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Don Baylor Don Baylor
Full name: Don Edward Baylor
Born: June 28, 1949, Austin, Texas
First Game: September 18, 1970; Final Game: October 1, 1988
Managed First Game: April 5, 1993; Managed Final Game: July 4, 2002
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 190
AL MVP (1979)
NL Manager of the Year (1995)
TSN AL Player of the Year (1979)
TSN NL Manager of the Year (1995)
Minor League Player of the Year (1970)
DH on TSN AL All-Star Team (1979 and 1985 to 1986)
AL Silver Slugger as DH (1983 and 1985 to 1986)
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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
1970 BAL A Daily Splits    8    17    4    4   0   0   0    4    2   0    3   0   0   1   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .300  .235  -0.1 1970 BAL A
1971 BAL A Daily Splits    1     2    0    0   0   0   0    1    2   0    1   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .600  .000   0.1 1971 BAL A
1972 BAL A Daily Splits  102   320   33   81  13   3  11   38   29   0   50   9   2   3   0   5   9   24   2  .253  .330  .416   0.3 1972 BAL A
1973 BAL A Daily Splits  118   405   64  116  20   4  11   51   35   3   48  13   0   6   0   6  11   32   9  .286  .357  .437   1.1 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits  137   489   66  133  22   1  10   59   43   6   56  10   3   4   0  10  10   29  12  .272  .341  .382  -1.4 1974 BAL A
1975 BAL A Daily Splits  145   524   79  148  21   6  25   76   53   8   64  13   4   4   0   1  12   32  17  .282  .360  .489   2.0 1975 BAL A
1976 OAK A Daily Splits  157   595   85  147  25   1  15   68   58   4   72  20   1  11   0  11  11   52  12  .247  .329  .368   0.1 1976 OAK A
1977 CAL A Daily Splits  154   561   87  141  27   0  25   75   62   7   76  12   2   8   0   7  16   26  12  .251  .334  .433   0.5 1977 CAL A
1978 CAL A Daily Splits  158   591  103  151  26   0  34   99   56   9   71  18   0  12   0   6  15   22   9  .255  .332  .472   1.7 1978 CAL A
1979 CAL A Daily Splits  162   628  120  186  33   3  36  139   71   6   51  11   0  12   0   5  10   22  12  .296  .371  .530   3.2 1979 CAL A
1980 CAL A Daily Splits   90   340   39   85  12   2   5   51   24   4   32  11   0   5   0   2   9    6   6  .250  .316  .341  -1.1 1980 CAL A
1981 CAL A Daily Splits  103   377   52   90  18   1  17   66   42   1   51   7   0   6   0   5  13    3   3  .239  .322  .427   0.5 1981 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits  157   608   80  160  24   1  24   93   57   7   69   7   0   8   0   5  18   10   4  .263  .329  .424   0.1 1982 CAL A
1983 NY  A Daily Splits  144   534   82  162  33   3  21   85   40  11   53  13   2   8   0   7  10   17   7  .303  .361  .494   2.6 1983 NY  A
1984 NY  A Daily Splits  134   493   84  129  29   1  27   89   38   6   68  23   1   3   0  11  10    1   1  .262  .341  .489   1.7 1984 NY  A
1985 NY  A Daily Splits  142   477   70  110  24   1  23   91   52   6   90  24   1  10   0   4  10    0   4  .231  .330  .430   0.3 1985 NY  A
1986 BOS A Daily Splits  160   585   93  139  23   1  31   94   62   8  111  35   0   5   0   8  12    3   5  .238  .344  .439   0.3 1986 BOS A
1987 BOS A Daily Splits  108   339   64   81   8   0  16   57   40   3   47  24   0   6   0   3  10    5   2  .239  .355  .404  -0.1 1987 BOS A
1987 MIN A Daily Splits   20    49    3   14   1   0   0    6    5   0   12   4   0   0   0   0   3    0   1  .286  .397  .306  -0.1 1987 MIN A
1987 TOT A               128   388   67   95   9   0  16   63   45   3   59  28   0   6   0   3  13    5   3  .245  .360  .392  -0.2 1987 TOT A
1988 OAK A Daily Splits   92   264   28   58   7   0   7   34   34   2   44  12   0   3   0   4   7    0   1  .220  .332  .326  -0.5 1988 OAK A
Total            Splits 2292  8198 1236 2135 366  28 338 1276  805  91 1069 267  16 115   0 100 196  285 120  .260  .342  .436  11.2 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
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
1973 BAL A Daily Splits    4    11    3    3   0   0   0    1    3   0    5   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .429  .273 1973 BAL A
1974 BAL A Daily Splits    4    15    0    4   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .267  .267 1974 BAL A
1979 CAL A Daily Splits    4    16    2    3   0   0   1    2    1   1    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .235  .375 1979 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits    5    17    2    5   1   1   1   10    2   0    0   0   0   1   0   0   1    0   0  .294  .350  .647 1982 CAL A
1986 BOS A Daily Splits    7    26    6    9   3   0   1    2    4   0    5   2   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .346  .469  .577 1986 BOS A
1987 MIN A Daily Splits    2     5    0    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .500  .400 1987 MIN A
1988 OAK A Daily Splits    2     6    0    0   0   0   0    1    1   0    2   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125  .000 1988 OAK A
Total            Splits   28    96   13   26   4   1   3   17   11   1   16   3   0   2   0   0   3    0   1  .271  .357  .427 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
1986 BOS A Daily Splits    4    11    1    2   1   0   0    1    1   0    3   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .308  .273 1986 BOS A
1987 MIN A Daily Splits    5    13    3    5   0   0   1    3    1   1    1   1   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .385  .467  .615 1987 MIN A
1988 OAK A Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1988 OAK A
Total            Splits   10    25    4    7   1   0   1    4    2   1    5   2   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .280  .379  .440 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
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
1979 AL    Daily Splits    1     4    2    2   1   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .750 1979 AL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1970 BAL A Daily  OF    6    3    3    48      15    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    3    4 
1970 BAL A        RF    4    1    1    22       7    0    0    0   0 1.000
1970 BAL A        CF    3    2    2    26       9    0    0    0   0 1.000
1971 BAL A Daily  OF    1    1    1     9       4    0    0    0   0 1.000     0    0    1 
1971 BAL A        RF    1    1    1     9       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1972 BAL A Daily  OF   84   72   55   669.1   152    2    4    0   0  .975    39   13   45 
1972 BAL A        RF   45   32   26   304      65    0    2    0   0  .970
1972 BAL A        LF   39   29   26   272.1    60    2    1    0   0  .984
1972 BAL A        CF   13   11    3    93      26    0    1    0   0  .963
1972 BAL A        1B    9    8    3    64      54    2    1    5   0  .982
1973 BAL A Daily  OF  110   96   90   894.1   204    5    4    0   0  .981   109    0    2 
1973 BAL A        LF  109   96   90   890.1   202    5    4    0   0  .981
1973 BAL A        1B    6    5    3    38      24    5    2    2   0  .935
