Gene Baker
1947–1961 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Monarchs, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
740G
.265AVG
.323OBP
.390SLG
699H
45HR
269RBI
33SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740 | 2,946 | 2,638 | 336 | 699 | 131 | 32 | 45 | 269 | 225 | 221 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 1,029 | .265 | .323 | .390 | .713 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1955-08-05 to 1955-08-18
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1954-05-22 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1949-05-19 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1954-04-17 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 395 | 1584 | 411 | 25 | 156 | 126 | 111 | .292 | .339 | .436 |
| Away | 345 | 1362 | 288 | 20 | 113 | 99 | 110 | .234 | .284 | .337 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 225 | 44 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 17 | .243 | .351 | .409 |
| May | 161 | 614 | 144 | 7 | 49 | 41 | 50 | .257 | .301 | .376 |
| June | 139 | 554 | 131 | 7 | 39 | 51 | 38 | .273 | .329 | .388 |
| July | 163 | 695 | 175 | 16 | 84 | 50 | 54 | .279 | .324 | .438 |
| August | 117 | 438 | 105 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 27 | .259 | .288 | .389 |
| September | 106 | 420 | 100 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 35 | .262 | .302 | .327 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-braves | 99 | 402 | 84 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 36 | .235 | .276 | .303 |
| cincinnati-reds | 95 | 367 | 88 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 30 | .267 | .322 | .385 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 92 | 384 | 97 | 6 | 56 | 33 | 39 | .285 | .339 | .435 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 79 | 319 | 78 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 20 | .269 | .317 | .431 |
| new-york-giants | 75 | 314 | 77 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 27 | .269 | .296 | .388 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 74 | 305 | 78 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 26 | .284 | .321 | .458 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 64 | 280 | 69 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 27 | .276 | .314 | .364 |
| chicago-cubs | 30 | 90 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 5 | .200 | .311 | .253 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 48 | 175 | 48 | 4 | 29 | 5 | .274 | – | – |
| 1949 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 62 | 234 | 61 | 2 | 13 | 7 | .261 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Chicago Cubs | 7 | 22 | 5 | – | – | 1 | .227 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 541 | 149 | 13 | 61 | 4 | .275 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 609 | 163 | 11 | 52 | 9 | .268 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 140 | 545 | 141 | 12 | 57 | 4 | .259 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 123 | 409 | 108 | 3 | 46 | 3 | .264 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 29 | 56 | 14 | – | 7 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 33 | 37 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | – | – |