Doug Baird

Full Name: Howard Douglas Baird	Primary Position: 3B
Height/Weight: 5' 9.5"/148	First Game: April 18, 1915
Birthdate: September 27, 1891	Final Game: October 2, 1920
Birthplace: St. Charles, Missouri	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: June 13, 1967
Deathplace: Thomasville, Georgia
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Doug Baird (Howard Douglas Baird) was born on September 27, 1891 in St. Charles, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1915 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .219 with 1 home run and 53 RBI. Baird played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants over the course of his 6 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Doug Baird's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1917, when he stole 26 bases. However, others believe that it was 1915, when he stole 29 bases and knocked in 53 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB
1915	PIT	N	145	512	49	112	1	53	.219	.277	.322	26	12	37	88	4	21	29
1916	PIT	N	128	430	41	93	1	28	.216	.263	.279	10	7	24	49	3	4	20
1917	STL	N	104	364	38	92	0	24	.253	.301	.371	19	12	23	52	2	18	18
1917	PIT	N	43	135	17	35	0	18	.259	.355	.319	6	1	20	19	0	6	8
1917	TOT	N	147	499	55	127	0	42	.255	.316	.357	25	13	43	71	2	24	26
1918	STL	N	82	316	41	78	2	25	.247	.304	.354	12	8	25	42	1	12	25
1919	STL	N	16	33	4	7	0	4	.212	.257	.273	0	1	2	3	0	2	2
1919	PHI	N	66	242	33	61	2	30	.252	.317	.355	13	3	22	28	1	7	13
1919	BRO	N	20	60	6	11	0	8	.183	.197	.217	0	1	1	10	0	7	3
1919	TOT	N	102	335	43	79	2	42	.236	.291	.322	13	5	25	41	1	16	18
1920	NY	N	7	8	0	1	0	0	.125	.222	.125	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
1920	BRO	N	6	6	1	2	0	1	.333	.556	.333	0	0	2	1	1	1	0
1920	TOT	N	13	14	1	3	0	1	.214	.389	.214	0	0	3	4	1	1	0
Total			617	2106	230	492	6	191	.234	.291	.326	86	45	157	295	12	78	118

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1915	PIT	N	OF	20	49	5	1	0	.982
1915	PIT	N	2B	3	5	4	0	0	1.000
1915	PIT	N	3B	120	142	226	24	13	.939
1916	PIT	N	2B	29	62	68	8	10	.942
1916	PIT	N	OF	16	31	2	2	0	.943
1916	PIT	N	3B	80	90	145	17	12	.933
1917	STL	N	OF	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1917	STL	N	3B	103	110	259	23	24	.941
1917	PIT	N	3B	41	56	73	9	3	.935
1917	PIT	N	2B	2	1	2	1	0	.750
1917	TOT	N	3B	144	166	332	32	27	.940
1918	STL	N	OF	1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1918	STL	N	3B	81	99	219	11	12	.967
1918	STL	N	SS	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1919	STL	N	2B	1	0	0	1	0	.000
1919	STL	N	OF	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1919	STL	N	3B	8	6	11	5	0	.773
1919	PHI	N	3B	66	100	147	13	17	.950
1919	BRO	N	3B	17	16	37	0	2	1.000
1919	TOT	N	3B	91	122	195	18	19	.946
1920	NY	N	3B	4	4	5	0	1	1.000
1920	BRO	N	3B	2	1	3	1	0	.800
1920	TOT	N	3B	6	5	8	1	1	.929
Total			3B	522	624	1125	103	84	.944
Total			OF	40	82	7	3	0	.967
Total			2B	35	68	74	10	10	.934
Total			SS	1	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob Steele (June 14, 1917).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Stuffy Stewart and Gene Packard to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Milt Stock, Pickles Dillhoefer and Dixie Davis (January 21, 1919).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Elmer Jacobs and Frank Woodward to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Lee Meadows and Gene Paulette (July 14, 1919).
Claimed on waivers by Brooklyn Robins from St. Louis Cardinals (August 26, 1919).
Sold by Brooklyn Robins to New York Giants (July 27, 1920).

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