Tom Baker
Thomas Henry Baker
Born: May 6, 1934
Port Townsend, WA US
Deceased: March 9, 1980
Port Townsend, WA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
Career: 1954-1965
Major League Statistics
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Tom Baker compiled a career record of 77 wins and 62 losses and a 3.92 ERA in his 329-game pitching career with the Hamilton Cardinals, Paducah Chiefs, Fresno Cardinals, Beaumont Exporters, Tulsa Oilers, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, Hawaii Islanders, Rochester Red Wings, Salt Lake City Bees and Seattle Angels. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
 Hamilton Cardinals |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Salt Lake City Bees |
 Seattle Angels |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.70 | 32 | 23 | 172.0 | 171 | 122 | 109 | 10 | 125 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | D | KITL | Paducah Chiefs | 16 | 5 | .762 | 3.08 | 29 | 21 | 178.0 | 171 | 88 | 61 | 7 | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Beaumont Exporters | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.52 | 21 | 12 | 118.0 | 109 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.04 | 12 | 10 | 69.0 | 64 | 37 | 31 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.56 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 182.0 | 172 | 88 | 72 | 9 | 88 | 4 | 124 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.75 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 125.0 | 143 | 81 | 66 | 8 | 49 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.27 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 59.0 | 65 | 42 | 28 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.20 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 148.0 | 168 | 84 | 69 | 16 | 73 | 6 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.03 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38.0 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.06 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 94.0 | 85 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 44 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 77 | 62 | .554 | 3.92 | 329 | 128 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1218.0 | 1214 | 666 | 530 | 79 | 609 | 24 | 492 | 15 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | 34 | 62 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .290 | .532 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | D | KITL | Paducah Chiefs | 45 | 95 | 95 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .232 | .316 | .547 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Beaumont Exporters | 25 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .150 | .275 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | 15 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .192 | .385 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 38 | 67 | 56 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .196 | .308 | .196 | .504 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 48 | 39 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .226 | .351 | .258 | .609 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 11 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .105 | .190 | .158 | .348 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 60 | 47 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .050 | .174 | .075 | .249 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .444 | .429 | .873 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 46 | 41 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | .206 | .341 | .235 | .577 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 361 | 451 | 413 | 19 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 67 | .194 | .249 | .232 | .482 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | NYPL | Hamilton Cardinals | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | D | KITL | Paducah Chiefs | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | B | BSTL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | C | CALL | Fresno Cardinals | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 38 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 1 | .907 | 1.289 |
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 48 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .871 | .562 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .818 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 60 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 2 | .912 | .517 |
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .263 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 39 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | .833 | .641 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Angels | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .200 |
| Totals | 329 | 29 | 121 | 19 | 7 | .888 | .456 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | PONY League | Hamilton Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | D | Kitty League | Paducah Chiefs | SLN | ||
| 1956 | B | Big State League | Beaumont Exporters | SLN | ||
| 1956 | C | California League | Fresno Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | CHN | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Angels | CAL |
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