1918
Born September 20, 1918
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Rufus Baker Notable
b. September 20, 1918 · New York Black Yankees 1943–1948
Rufus Baker played 1943 to 1948 for the New York Black Yankees as a shortstop.
Across 151 games he batted .199, with 91 hits and 54 runs. He finished with 9 doubles and 9 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.
He played 58 games at shortstop, with 147 assists and 24 errors. He turned 13 double plays.
He was born in Bridgeport, CT, USA on September 20, 1918, and died on June 22, 1992.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NBY | 31 | 101 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | .208 |
| 1944 | NBY | 15 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .234 |
| 1945 | NBY | 25 | 83 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| 1946 | NBY | 31 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .165 |
| 1947 | NBY | 29 | 86 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| 1948 | NBY | 20 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| Career | — | 151 | 458 | 54 | 91 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 47 | 1 | 9 | .199 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NBY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
1992