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Harold Baines Harold Baines
Full name: Harold Douglas Baines
Born: March 15, 1959, Easton, Maryland
First Game: April 10, 1980; Final Game: September 27, 2001
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175
OF on TSN AL All-Star Team (1985)
DH on TSN AL All-Star Team (1988 to 1989)
AL Silver Slugger as DH (1989)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1980 CHI A Daily Splits  141   491   55  125  23   6  13   49   19   7   65   1   2   5   0   8  15    2   4  .255  .281  .405  -2.8 1980 CHI A
1981 CHI A Daily Splits   82   280   42   80  11   7  10   41   12   4   41   2   0   2   0   3   6    6   2  .286  .318  .482   0.6 1981 CHI A
1982 CHI A Daily Splits  161   608   89  165  29   8  25  105   49  10   95   0   2   9   0   5  12   10   3  .271  .321  .469   0.0 1982 CHI A
1983 CHI A Daily Splits  156   596   76  167  33   2  20   99   49  13   85   1   3   6   0  11  15    7   5  .280  .333  .443  -0.5 1983 CHI A
1984 CHI A Daily Splits  147   569   72  173  28  10  29   94   54   9   75   0   1   5   0   6  12    1   2  .304  .361  .541   2.0 1984 CHI A
1985 CHI A Daily Splits  160   640   86  198  29   3  22  113   42   8   89   1   0  10   0   5  23    1   1  .309  .348  .467   0.7 1985 CHI A
1986 CHI A Daily Splits  145   570   72  169  29   2  21   88   38   9   89   2   0   8   0   7  14    2   1  .296  .338  .465   1.0 1986 CHI A
1987 CHI A Daily Splits  132   505   59  148  26   4  20   93   46   2   82   1   0   2   0   7  12    0   0  .293  .352  .479   0.6 1987 CHI A
1988 CHI A Daily Splits  158   599   55  166  39   1  13   81   67  14  109   1   0   7   0  12  21    0   0  .277  .347  .411   0.6 1988 CHI A
1989 CHI A Daily Splits   96   333   55  107  20   1  13   56   60  13   52   1   0   3   0   4  11    0   1  .321  .423  .505   2.9 1989 CHI A
1989 TEX A Daily Splits   50   172   18   49   9   0   3   16   13   0   27   0   0   1   0   1   4    0   2  .285  .333  .390  -0.2 1989 TEX A
1989 TOT A               146   505   73  156  29   1  16   72   73  13   79   1   0   4   0   5  15    0   3  .309  .395  .465   2.7 1989 TOT A
1990 TEX A Daily Splits  103   321   41   93  10   1  13   44   47   9   63   0   0   3   0   2  13    0   1  .290  .377  .449   1.1 1990 TEX A
1990 OAK A Daily Splits   32    94   11   25   5   0   3   21   20   1   17   0   0   4   0   2   4    0   2  .266  .381  .415   0.4 1990 OAK A
1990 TOT A               135   415   52  118  15   1  16   65   67  10   80   0   0   7   0   4  17    0   3  .284  .378  .441   1.5 1990 TOT A
1991 OAK A Daily Splits  141   488   76  144  25   1  20   90   72  22   67   1   0   5   0   4  12    0   1  .295  .383  .473   2.7 1991 OAK A
1992 OAK A Daily Splits  140   478   58  121  18   0  16   76   59   6   61   0   0   6   0   5  11    1   3  .253  .331  .391  -0.1 1992 OAK A
1993 BAL A Daily Splits  118   416   64  130  22   0  20   78   57   9   52   0   1   6   0   4  14    0   0  .313  .390  .510   1.5 1993 BAL A
1994 BAL A Daily Splits   94   326   44   96  12   1  16   54   30   6   49   1   0   0   0   2   9    0   0  .294  .356  .485  -0.2 1994 BAL A
1995 BAL A Daily Splits  127   385   60  115  19   1  24   63   70  13   45   0   0   4   0   3  17    0   2  .299  .403  .540   1.7 1995 BAL A
1996 CHI A Daily Splits  143   495   80  154  29   0  22   95   73   7   62   1   0   3   0   6  20    3   1  .311  .399  .503   1.8 1996 CHI A
1997 CHI A Daily Splits   93   318   40   97  18   0  12   52   41  10   47   0   0   2   0   2   9    0   1  .305  .382  .475   0.8 1997 CHI A
1997 BAL A Daily Splits   44   134   15   39   5   0   4   15   14   1   15   0   0   1   0   3   3    0   0  .291  .356  .418  -0.1 1997 BAL A
1997 TOT A               137   452   55  136  23   0  16   67   55  11   62   0   0   3   0   5  12    0   1  .301  .375  .458   0.7 1997 TOT A
1998 BAL A Daily Splits  104   293   40   88  17   0   9   57   32   4   40   1   0   2   0   4  17    0   0  .300  .369  .451   0.2 1998 BAL A
1999 BAL A Daily Splits  107   345   57  111  16   1  24   81   43   3   38   0   0   2   0   5  14    1   2  .322  .395  .583   1.9 1999 BAL A
1999 CLE A Daily Splits   28    85    5   23   2   0   1   22   11   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .271  .354  .329  -0.4 1999 CLE A
1999 TOT A               135   430   62  134  18   1  25  103   54   3   48   0   0   2   0   5  16    1   2  .312  .387  .533   1.5 1999 TOT A
2000 BAL A Daily Splits   72   222   24   59   8   0  10   30   29   6   39   0   0   1   0   1   6    0   0  .266  .349  .437  -0.2 2000 BAL A
2000 CHI A Daily Splits   24    61    2   13   5   0   1    9    7   1   11   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .294  .344  -0.4 2000 CHI A
2000 TOT A                96   283   26   72  13   0  11   39   36   7   50   0   0   1   0   1   6    0   0  .254  .338  .417  -0.6 2000 TOT A
2001 CHI A Daily Splits   32    84    3   11   1   0   0    6    8   0   16   0   0   2   0   1   2    0   0  .131  .202  .143  -1.4 2001 CHI A
Total            Splits 2830  9908 1299 2866 488  49 384 1628 1062 187 1441  14   9  99   0 113 298   34  34  .289  .356  .465  14.2 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1997 BAL A Daily Splits    2     5    2    2   0   0   1    1    1   1    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .500 1.000 1997 BAL A
1999 CLE A Daily Splits    4    14    1    5   0   0   1    4    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .438  .571 1999 CLE A
2000 CHI A Daily Splits    2     4    1    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .250  .500 2000 CHI A
Total            Splits    8    23    4    8   1   0   2    5    3   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .348  .423  .652 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1983 CHI A Daily Splits    4    16    0    2   0   0   0    0    1   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .125  .176  .125 1983 CHI A
1990 OAK A Daily Splits    4    14    2    5   1   0   0    3    2   2    1   0   1   0   0   1   1    1   0  .357  .438  .429 1990 OAK A
1992 OAK A Daily Splits    6    25    6   11   2   0   1    4    0   0    3   0   1   0   0   0   1    0   0  .440  .440  .640 1992 OAK A
1997 BAL A Daily Splits    6    17    1    6   0   0   1    2    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   1  .353  .421  .529 1997 BAL A
Total            Splits   20    72    9   24   3   0   2    9    5   2    8   0   2   0   0   1   4    1   1  .333  .377  .458 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1990 OAK A Daily Splits    3     7    1    1   0   0   1    2    1   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .250  .571 1990 OAK A
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1985 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1985 AL   
1986 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1986 AL   
1987 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1987 AL   
1989 AL    Daily Splits    1     3    1    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1989 AL   
1991 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1991 AL   
1999 AL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1999 AL   