1973 BAL A        RF    2    0    0     4       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1973 BAL A        DH    1    1    1                                      -
1974 BAL A Daily  OF  129  120  102  1095.2   218    1    5    0   0  .978   114    1   26 
1974 BAL A        LF  114   97   90   921.2   184    1    5    0   0  .974
1974 BAL A        RF   26   23   12   171      32    0    0    0   0 1.000
1974 BAL A        1B    8    7    1    50      42    1    0    2   0 1.000
1974 BAL A        DH    2    0    0                                      -
1974 BAL A        CF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1975 BAL A Daily  OF  135  133  126  1190     268    8    5    0   0  .982   127    4    6 
1975 BAL A        LF  127  124  119  1114.2   252    8    3    0   0  .989
1975 BAL A        DH    7    4    4                                      -
1975 BAL A        RF    6    5    4    42.1     4    0    1    0   0  .800
1975 BAL A        CF    4    4    3    33      12    0    1    0   0  .923
1975 BAL A        1B    2    2    1    14      18    0    0    1   0 1.000
1976 OAK A Daily  OF   76   72   62   640     152    1    3    0   0  .981    27    2   50 
1976 OAK A        1B   69   62   55   559.1   629   44    9   40   0  .987
1976 OAK A        RF   50   45   38   397     103    0    1    0   0  .990
1976 OAK A        LF   27   26   24   236      48    1    2    0   0  .961
1976 OAK A        DH   23   21   21                                      -
1976 OAK A        CF    2    1    0     7       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1977 CAL A Daily  OF   77   77   52   642.1   139    3    5    0   0  .966    48   11   19 
1977 CAL A        DH   61   61   60                                      -
1977 CAL A        LF   48   47   33   397      85    2    4    0   0  .956
1977 CAL A        RF   19   19   12   153.1    36    1    1    0   0  .974
1977 CAL A        1B   18   16   13   142.1   141   13    2   14   0  .987
1977 CAL A        CF   11   11    7    92      16    0    0    0   0 1.000
1978 CAL A Daily  DH  102  102  102                                      -
1978 CAL A        LF   39   39   29   327      77    0    2    0   0  .975
1978 CAL A        OF   39   39   29   327      76    0    2    0   0  .974    39    0    0 
1978 CAL A        1B   17   17   11   141     118    9    4    6   0  .969
1979 CAL A Daily  OF   97   97   83   829.2   198    3    5    0   0  .976    78    0   20 
1979 CAL A        LF   78   78   68   667.2   161    3    3    0   0  .982
1979 CAL A        DH   65   65   64                                      -
1979 CAL A        RF   20   19   15   162      40    1    2    0   0  .953
1979 CAL A        1B    1    0    0     4       5    0    0    1   0 1.000
1980 CAL A Daily  OF   54   54   41   465.2   119    4    4    0   0  .969    37    0   19 
1980 CAL A        LF   37   36   29   311.1    84    3    2    0   0  .978
1980 CAL A        DH   36   36   35                                      -
1980 CAL A        RF   19   18   12   154.1    34    1    2    0   0  .946
1981 CAL A Daily  DH   97   97   96                                      -
1981 CAL A        1B    4    4    3    33      32    3    0    2   0 1.000
1981 CAL A        OF    1    1    1     9       6    0    0    0   0 1.000     1    0    0 
1981 CAL A        LF    1    1    1     9       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1982 CAL A Daily  DH  155  155  154                                      -
1983 NY  A Daily  DH  136  128  127                                      -
1983 NY  A        OF    5    4    2    42      10    0    0    0   0 1.000     2    0    4 
1983 NY  A        RF    4    3    1    32       9    0    0    0   0 1.000
1983 NY  A        LF    2    1    1    10       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1983 NY  A        1B    1    1    1     8      13    2    1    0   0  .938
1984 NY  A Daily  DH  128  118  117                                      -
1984 NY  A        RF    5    3    3    28       8    0    0    0   0 1.000
1984 NY  A        OF    5    4    3    36       8    0    1    0   0  .889     1    0    5 
1984 NY  A        LF    1    1    0     8       0    0    1    0   0  .000
1985 NY  A Daily  DH  140  126  126                                      -
1986 BOS A Daily  DH  143  143  142                                      -
1986 BOS A        1B   13   13    5   101      65    4    1    7   0  .986
1986 BOS A        OF    3    3    3    24       6    0    0    0   0 1.000     3    0    0 
1986 BOS A        LF    3    3    3    24       6    0    0    0   0 1.000
1987 BOS A Daily  DH   97   90   90                                      -
1987 MIN A Daily  DH   14   14   11                                      -
1987 TOT A        DH  111  104  101                                      -
1988 OAK A Daily  DH   80   73   63                                      -
Total             DH 1287 1234 1213                                      -
Total             OF  822  776  653  6922    1575   27   38    0   0  .977   625   34  201 
Total             LF  625  578  513  5189    1167   25   27    0   0  .978
Total             RF  201  169  125  1479     344    3    9    0   0  .975
Total             1B  148  135   96  1154.2  1141   83   20   80   0  .984
Total             CF   34   29   15   254      64    0    2    0   0  .970
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
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
1973 BAL A Daily  OF    3    3    3    28       0    0    0    0   0     -     3    0    0 
1973 BAL A        LF    3    3    3    28       7    0    0    0   0 1.000
1974 BAL A Daily  OF    4    4    4    35       0    0    0    0   0     -     4    0    0 
1974 BAL A        LF    4    4    4    35       9    0    0    0   0 1.000
1979 CAL A Daily  DH    3    3    3                                      -
1979 CAL A        LF    1    1    1     9       4    0    0    0   0 1.000
1979 CAL A        OF    1    1    1     9       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1982 CAL A Daily  DH    5    5    5                                      -
1986 BOS A Daily  DH    7    7    7                                      -
1987 MIN A Daily  DH    2    1    1                                      -
1988 OAK A Daily  DH    2    2    1                                      -
Total             DH   19   18   17                                      -
Total             LF    8    8    8    72      20    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF    8    8    8    72       0    0    0    0   0     -     8    0    0 
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
1986 BOS A Daily  DH    3    3    3                                      -
1987 MIN A Daily  DH    3    3    2                                      -
Total             DH    6    6    5                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1979 AL    Daily  OF    1    1    0     6       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1979 AL           LF    1    1    0     6       1    0    0    0   0 1.000

