Billy Baldwin (baseball)
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Robert Harvey Baldwin (June 9, 1948 – June 28, 2011) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder with the 1975 Detroit Tigers and the 1976 New York Mets. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 175 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.
Baldwin was born in
right field and center field
.
He was traded with
Tidewater Tides
, and joined the Mets when rosters expanded that September. He batted .292 over nine games with the big league club.
Though he remained in the minors with the Mets through 1978, he would never see Major League action again. In a two-season career, Baldwin batted .231 (27-for-117) and five home runs, driving in 13 runs while scoring 12 times in 39 games. He also collected four doubles, one triple, and two stolen bases.
Baldwin died in Hudson, Ohio, in 2011.[3]
References
- ^ "Tigers Injuries Mount; Stanley Out For Season". Ludington Daily News. July 30, 1975.
- ^ Durso Joseph. "Mets Trade Staub to Tigers for Lolich," The New York Times, Saturday, December 13, 1975. Retrieved May 1, 2020
- ^ Isabella, Jim (July 6, 2011). "Akron native and former big-league baseball player Billy Baldwin dies". Akron Beacon Journal.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
