Bake McBride
1973–1983 · bats L / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
1,071G
.299AVG
.345OBP
.420SLG
More career statistics
1,153H
63HR
430RBI
183SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,071 | 4,202 | 3,853 | 548 | 1,153 | 167 | 55 | 63 | 430 | 248 | 457 | 183 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 1,619 | .299 | .345 | .420 | .765 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1977-09-18 to 1978-04-12
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 1980-07-29 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1977-07-22 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1974-09-14 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 523 | 1990 | 549 | 32 | 214 | 130 | 209 | .303 | .341 | .432 |
| Away | 548 | 2212 | 604 | 31 | 216 | 118 | 248 | .296 | .326 | .409 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 151 | 604 | 153 | 8 | 69 | 40 | 59 | .279 | .320 | .388 |
| May | 172 | 681 | 200 | 12 | 76 | 32 | 90 | .316 | .341 | .441 |
| June | 156 | 621 | 160 | 8 | 55 | 38 | 60 | .278 | .319 | .393 |
| July | 169 | 642 | 186 | 6 | 66 | 39 | 78 | .316 | .350 | .426 |
| August | 203 | 791 | 217 | 13 | 81 | 44 | 79 | .298 | .330 | .420 |
| September | 210 | 831 | 230 | 16 | 82 | 54 | 87 | .307 | .342 | .449 |
| October | 10 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .233 | .250 | .267 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 128 | 549 | 160 | 10 | 59 | 33 | 57 | .318 | .352 | .459 |
| new-york-mets | 115 | 452 | 113 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 49 | .280 | .323 | .400 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 113 | 430 | 115 | 9 | 47 | 26 | 41 | .295 | .328 | .464 |
| montreal-expos | 106 | 417 | 123 | 12 | 53 | 31 | 53 | .325 | .369 | .511 |
| atlanta-braves | 77 | 335 | 95 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 32 | .304 | .328 | .385 |
| houston-astros | 71 | 269 | 91 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 34 | .361 | .387 | .440 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 69 | 289 | 68 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 22 | .262 | .315 | .350 |
| cincinnati-reds | 67 | 250 | 67 | 8 | 38 | 14 | 26 | .291 | .324 | .487 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 63 | 19 | – | 5 | – | .302 | – | – |
| 1974 | St. Louis Cardinals | 150 | 559 | 173 | 6 | 56 | 30 | .309 | – | – |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 116 | 413 | 124 | 5 | 36 | 26 | .300 | – | – |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 272 | 91 | 3 | 24 | 10 | .335 | – | – |
| 1977 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 128 | 402 | 127 | 15 | 61 | 36 | .316 | – | – |
| 1978 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 122 | 472 | 127 | 10 | 49 | 28 | .269 | – | – |
| 1979 | Philadelphia Phillies | 151 | 582 | 163 | 12 | 60 | 25 | .280 | – | – |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 137 | 554 | 171 | 9 | 87 | 13 | .309 | – | – |
| 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 221 | 60 | 2 | 21 | 5 | .271 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Cleveland Guardians | 27 | 85 | 31 | – | 13 | 2 | .365 | – | – |
| 1983 | Cleveland Guardians | 70 | 230 | 67 | 1 | 18 | 8 | .291 | – | – |