Don Baylor

Positions: Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: June 28, 1949 in Austin, TX us

Died: August 7, 2017 in Austin, TX

Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX).

High School: Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX)

School: Blinn College (Brenham, TX)

Debut: September 18, 1970 (Age 21-082d, 13,082nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1988 (Age 39-095d)
vs. MIL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Don Edward Baylor

Nicknames: Groove or The Sneak Thief

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.5

8198

2135

338

.260

1236

RBI

1276

285

OBP

.342

SLG

.436

OPS

.777

OPS+

118

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 14	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	9	Apr 16	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	10	Apr 17	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	11	Apr 18	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
5	15 (3)	Apr 24	CAL		SEA	L,5-6	CG	55	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
6	16	Apr 25	CAL		SEA	W,3-0	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	18 (1)	Apr 27	CAL		SEA	W,5-1	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	19	Apr 28	CAL		TOR	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	20	Apr 29	CAL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	21	Apr 30	CAL		TOR	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	26 (4)	May 7	CAL		CLE	W,16-3	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	27	May 9	CAL	@	DET	W,7-5	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	28	May 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	29	May 13	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	30	May 14	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	31	May 15	CAL	@	TOR	L,6-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	32	May 16	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	33	May 17	CAL	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	34	May 18	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-5	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	35	May 19	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	36	May 20	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	37	May 21	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	38	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	39	May 24	CAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	40	May 25	CAL		CHW	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	41	May 26	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	42	May 27	CAL		MIL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	43	May 28	CAL		MIL	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	44	May 29	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	45	May 30	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
31	46	May 31	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-17	CG	48	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	53 (6)	Jun 7 (2)	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	54	Jun 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-7	GS	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
34	61 (6)	Jun 15	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-1	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	63 (1)	Jun 17	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	66 (2)	Jun 21	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS	27	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
37	68 (1)	Jun 23 (1)	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-7	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	70 (1)	Jun 24	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
39	74 (3)	Jun 28	CAL		KCR	W,9-5	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	76 (1)	Jun 30	CAL		TEX	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	86 (9)	Jul 9	CAL		SEA	L,7-11	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
42	92 (5)	Jul 18	CAL		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	110 (17)	Aug 4	CAL		MIN	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
44	111	Aug 5 (1)	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
45	112	Aug 5 (2)	CAL		MIN	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
46	113	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
47	115 (1)	Aug 8	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
48	116	Aug 10	CAL	@	OAK	W,16-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
49	117	Aug 11	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
50	118	Aug 12 (1)	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	GS	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
51	119	Aug 12 (2)	CAL	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
52	120	Aug 13	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
53	121	Aug 15	CAL		BOS	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
54	122	Aug 16	CAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	4	0	2	6	0	1B
55	123	Aug 17	CAL		BOS	L,6-8	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
56	133 (9)	Aug 29	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							56gm		468.0	195	9	6	210	6