Robert Allen Baird (January 16, 1940 – April 11, 1974) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher who appeared in eight total games in Major League Baseball over parts of two seasons with the Washington Senators (1962–1963). Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Baird stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He attended Carson Newman College.
| Bob Baird | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 16, 1940 Knoxville, Tennessee, US | |
| Died: April 11, 1974 (aged 34) Chattanooga, Tennessee, US | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 3, 1962, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1963, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–4 |
| Earned run average | 7.25 |
| Strikeouts | 10 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Baird had a six-year (1962–1967) professional career. The Senators, then a two-year-old expansion team, brought Baird up for an audition during the September of his first year in pro ball, 1962, and gave him three starts. Then, the following September, they called him up again and used him in five games, three as a starter. But Baird went winless in four decisions. In 221⁄3 MLB innings pitched, he allowed 25 hits, 15 bases on balls, and 18 earned runs. He fanned ten. Baird appeared in 148 games in minor league baseball, where he fashioned a 47–46 record and a 3.99 earned run average.
After baseball, Baird was a traveling salesman for a Cincinnati-based company.[1] Baird died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at age 34, nine days after he was shot by a woman who was charged with his murder.[2]
References
edit- ^ Lee, Bill, The Baseball Necrology. Jefferson, NC: Macfarland & Company, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3; page 17
- ^ James, Bill (1992). The Baseball Book 1992. Villard Books. p. 359.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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