Total            Splits    6     8    1    3   0   0   0    2    0   0    1   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .333  .375 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1980 CHI A Daily  OF  137  123  117  1119.2   229    6    9    1   1  .963     0    0  137 
1980 CHI A        RF  137  123  117  1119.2   230    6    9    1   1  .963
1980 CHI A        DH    1    0    0                                      -
1981 CHI A Daily  OF   81   67   62   618.2   120   10    2    1   1  .985     0    0   81 
1981 CHI A        RF   81   67   62   618.2   126   10    2    1   1  .986
1982 CHI A Daily  OF  161  158  147  1391     326   10    7    4   0  .980     0    3  161 
1982 CHI A        RF  161  155  147  1373     321   11    6    4   0  .982
1982 CHI A        CF    3    3    0    18       7    0    0    0   0 1.000
1983 CHI A Daily  OF  155  152  135  1346.1   312   10    9    3   0  .973     0   20  142 
1983 CHI A        RF  142  137  124  1207.2   280   10    9    3   0  .970
1983 CHI A        CF   20   15   11   138.2    33    0    0    0   0 1.000
1984 CHI A Daily  OF  147  145  130  1287.1   307    8    6    1   0  .981     0    7  147 
1984 CHI A        RF  147  140  130  1252     299    7    6    1   0  .981
1984 CHI A        CF    7    5    0    35.1    12    0    0    0   0 1.000
1985 CHI A Daily  OF  159  158  147  1397.2   318    8    2    2   0  .994     0    0  159 
1985 CHI A        RF  159  158  147  1397.2   318   10    2    2   0  .994
1985 CHI A        DH    1    1    1                                      -
1986 CHI A Daily  OF  141  141  130  1228.2   295   15    5    5   0  .984     0    0  141 
1986 CHI A        RF  141  141  130  1228.2   296   14    5    5   0  .984
1986 CHI A        DH    3    3    3                                      -
1987 CHI A Daily  DH  117  115  104                                      -
1987 CHI A        RF    8    8    6    66      13    0    0    0   0 1.000
1987 CHI A        OF    8    8    6    66      13    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    8 
1988 CHI A Daily  DH  146  145  136                                      -
1988 CHI A        RF   10    9    9    82.1    16    2    2    0   0  .900
1988 CHI A        OF   10    9    9    82.1    14    1    2    0   0  .882     0    0   10 
1989 CHI A Daily  DH   71   69   62                                      -
1989 CHI A        RF   24   23   15   186      46    0    1    0   0  .979
1989 CHI A        OF   24   23   15   186      52    0    1    0   0  .981     0    0   24 
1989 TEX A Daily  DH   46   44   38                                      -
1989 TEX A        RF    1    1    1     8       2    0    1    0   0  .667
1989 TEX A        OF    1    1    1     8       2    0    1    0   0  .667     0    0    1 
1989 TOT A        RF   25   24   16   194      48    0    2    0   0  .960
1989 TOT A        DH  117  113  100                                      -
1989 TOT A        OF   25   24   16   194      54    0    2    0   0  .964     0    0   25 
1990 TEX A Daily  DH   95   86   78                                      -
1990 TEX A        RF    2    2    0    12       5    0    1    0   0  .833
1990 TEX A        OF    2    2    0    12       5    0    1    0   0  .833     0    0    2 
1990 OAK A Daily  DH   30   27   19                                      -
1990 TOT A        DH  125  113   97                                      -
1991 OAK A Daily  DH  125  122  105                                      -
1991 OAK A        OF   12    8    1    70      11    1    1    0   0  .923     1    0   11 
1991 OAK A        RF   11    7    1    64      11    1    1    0   0  .923
1991 OAK A        LF    1    1    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -
1992 OAK A Daily  DH  116  110   90                                      -
1992 OAK A        OF   23   19    3   140      27    0    1    0   0  .964     6    0   17 
1992 OAK A        RF   17   13    3   100      19    0    1    0   0  .950
1992 OAK A        LF    6    6    0    40       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
1993 BAL A Daily  DH  116  110   86                                      -
1994 BAL A Daily  DH   91   81   65                                      -
1995 BAL A Daily  DH  122  113   81                                      -
1996 CHI A Daily  DH  141  128  101                                      -
1997 CHI A Daily  DH   86   85   74                                      -
1997 CHI A        RF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1997 CHI A        OF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    1 
1997 BAL A Daily  DH   35   35   31                                      -
1997 TOT A        DH  121  120  105                                      -
1998 BAL A Daily  DH   80   76   49                                      -
1999 BAL A Daily  DH   96   93   75                                      -
1999 CLE A Daily  DH   25   24   18                                      -
1999 TOT A        DH  121  117   93                                      -
2000 BAL A Daily  DH   62   61   50                                      -
2000 CHI A Daily  DH   16   15   12                                      -
2000 TOT A        DH   78   76   62                                      -
2001 CHI A Daily  DH   22   22   18                                      -
Total             DH 1643 1565 1296                                      -
Total             OF 1062 1014  903  8955.2  2031   69   47   17   2  .978     7   30 1042 
Total             RF 1042  984  892  8717.2  1982   71   46   17   2  .978
Total             CF   30   23   11   192      52    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             LF    7    7    0    46       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1997 BAL A Daily  DH    1    1    1                                      -
1999 CLE A Daily  DH    4    4    4                                      -
2000 CHI A Daily  DH    1    1    1                                      -
Total             DH    6    6    6                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1983 CHI A Daily  OF    4    4    3    35       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    4 
1983 CHI A        RF    4    4    3    35       6    1    0    0   0 1.000
1990 OAK A Daily  DH    4    4    1                                      -
1992 OAK A Daily  DH    6    6    5                                      -
1997 BAL A Daily  DH    6    6    3                                      -
Total             DH   16   16    9                                      -
Total             RF    4    4    3    35       6    1    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF    4    4    3    35       0    0    0    0   0     -     0    0    4 
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1990 OAK A Daily  DH    2    2    2                                      -
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1989 AL    Daily  DH    1    1    0                                      -
1991 AL    Daily  DH    1    0    0                                      -
1999 AL    Daily  DH    1    0    0                                      -
Total             DH    3    1    0                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
2004 CHI A    4    1    3  .250    22    31   8-17   8-20    3  3  2

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 7, 1977).

Traded by Chicago White Sox with Fred Manrique to Texas Rangers in exchange for
Scott Fletcher, Sammy Sosa and Wilson Alvarez (July 29, 1989).

Traded by Texas Rangers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for 2 players to be named
later (August 29, 1990); Texas Rangers received Joe Bitker and Scott Chiamparino
(September 4, 1990).

Traded by Oakland Athletics to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bobby Chouinard and
Allen Plaster (January 14, 1993).

Granted free agency (November 1, 1993).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 2, 1993).

Granted free agency (October 20, 1994).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 23, 1994).

Granted free agency (November 6, 1995).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 11, 1995).

Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 10, 1997).

Traded by Chicago White Sox to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a player to be
named later (July 29, 1997); Chicago White Sox received Juan Bautista (August 18,
1997).

Granted free agency (October 29, 1997).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 19, 1997).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Juan Aracena and a
player to be named later (August 27, 1999); Baltimore Orioles received Jimmy
Hamilton (August 31, 1999).

Granted free agency (October 29, 1999).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 9, 1999).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Charles Johnson to Chicago White Sox in exchange
for Miguel Felix, Juan Figueroa, Brook Fordyce and Jason Lakman (July 29, 2000).

Granted free agency (November 3, 2000).

Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 8, 2001).

Granted free agency (November 6, 2001).


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