Al Baker
Albert Jones Baker
Born: February 28, 1906
Batesville, MS US
Deceased: November 6, 1982
Kenedy, TX US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1930-1941
Major League Statistics
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Al Baker compiled a career record of 100 wins and 87 losses and a 3.57 ERA in his 260-game pitching career with the Decatur Commodores, Columbus Red Birds, Springfield Senators, Danville Veterans, Denver Bears, Springfield Cardinals, Omaha Packers, Oklahoma City Indians, Dallas Steers, Mission Reds, Little Rock Travelers, Nashville Vols, Minneapolis Millers, Knoxville Smokies, Chattanooga Lookouts, Natchez Giants and Vicksburg Hill Billies. He began playing during the 1930 season and last took the field during the 1941 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 19 | 5 | .792 | 4.13 | 32 | 229.0 | 229 | 132 | 105 | 149 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0.00 | 15 | 43.0 | 43 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0.00 | 12 | 63.0 | 83 | 58 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| 1934 | AA | PCL | Mission Reds | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 15 | 15 | .500 | 2.77 | 39 | 27 | 250.0 | 220 | 88 | 77 | 94 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.22 | 31 | 27 | 226.0 | 231 | 119 | 106 | 100 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 13 | 21 | .382 | 3.53 | 41 | 34 | 260.0 | 263 | 138 | 102 | 96 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.93 | 27 | 24 | 190.0 | 186 | 98 | 83 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 11 | 9 | .550 | 4.64 | 33 | 20 | 165.0 | 205 | 89 | 85 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Vicksburg Hill Billies | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4.47 | 22 | 149.0 | 172 | 94 | 74 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | D | EVAN | Natchez Giants | 2.00 | 4 | 36.0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Knoxville Smokies | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 100 | 87 | .535 | 3.57 | 260 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1620.0 | 1637 | 819 | 643 | 0 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | B | IIIL | Decatur Commodores | 36 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .344 | .344 | .500 | .844 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 1931 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | B | IIIL | (+) Danville Veterans | 48 | 103 | 103 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .243 | .243 | .320 | .563 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | B | IIIL | (+) Springfield Senators | 48 | 103 | 103 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .243 | .243 | .320 | .563 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 13 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .207 | .207 | .414 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | WL3 | (+) Omaha Packers | 32 | 96 | 96 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .292 | .292 | .417 | .708 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | WL3 | (+) Springfield Cardinals | 32 | 96 | 96 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .292 | .292 | .417 | .708 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | (+) Dallas Steers | 9 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | TL | (+) Oklahoma City Indians | 9 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | 48 | 84 | 84 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .298 | .536 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 40 | 90 | 90 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .244 | .444 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 47 | 96 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .146 | .146 | .167 | .312 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | 30 | 62 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .129 | .242 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | 38 | 62 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .323 | .565 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Chattanooga Lookouts | 37 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .218 | .291 | .509 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | SOUA | (+) Knoxville Smokies | 37 | 55 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .218 | .291 | .509 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Vicksburg Hill Billies | 38 | 105 | 105 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .343 | .343 | .505 | .848 | 53 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | EVAN | Natchez Giants | 11 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .400 | .686 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Knoxville Smokies | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 317 | 674 | 674 | 0 | 163 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .242 | .320 | .562 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AA | AA2 | Columbus Red Birds | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1932 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 39 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1938 | A1 | TL | Dallas Steers | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A1 | SOUA | Nashville Vols | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | AA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | EVAN | Natchez Giants | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | C | CSTL | Vicksburg Hill Billies | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | A1 | SOUA | Knoxville Smokies | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Decatur Commodores | |||
| 1931 | AA | American Association 2 | Columbus Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1932 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Springfield Senators | |||
| 1932 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Danville Veterans | SLN | ||
| 1932 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | SLN | ||
| 1933 | A | Western League | Omaha Packers | |||
| 1933 | A | Western League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1934 | A | Texas League | Oklahoma City Indians | |||
| 1934 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1934 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Mission Reds | |||
| 1935 | A | Texas League | Dallas Steers | CHA | ||
| 1936 | A1 | Texas League | Dallas Steers | CHA | ||
| 1937 | A1 | Texas League | Dallas Steers | |||
| 1938 | A1 | Texas League | Dallas Steers | CHA | ||
| 1938 | A1 | Southern League | Little Rock Travelers | BOS | ||
| 1939 | A1 | Southern League | Nashville Vols | BRO | ||
| 1939 | AA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | |||
| 1940 | A1 | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | NY1 | ||
| 1940 | A1 | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | |||
| 1941 | D | Evangeline League | Natchez Giants | |||
| 1941 | C | Cotton States League | Vicksburg Hill Billies | |||
| 1941 | A1 | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | BRO |
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