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Don Baylor   |   Major Leaguer   1970-1988

Full Name:  Donald Edwin Baylor
Born:  June 28,1949  in  Austin, Texas
Height:  6-1   Weight:  220  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  
College:  Blinn College

Managerial Record (MLB)

Debut:  September 18,1970

Drafted:  Selected by Baltimore Orioles in 2nd Round (39th overall) of 1967 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Apr 2,1976] - Traded by Orioles with Paul Mitchell and Mike Torrez to Athletics for Bill VanBommell, Ken Holtzman and Reggie Jackson.  [Nov 1,1976] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 16,1976] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels.  [Nov 10,1982] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 1,1982] - Signed as Free Agent by Yankees.  [Mar 28,1986] - Traded by Yankees to Red Sox for Mike Easler.  [Sep 1,1987] - Traded by Red Sox to Twins for Enrique Rios.  [Dec 21,1987] - Released by Twins.  [Feb 9,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  [Nov 4,1988] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1968RochesterIL19BalAAA 410.001546.02004 0.39------0.78--
 
Minor League Totals - 1 Season(s)410.001546.02004 0.39------0.78--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1967BluefieldApp18BalRk   672465085108847          .346---.549-----
1968StocktonCalif19BalA+   68244529063740          .369---.504-----
 ElmiraEast19BalAA   624481113          .333---.583-----
1969MiamiFSL20BalA+   1756132154324          .375---.768-----
 Dallas-fwTex20BalAA   1094067112217101157          .300---.473-----
1970RochesterIL21BalAAA   140508127166341522107          .327---.583-----
 BaltimoreAL21BalMLB of5,4,3817440004112300010 .235.300.23553557%
1971RochesterIL22BalAAA   13649210415431102095          .313---.539-----
 BaltimoreAL22BalMLB of512000001002110000 .000.600.00060020%
1972BaltimoreAL23BalMLB of4,510232033811331138242295090239 .253.330.41674646%
1973BaltimoreAL24BalMLB of5,611840564116204115132935481330611 .286.357.43779446%
1974BaltimoreAL25BalMLB of6,5137489661332211059291243561063410 .272.341.38272350%
1975BaltimoreAL26BalMLB of5,6145524791482162576321753641384412 .282.360.48984943%
1976OaklandAL27OakMLB of-1b31575958514725115685212587220411111 .247.329.36869748%
1977CaliforniaAL28CalMLB of-dh5,4154561871412702575261262761272816 .251.334.43376747%
1978CaliforniaAL29CalMLB dh-of5,41585911031512603499229567118901215 .255.332.47280444%
1979CaliforniaAL30CalMLB of-dh4162628120186333361392212715111601210 .296.371.53090149%
1980CaliforniaAL31CalMLB of-dh4903403985122551662432114059 .250.316.34165746%
1981CaliforniaAL32CalMLB dh4,510337752901811766334251710613 .239.322.42774947%
1982CaliforniaAL33CalMLB dh4,5,61576088016024124931045769770818 .263.329.42475348%
1983NY YankeesAL34NyyMLB dh5,4144534821623332185177405313112810 .303.361.49485544%
1984NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB dh41344938412929127891138682361310 .262.341.48983041%
1985NY YankeesAL36NyyMLB dh5,414247770110241239104529024611010 .231.330.43076038%
1986BostonAL37BosMLB dh516058593139231319435621113580512 .238.344.43978337%
1987BostonAL38BosMLB dh510833964818016575240472430610 .239.355.40475945%
 MinnesotaAL38MinMLB dh6204931410060151240003 .286.397.30670337%
1988OaklandAL39OakMLB dh6,792264285870734013444122037 .220.332.32665838%
 
Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)229281981236213536628338127628512080510692679116115196 .260.342.43677845%
Minor League Totals - 5 Season(s)54319764216461045172373 .327---.540-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1973BaltimoreAL24BalCh411330001003500000 .273.429.273702--
1974BaltimoreAL25BalCh415040000000200000 .267.267.267534--
1979CaliforniaAL30CalCh416230012001200000 .188.235.375610--
1982CaliforniaAL33CalCh5172511110002000000 .294.368.6471015--
1986BostonAL37BosCh726693012004500000 .346.433.5771010--
 BostonAL37BosWs411121001001300000 .182.250.273523--
1987MinnesotaAL38MinCh25020001000000000 .400.400.400800--
 MinnesotaAL38MinWs513350013001100000 .385.429.6151044--
1988OaklandAL39OakCh26000001001200000 .000.143.000143--
 OaklandAL39OakWs11000000000100000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 7 Season(s)3812117335142100132100000 .273.343.430773--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1970BaltimoreAL21BalMLBOF61500150---1.000--
 
1971BaltimoreAL22BalMLBOF140040---1.000--
 
1972BaltimoreAL23BalMLB1B95421575---.982--
1972BaltimoreAL23BalMLBOF84152241580---.975--
 
1973BaltimoreAL24BalMLB1B62452312---.935--
1973BaltimoreAL24BalMLBOF110204542130---.981--
1973BaltimoreAL24BalMLBDH1--------
 
1974BaltimoreAL25BalMLB1B84210432---1.000--
1974BaltimoreAL25BalMLBOF129218152240---.978--
1974BaltimoreAL25BalMLBDH1--------
 
1975BaltimoreAL26BalMLB1B21800181---1.000--
1975BaltimoreAL26BalMLBOF135268852810---.982--
1975BaltimoreAL26BalMLBDH7--------
 
1976OaklandAL27OakMLB1B6962944968240---.987--
1976OaklandAL27OakMLBOF76152131560---.981--
1976OaklandAL27OakMLBDH23--------
 
1977CaliforniaAL28CalMLB1B1814113215614---.987--
1977CaliforniaAL28CalMLBOF77139351470---.966--
1977CaliforniaAL28CalMLBDH61--------
 
1978CaliforniaAL29CalMLB1B17118941316---.969--
1978CaliforniaAL29CalMLBOF397602780---.974--
1978CaliforniaAL29CalMLBDH102--------
 
1979CaliforniaAL30CalMLB1B150051---1.000--
1979CaliforniaAL30CalMLBOF97198352060---.976--
1979CaliforniaAL30CalMLBDH65--------
 
1980CaliforniaAL31CalMLBOF54119441270---.969--
1980CaliforniaAL31CalMLBDH36--------
 
1981CaliforniaAL32CalMLB1B43230352---1.000--
1981CaliforniaAL32CalMLBOF160060---1.000--
1981CaliforniaAL32CalMLBDH97--------
 
1982CaliforniaAL33CalMLBDH155--------
 
1983NY YankeesAL34NyyMLB1B11321160---.938--
1983NY YankeesAL34NyyMLBOF51000100---1.000--
1983NY YankeesAL34NyyMLBDH136--------
 
1984NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBOF580190---.889--
1984NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBDH127--------
 
1985NY YankeesAL36NyyMLBDH140--------
 
1986BostonAL37BosMLB1B136541707---.986--
1986BostonAL37BosMLBOF360060---1.000--
1986BostonAL37BosMLBDH143--------
 
1987BostonAL38BosMLBDH97--------
1987MinnesotaAL38MinMLBDH14--------
 
1988OaklandAL39OakMLBDH80--------
 


 Awards
[1975] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #20)  [1978] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #7)  [1979] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, American League Most Valuable Player  [1982] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #23)  [1983] - AL Silver Slugger Award (DH)  [1985] - Roberto Clemente Award, AL Silver Slugger Award (DH)  [1986] - AL Silver Slugger Award (DH), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)  [1993] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #5)  [1994] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #5), Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (12 votes - 2.62%)  [1995] - National League Manager of the Year, Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (12 votes - 2.61%)  [2001] - NL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #6)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985810,00081  299,1089
1986660,696  325,46620
1987731,123  292,85316
1988495,000  325,30526
 
Career:  $2,696,819   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Baylor hit 338 career home runs but will always be known as a player with a propensity to be hit by a pitch.

Notes: Played in 1 all-star games during his career (1979)....Member of the World Series Champion Minnesota Twins in 1987.
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