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Steve Baker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: August 30, 1956 in Eugene, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 18th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Monte Vista HS (Spring Valley, CA).

High Schools: Monte Vista HS (Danville, CA), Monte Vista HS (Spring Valley, CA)

Schools: Grossmont College (El Cajon, CA), University of Oregon (Eugene, OR)

Debut: May 25, 1978 (Age 21-268d, 14,033rd in major league history)
vs. BAL 6.1 IP, 8 H, 6 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1983 (Age 27-028d)
vs. MON 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: Steven Byrne Baker

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

ERA

5.13

237.0

131

WHIP

1.641

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 14	DET	@	TEX	L,5-7		12	2.2	1	3	0	4	1	P
2	7 (1)	Apr 16	DET		KCR	W,10-4	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	10 (2)	Apr 21	DET		TOR	L,4-5		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (2)	Apr 26 (2)	DET	@	MIL	L,5-7	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (3)	May 1	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	21 (3)	May 6	DET	@	MIN	L,6-9	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (1)	May 8	DET		CHW	W,10-8		16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	25 (1)	May 11	DET		MIL	L,1-5	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	29 (3)	May 15	DET	@	NYY	L,3-11	GS	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	33 (3)	May 20	DET	@	CLE	L,7-9		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (7)	May 29	DET	@	TOR	W,9-8	GS	19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	57 (15)	Jun 15	DET		CAL	L,7-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	62 (4)	Jun 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	67 (4)	Jun 24	DET	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	71 (3)	Jun 29	DET		CLE	W,8-6	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	76 (4)	Jul 4	DET		TOR	L,6-7	GS	31	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	83 (6)	Jul 9	DET		MIN	L,3-5	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	89 (5)	Jul 14	DET	@	CHW	L,4-12	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	95 (5)	Jul 23	DET		CHW	L,3-11	GS	28	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	103 (7)	Jul 31	DET	@	TEX	L,3-11		13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	111 (7)	Aug 8 (1)	DET		TEX	L,9-16		20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							21gm		84.0	3	8	0	11	1