#4 Tom "Rattlesnake" Baker, Closer, 28 yrs, Cleveland Indians Thursday, 10/26/1941 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Tom Baker Rattlesnake 6/11/1913 28 USA,TX,NURSERY 5"10 180
Closer R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,280,000 1941 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 53 Days (741 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 86 Days (774 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 50 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 35 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2.51 | 57.1 | 51 | 19 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
Projected | 35 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2.51 | 57.0 | 51 | 19 | 16 | 28 | 24 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 12 | 0 | 100.0 | 34 | 22 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 3.15 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 75 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .376 | .360 | .736 |
vs. RHB | 139 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .288 | .288 | .576 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3.24 | 25.0 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Road | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1.95 | 32.1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 |
Postseason | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5.87 | 7.2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
June | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 11.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
July | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.09 | 23.1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
August | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.35 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Sept./Oct. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1935 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 33.1 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | .226 | CLE |
1936 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 22.0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | .351 | CLE |
1937 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.31 | 42.1 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.49 | .236 | CLE |
1939 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3.69 | 61.0 | 62 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | .292 | CLE |
1940 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.92 | 49.1 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | .242 | CLE |
1941 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2.51 | 57.1 | 51 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | .265 | CLE,AL |
Total | 133 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 29 | 3.53 | 265.1 | 245 | 115 | 104 | 17 | 133 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | .265 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1935, A | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2.12 | 144.2 | 90 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 54 | 138 | 9 | 2 | 1.00 | .232 |
1935, AA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.97 | 33.1 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | .376 |
1935, AAA | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.72 | 58.0 | 68 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1.55 | .337 |
1937, AAA | 49 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6.79 | 58.1 | 74 | 46 | 44 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | .345 |
1938, AAA | 26 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3.09 | 175.0 | 155 | 63 | 60 | 13 | 70 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 1.29 | .258 |
1939, AAA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.06 | 37.2 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1.51 | .317 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1935 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 | 23.0 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
1939 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 12.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1941 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3.30 | 46.1 | 44 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1935 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | CLE |
1936 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .600 | .556 | 1.156 | CLE |
1937 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 | CLE |
1939 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | CLE |
1940 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1941 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | CLE,AL |
Total | 133 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .250 | .208 | .458 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 57.1 | 2.04 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 59th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1935... Earned first career win on 9/15/1935... Had first career hit on 9/20/1935, off Milt Shoffner (PHA)... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1935... Injured on 4/13/1936 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1939... Won World Series with Cleveland in 1940... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Saves 1939 - 6 - 8th 1940 - 11 - 3rd
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