Floyd Baker Notable

b. October 10, 1916 · St. Louis Browns 1943–1944, Chicago White Sox 1945–1951, Washington Senators 1952–1953, Boston Red Sox 1953–1954, Philadelphia Phillies 1954–1955

Floyd Baker played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1943 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1945 to 1951.

Across 874 games he batted .251, with 573 hits and 285 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 76 doubles and 23 stolen bases.

He played 510 games at third base, with 1,032 assists and 44 errors. He turned 101 double plays. He also played 143 games at second base.

He was born in Luray, VA, USA on October 10, 1916, and died on November 16, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1943	SLB	22	46	5	8	2	0	0	4	6	4	0	.174
1944	SLB	44	97	10	17	3	0	0	5	11	5	2	.175
1945	CHW	82	208	22	52	8	0	0	19	23	12	3	.250
1946	CHW	9	24	2	6	1	0	0	3	2	3	0	.250
1947	CHW	105	371	61	98	12	3	0	22	66	28	9	.264
1948	CHW	104	335	47	72	8	3	0	18	73	26	4	.215
1949	CHW	125	388	38	101	15	4	1	40	84	32	3	.260
1950	CHW	83	186	26	59	7	0	0	11	32	10	1	.317
1951	CHW	82	133	24	35	6	1	0	14	25	12	0	.263
1952	WSH	79	263	27	69	8	0	0	33	30	17	1	.262
1953	BOS/WSH	90	179	22	47	4	2	0	24	25	10	0	.263
1954	BOS/PHI	44	42	1	9	2	0	0	3	5	5	0	.214
1955	PHI	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	874	2280	285	573	76	13	1	196	382	165	23	.251

On this day & linked events

1916

Born October 10, 1916

Luray, VA, USA

2004

Died November 16, 2004

1943

Major-league debut: Floyd Baker

Floyd Baker made a major-league debut on May 4, 1943.

1955

Final major-league game: Floyd Baker

Floyd Baker played a final major-league game on May 4, 1955.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain