Don Baylor
Don Edward Baylor
Born: June 28, 1949
Austin, TX USA
Deceased: 2017
Austin, TX USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
Career: 1970-1988
Draft: Round 2 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Austin HS (TX)
Minor League Statistics
Don Baylor compiled a career batting average of .260 with 338 home runs and 1276 RBI in his 2292-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
 Baltimore Orioles |
 Oakland Athletics |
 California Angels |
 New York Yankees |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Minnesota Twins |
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .235 | .300 | .235 | .535 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .600 | .000 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 102 | 363 | 320 | 33 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 50 | .253 | .330 | .416 | .745 | 133 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 118 | 459 | 405 | 64 | 116 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 32 | 9 | 35 | 48 | .286 | .357 | .437 | .794 | 177 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 137 | 549 | 489 | 66 | 133 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 59 | 29 | 12 | 43 | 56 | .272 | .341 | .382 | .723 | 187 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 145 | 598 | 524 | 79 | 148 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 76 | 32 | 17 | 53 | 64 | .282 | .360 | .489 | .849 | 256 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 157 | 685 | 595 | 85 | 147 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 68 | 52 | 12 | 58 | 72 | .247 | .329 | .368 | .697 | 219 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 1977 | AL | California Angels | 154 | 645 | 561 | 87 | 141 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 75 | 26 | 12 | 62 | 76 | .251 | .334 | .433 | .768 | 243 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 1978 | AL | California Angels | 158 | 677 | 591 | 103 | 151 | 26 | 0 | 34 | 99 | 22 | 9 | 56 | 71 | .255 | .332 | .472 | .804 | 279 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 162 | 722 | 628 | 120 | 186 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 139 | 22 | 12 | 71 | 51 | .296 | .371 | .530 | .901 | 333 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 90 | 380 | 340 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 32 | .250 | .316 | .341 | .657 | 116 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 103 | 432 | 377 | 52 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 51 | .239 | .322 | .427 | .749 | 161 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | 157 | 680 | 608 | 80 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 69 | .263 | .329 | .424 | .754 | 258 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 144 | 597 | 534 | 82 | 162 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 85 | 17 | 7 | 40 | 53 | .303 | .361 | .494 | .856 | 264 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 1984 | AL | New York Yankees | 134 | 558 | 493 | 84 | 129 | 29 | 1 | 27 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 68 | .262 | .341 | .489 | .830 | 241 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1985 | AL | New York Yankees | 142 | 564 | 477 | 70 | 110 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 91 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 90 | .231 | .330 | .430 | .760 | 205 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 160 | 687 | 585 | 93 | 139 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 94 | 3 | 5 | 62 | 111 | .238 | .344 | .439 | .783 | 257 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 108 | 409 | 339 | 64 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 47 | .239 | .355 | .404 | .759 | 137 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 20 | 58 | 49 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .286 | .397 | .306 | .703 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 92 | 313 | 264 | 28 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 44 | .220 | .332 | .326 | .658 | 86 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 2292 | 9401 | 8198 | 1236 | 2135 | 366 | 28 | 338 | 1276 | 285 | 120 | 805 | 1069 | .260 | .342 | .436 | .777 | 3571 | 196 | 267 | 16 | 115 | 91 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 6 | 3 | 48.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.813 | 2.500 |
| 1971 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 84 | 72 | 669.0 | 152 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .975 | 2.072 | 1.833 |
| 1972 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 9 | 8 | 64.0 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .982 | 7.875 | 6.222 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 110 | 96 | 894.3 | 204 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 2.103 | 1.900 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 6 | 5 | 38.0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 6.868 | 4.833 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 129 | 120 | 1095.7 | 218 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .978 | 1.799 | 1.698 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 8 | 7 | 50.0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.740 | 5.375 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 135 | 133 | 1190.0 | 268 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .982 | 2.087 | 2.044 |
| 1975 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.571 | 9.000 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 76 | 72 | 640.0 | 152 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .981 | 2.152 | 2.013 |
| 1976 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 69 | 62 | 559.3 | 629 | 44 | 9 | 40 | .987 | 1.829 | 9.754 |
| 1977 | AL | California Angels | OF | 77 | 77 | 642.3 | 139 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .966 | 1.990 | 1.844 |
| 1977 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 18 | 16 | 142.3 | 141 | 13 | 2 | 14 | .987 | 9.738 | 8.556 |
| 1978 | AL | California Angels | OF | 39 | 39 | 327.0 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .974 | 2.092 | 1.949 |
| 1978 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 17 | 17 | 141.0 | 118 | 9 | 4 | 6 | .969 | 8.106 | 7.471 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | OF | 97 | 97 | 829.7 | 198 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .976 | 2.180 | 2.072 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.250 | 5.000 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | OF | 54 | 54 | 465.7 | 119 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .969 | 2.377 | 2.278 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.545 | 8.750 |
| 1981 | AL | California Angels | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 |
| 1983 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 5 | 4 | 42.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.143 | 2.000 |
| 1983 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 16.875 | 15.000 |
| 1984 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 5 | 4 | 36.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.000 | 1.600 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 13 | 13 | 101.0 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .986 | 6.149 | 5.308 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 970 | 911 | 8076.3 | 2716 | 110 | 58 | 80 | .980 | 3.149 | 2.913 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .273 | .429 | .273 | .701 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .267 | .533 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .188 | .235 | .375 | .610 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .294 | .350 | .647 | .997 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 7 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .346 | .469 | .577 | 1.046 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .385 | .467 | .615 | 1.082 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Oakland Athletics | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 141 | 121 | 17 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .273 | .362 | .430 | .791 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.333 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.314 | 2.250 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 72.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
Awards
1979 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1979 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1979 - AL Most Valuable Player
1983 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1985 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1985 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1986 - AL TSN All-Star DH
1986 - AL Silver Slugger DH
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
