1869
Born June 24, 1869
Aurora, IN, USA
Kirtley Baker Notable
b. June 24, 1869 · Pittsburg Alleghenys 1890, Baltimore Orioles 1893–1894, Washington Senators 1898–1899
Kirtley Baker played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1890 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1899.
He went 9 and 38 with a 6.28 earned run average, pitching 371 innings in 58 games. He struck out 115, completed 34 of his 44 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 65 games he batted .211, with 35 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 1 double and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Aurora, IN, USA on June 24, 1869, and died on April 13, 1927. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PIT | 26 | 68 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .147 |
| 1893 | BLN | 19 | 57 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | .298 |
| 1894 | BLN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1898 | WHS | 6 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .278 |
| 1899 | WHS | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .158 |
| Career | — | 65 | 166 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 2 | .211 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | PIT | 3 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 178.1 | 209 | 111 | 86 | 76 | 5.60 |
| 1893 | BLN | 3 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 91.2 | 138 | 86 | 58 | 26 | 8.44 |
| 1894 | BLN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | WHS | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 47.0 | 56 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3.06 |
| 1899 | WHS | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 54.0 | 79 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 6.83 |
| Career | — | 9 | 38 | 58 | 44 | 0 | 371.0 | 483 | 259 | 186 | 115 | 6.28 |
On this day & linked events
1927
Died April 13, 1927
1890
Major-league debut: Kirtley Baker
Kirtley Baker made a major-league debut on May 7, 1890.
1899
Final major-league game: Kirtley Baker
Kirtley Baker played a final major-league game on June 14, 1899.