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George Baker Notable

b. August 20, 1857 · Baltimore Orioles 1883, St. Louis Maroons 1884–1885, Kansas City Cowboys 1886

George Baker played for three clubs across four seasons as a catcher, opening with the Baltimore Orioles in 1883 and closing with the Kansas City Cowboys in 1886.

Across 126 games he batted .156, with 74 hits and 45 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.

He played 104 games behind the plate, with 598 putouts and 95 errors. He turned 13 double plays.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on August 20, 1857, and died on January 29, 1915.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1883 BAL 72205 000 0000 .227
1884 SLM 803173952 600 0500 .164
1885 SLM 38131516 000 59280 .122
1886 KCN 1411 000 0010 .250
Career 1264744574 600 514290 .156

On this day & linked events

1857

Born August 20, 1857

St. Louis, MO, USA

1915

Died January 29, 1915