Managerial RecordManagerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1993 COL N  162   67   95  .414   758   967                  6
1994 COL N  117   53   64  .453   573   638                  3
1995 COL N  144   77   67  .535   785   783                  2
1996 COL N  162   83   79  .512   961   964                  3
1997 COL N  162   83   79  .512   923   908                  3
1998 COL N  162   77   85  .475   826   855                  4
2000 CHI N  162   65   97  .401   764   904                  6
2001 CHI N  162   88   74  .543   777   701                  3
2002 CHI N   83   34   49  .410   346   394          7- 4    5  5
Total      1316  627  689  .476  6713  7114
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
Division Series Managerial RecordDivision Series Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1995 COL N    4    1    3  .250    19    27

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6,
1967).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell to Oakland Athletics
in exchange for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommell (April 2, 1976).

Granted free agency (November 1, 1976).

Signed by California Angels (November 16, 1976).

Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).

Signed by New York Yankees (December 1, 1982).

Traded by New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mike Easler (March 28,
1986).

Traded by Boston Red Sox to Minnesota Twins in exchange for a player to be named
later (September 1, 1987); Boston Red Sox received Enrique Rios (December 18, 1987).

Released by Minnesota Twins (December 21, 1987).

Signed by Oakland Athletics (February 9, 1988).

Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).


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