RIP Don Baylor

[Bro. Curtis]

Hit by a pitch 267 times. Was on the '86 Red Sox.

Former Orioles slugger and MLB manager, hitting coach Don Baylor dies at 68


Don Baylor Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[InTheLight]

That's too bad. I know he was on the Orioles early in his career but he always seemed like an Angel to me.

I remember my team, the Twins, picked up Baylor in the stretch drive of the 1987 season. He was OK for the rest of the regular season and caught fire in the post season. He hit a crucial 2 run HR in Game 6 of the World Series against the Cardinals. The Twins were on the brink of elimination and went on to win the World Series that year.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

He played in 3 WS in a row, on 3 different teams.

 

[InTheLight]

He played in 3 WS in a row, on 3 different teams.

That is so cool! I forgot about that.

 

[SovereignGrace]

That's too bad. I know he was on the Orioles early in his career but he always seemed like an Angel to me.

I remember my team, the Twins, picked up Baylor in the stretch drive of the 1987 season. He was OK for the rest of the regular season and caught fire in the post season. He hit a crucial 2 run HR in Game 6 of the World Series against the Cardinals. The Twins were on the brink of elimination and went on to win the World Series that year.

And he was also a pretty good manager.

 

[SovereignGrace]

He played in 3 WS in a row, on 3 different teams.

He was 1-2 on those.

Lost with Red Sox in 1986
Won with Twins in 1987(yay says ITL)
Lost with A's in 1988

 

[SovereignGrace]

That is so cool! I forgot about that.

I remembered it. But after the strike in 1994 and then cancelling the WS, I never regained the same love I once had.

Plus, being a Reds fan takes a toll on me.

 

[SovereignGrace]

Seeing that Baylor was with the Orioles in 1975 and then the A's in 1976, he had to be involved in the Reggie Jackson trade. Am I right?

 

[SovereignGrace]

Yep he was.