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Norm Baker Notable

b. October 14, 1862 · Pittsburg Alleghenys 1883, Louisville Colonels 1885, Baltimore Orioles 1890

Norm Baker played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1883 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1890.

He went 14 and 15 with a 3.39 earned run average, pitching 252 innings in 30 games. He struck out 94, completed 27 of his 29 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 31 games he batted .170, with 18 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on October 14, 1862, and died on February 20, 1949.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1883 PIT 41210 000 1000 .000
1885 LOU 25871518 200 5200 .207
1890 BAL 2700 000 0000 .000
Career 311061618 200 6200 .170

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1883 PIT 0233 019.024 71153.32
1885 LOU 13122524 0217.0210 8269793.40
1890 BAL 1122 016.014 66103.38
Career 14153029 0252.0248 958694 3.39

On this day & linked events

1862

Born October 14, 1862

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1949

Died February 20, 1949