was selected to the 1966 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
10/23/1966 Wins the 1966 FABL FA Kellogg Award.
03/28/1967 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/08/1967 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/15/1967 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/26/1967 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 4 days.
05/20/1968 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
01/27/1969 Was traded by the Detroit Dynamos to the Seattle Kings, along with SP Gary Preston, in exchange for 2B Bill Austin and CL Dick Howard.
04/27/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Foresters, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
06/22/1969 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/02/1969 Injured (biceps strain),out for 6-7 weeks.
06/14/1970 Injured (sprained finger),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/07/1970 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1971 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
08/22/1971 Goes 0-3 against the Cleveland Foresters, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
09/28/1971 Injured (food poisoning),out for 2 days.
04/23/1973 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
09/14/1973 Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days.
09/26/1973 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 6 weeks.
05/07/1974 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/08/1974 Injured (dead arm),out for 5 days.
10/08/1974 Wins the 1974 FABL CA Association Championship Series MVP Award.
10/18/1974 Wins the 1974 World Championship Series MVP Award.
10/19/1974 Wins the 1974 World Championship Series with the Seattle Kings.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 687 5
Year AB Rank
1966 612 7
1967 601 10
1970 602 9
1971 634 1
Year H Rank
1966 179 3
1967 183 4
1970 176 7
1971 187 4
Year TB Rank
1966 275 8
1967 279 6
Year 2B Rank
1966 37 1
1967 31 3
1970 38 10
Year 3B Rank
1966 10 5
1967 10 2
1968 8 3
1969 7 9
1971 8 7
1973 7 6
Year RBI Rank
1968 79 10
Year SF Rank
1967 5 8
1972 8 2
Year EBH Rank
1966 60 5
1967 56 6
Year AVG Rank
1966 .292 8
1967 .304 6
Year SLG Rank
1967 .464 9
Year RC Rank
1967 88.54 10
Year wOBA Rank
1967 .361 8
Year OPS Rank
1967 .813 9
Year WAR Rank
1966 6.1 6
1967 7.9 3
1968 7.1 5
1971 5.4 10
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