Frank Watts Baker
[edit] Biography
Frank Baker (Frank Watts Baker) was born on October 29, 1946 in Meridian, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on August 9, 1970 for the New York Yankees. Baker played for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 4 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| NY
| A
| 35
| 117
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 11
| .231
| .323
| .282
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 26
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| 43
| 79
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .139
| .281
| .165
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 44
| 63
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 11
| .190
| .268
| .317
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 29
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .172
| .250
| .207
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 146
| 288
| 28
| 55
| 1
| 24
| .191
| .292
| .250
| 8
| 3
| 40
| 60
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| NY
| A
| SS
| 35
| 32
| 292
| 62
| 118
| 5
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1971
| NY
| A
| SS
| 38
| 29
| 255
| 53
| 97
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 32
| 17
| 150
| 30
| 51
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 37
| 11
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 19.1
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 17
| 6
| 65
| 7
| 25
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 10
| 1
| 56.1
| 20
| 19
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 122
| 84
| 762
| 152
| 291
| 22
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 22nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 6, 1967).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tommy Matchick (April 5, 1973).
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