Don Baylor

Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach. He is currently the hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is a former player and manager. During his 19-year playing career, he was a power hitter who played as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter. He played for six different American League teams, primarily the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. He later managed the expansion Colorado Rockies for six years and the Chicago Cubs for three seasons.

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Filmography

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Selected Don Baylor film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1998

1998 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - NL Coach: Colorado Rockies

1994

1994 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - NL Coach

1990

Sunday Night Baseball (TV Show)

Himself - Colorado Rockies Manager

1988

1988 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Oakland Athletics Designated Hitter

1987

1987 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Minnesota Twins Designated Hitter

1986

1986 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Boston Red Sox Designated Hitter

1982

1982 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - California Angels Designated Hitter

1979

1979 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Leftfielder

1974

1974 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Left Fielder

Self

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Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Don Baylor.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1970	BAL	8	17	4	4	0	0	0	4	1	2	3	0.235	0.300	0.235
1971	BAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0.000	0.600	0.000
1972	BAL	102	320	33	81	13	3	11	38	24	29	50	0.253	0.330	0.416
1973	BAL	118	405	64	116	20	4	11	51	32	35	48	0.286	0.357	0.437
1974	BAL	137	489	66	133	22	1	10	59	29	43	56	0.272	0.341	0.382
1975	BAL	145	524	79	148	21	6	25	76	32	53	64	0.282	0.360	0.489
1976	OAK	157	595	85	147	25	1	15	68	52	58	72	0.247	0.329	0.368
1977	CAL	154	561	87	141	27	0	25	75	26	62	76	0.251	0.334	0.433
1978	CAL	158	591	103	151	26	0	34	99	22	56	71	0.255	0.332	0.472
1979	CAL	162	628	120	186	33	3	36	139	22	71	51	0.296	0.371	0.530
1980	CAL	90	340	39	85	12	2	5	51	6	24	32	0.250	0.316	0.341
1981	CAL	103	377	52	90	18	1	17	66	3	42	51	0.239	0.322	0.427
1982	CAL	157	608	80	160	24	1	24	93	10	57	69	0.263	0.329	0.424
1983	NYY	144	534	82	162	33	3	21	85	17	40	53	0.303	0.361	0.494
1984	NYY	134	493	84	129	29	1	27	89	1	38	68	0.262	0.341	0.489
1985	NYY	142	477	70	110	24	1	23	91	0	52	90	0.231	0.330	0.430
1986	BOS	160	585	93	139	23	1	31	94	3	62	111	0.238	0.344	0.439
1987	BOS	108	339	64	81	8	0	16	57	5	40	47	0.239	0.355	0.404
1987	MIN	20	49	3	14	1	0	0	6	0	5	12	0.286	0.397	0.306
1988	OAK	92	264	28	58	7	0	7	34	0	34	44	0.220	0.332	0.326
Career		2292	8198	1236	2135	366	28	338	1276	285	805	1069	-	-	-

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Don Baylor.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1970	BAL	8	3	48	16	0	0	0	1.000
1971	BAL	1	1	9	4	0	0	0	1.000
1972	BAL	102	80	733	205	4	5	5	0.977
1973	BAL	118	101	932	228	10	6	2	0.975
1974	BAL	133	127	1,145	258	2	5	2	0.981
1975	BAL	136	135	1,204	286	8	5	1	0.983
1976	OAK	136	134	1,199	781	45	12	40	0.986
1977	CAL	93	93	784	278	16	7	14	0.977
1978	CAL	56	56	468	195	9	6	6	0.971
1979	CAL	97	97	833	206	4	5	1	0.977
1980	CAL	54	54	465	118	4	4	0	0.968
1981	CAL	5	5	42	38	3	0	2	1.000
1982	CAL	155		-					-
1983	NYY	6	5	50	24	2	1	0	0.963
1984	NYY	5	4	36	8	0	1	0	0.889
1985	NYY	140		-					-
1986	BOS	16	16	125	71	4	1	7	0.987
1987	BOS	97		-					-
1987	MIN	14		-					-
1988	OAK	80		-					-
Career		1452	911	-	2716	111	58	80	-

First Name	Don
Middle Name	Edward
Last Name	Baylor
Full Name at Birth	Don Edward Baylor
Age	63
Date of Birth	June 28, 1949
Birthplace	Austin, TX
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Star Sign	Cancer
Nationality	American
High School	Stephen F. Austin (Austin, TX)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Designated Hitter, Leftfielder, First Baseman
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	18 September 1970
Last MLB Game	1 October 1988
Draft	Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft.