Floyd Baker

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Full Name: Floyd Wilson Baker	Primary Position: 3B,2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/160	First Game: May 4, 1943
Birthdate: October 10, 1916	Final Game: May 4, 1955
Birthplace: Luray, Virginia	MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: November 17, 2004
Deathplace: Youngstown, Ohio
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
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Floyd Baker (Floyd Wilson Baker) was born on October 10, 1916 in Luray, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1943 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1945, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Baker played for the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 13 year career.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1943	STL	A	22	46	5	8	0	4	.174	.269	.217	2	0	6	4	0	1	0	0	1
1944	STL	A	44	97	10	17	0	5	.175	.259	.206	3	0	11	5	0	2	2	0	1
1945	CHI	A	82	208	22	52	0	19	.250	.325	.288	8	0	23	12	0	3	3	0	1
1946	CHI	A	9	24	2	6	0	3	.250	.308	.292	1	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	0
1947	CHI	A	105	371	61	98	0	22	.264	.375	.313	12	3	66	28	0	2	9	0	5
1948	CHI	A	104	335	47	72	0	18	.215	.359	.257	8	3	73	26	2	2	4	0	5
1949	CHI	A	125	388	38	101	1	40	.260	.392	.327	15	4	84	32	0	2	3	0	3
1950	CHI	A	83	186	26	59	0	11	.317	.417	.355	7	0	32	10	0	5	1	0	5
1951	CHI	A	82	133	24	35	0	14	.263	.380	.323	6	1	25	12	0	1	0	0	4
1952	WAS	A	79	263	27	69	0	33	.262	.342	.293	8	0	30	17	2	3	1	0	1
1953	WAS	A	9	7	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1953	BOS	A	81	172	22	47	0	24	.273	.365	.320	4	2	24	10	1	2	0	0	5
1953	TOT	A	90	179	22	47	0	24	.263	.359	.307	4	2	25	10	2	2	0	0	5
1954	PHI	N	23	22	0	5	0	0	.227	.370	.227	0	0	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
1954	BOS	A	21	20	1	4	0	3	.200	.200	.300	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1954	Total		44	42	1	9	0	3	.214	.298	.262	2	0	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
1955	PHI	N	5	8	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Total	NL		28	30	0	5	0	0	.167	.286	.167	0	0	5	5	0	1	0	0	2
Total	AL		846	2250	285	568	1	196	.252	.361	.299	76	13	377	160	6	25	23	0	31
Total			874	2280	285	573	1	196	.251	.360	.297	76	13	382	165	6	26	23	0	33

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1943	STL	A	SS	10	0	0	23	26	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.961
1943	STL	A	3B	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1944	STL	A	2B	17	0	0	24	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.979
1944	STL	A	SS	16	0	0	17	46	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	.940
1945	CHI	A	2B	11	0	0	15	28	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1945	CHI	A	3B	58	0	0	36	99	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	.971
1946	CHI	A	3B	6	0	0	10	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1947	CHI	A	SS	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	CHI	A	2B	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1947	CHI	A	3B	101	0	0	84	253	7	28	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1948	CHI	A	3B	71	0	0	78	171	10	17	0	0	0	0	0	.961
1948	CHI	A	2B	18	0	0	51	55	3	17	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1948	CHI	A	SS	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	CHI	A	3B	122	0	0	106	269	9	31	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1949	CHI	A	SS	3	0	0	5	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1949	CHI	A	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1950	CHI	A	3B	53	0	0	50	102	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1950	CHI	A	2B	3	0	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1950	CHI	A	OF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1951	CHI	A	3B	44	0	0	27	46	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	.924
1951	CHI	A	2B	5	0	0	11	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1951	CHI	A	SS	3	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1952	WAS	A	2B	68	0	0	151	176	2	36	0	0	0	0	0	.994
1952	WAS	A	SS	7	0	0	15	19	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	.895
1952	WAS	A	3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1953	WAS	A	3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1953	BOS	A	3B	37	0	0	22	57	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1953	BOS	A	2B	16	0	0	45	36	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	.988
1953	TOT	A	3B	38	0	0	22	57	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	.952
1954	PHI	N	2B	2	0	7.2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	PHI	N	3B	7	3	31	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	BOS	A	3B	7	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1954	BOS	A	2B	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	Total		2B	3	0	7.2	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	Total		3B	14	3	31	10	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1955	PHI	N	3B	1	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	510	3	31	429	1032	44	101	0	0	0	0	0	.971
Total			OF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	143	0	7.2	307	334	8	79	0	0	0	0	0	.988
Total			SS	41	0	0	65	109	10	21	0	0	0	0	0	.946

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1938).
Sold by St. Louis Browns to Chicago White Sox (December 30, 1944).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Washington Senators in exchange for Willie Miranda (October 24, 1951).
Sold by Washington Senators to Boston Red Sox (May 12, 1953).
Claimed on waivers by Philadelphia Phillies from Boston Red Sox (July 18, 1954).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (May 13, 1955).

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