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Don Baylor
Don Edward Baylor
Born: June 28, 1949 at Austin, Tex.
Died: August 7, 2017 at Austin, Tex.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 6.01 Weight: 210

Don Baylor was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on August 12, 2013.

Share your memories of Don Baylor HERE IS WHAT OTHER METS FANS HAVE TO SAY: Alan September 24, 2004 Now that "Uncle Art" is going to be history, and a lot of names have been thrown out for the manager in 2005, how come I havn't heard Don Baylor's name mentioned a skipper for us? He commands respect, has experience and knows the team , a perfect trifecta. Hopefully he will get good play from the country club boys. Jonathan Stern March 14, 2005 A great ballplayer who bravely fought cancer during his brief stint at Shea. I hope he is recovering nicely. Even before serving as a Mets coach, he had some interesting Mets-related episodes. He broke Ron Hunt's record for career HBP's. He also ended up in Tom LaRussa's doghouse (and on his bench) when, in 1988, he stated that he was hoping his A's would face the Mets in the World Series. He said he wanted a tougher opponent than the Dodgers... who defeated the Mets in seven, then whupped the A's in five, fueled in part by certain comments by Baylor and our own David Cone, among things. Kirk Gibson's homer off the Eck helped a little, too. Of course, most interesting of all was his being a member of the 1986 Red Sox. In Mike Sowell's book "One Pitch Away," the author interviews Baylor from the visitors dugout at Shea. At the time, Baylor was the new manager of the Colorado Rockies. And I quote: "Same spot, right here. Me and Tom Seaver, right in this corner. We sat right here for outs one and two, and then we moved up toward that step, ready to run out onto the field and celebrate. "I like sitting here. I like to torture myself." DanMan Mets Fan 69 86 March 16, 2007 Terrible hitting coach. Should be called hbp coach. That is one of the reasons the 2003-4 Mets were crappy. Einstein July 14, 2020 Don had an outstanding career as a major leaguer. He played for six different American League teams over 19 seasons, five of which won division titles with him on the roster. Incredibly, Baylor played both for AND against the Orioles, Angels, Red Sox and Athletics in A. L. Championship Series competition. He was also a member of the Twins' World Series winner in 1987. Only the Yankees, with whom he spent three years, failed to reach post-season with Don's services. These facts indicate the amount of value that Baylor had as a team player. He was a strong contributor to his clubs' pennant causes with career totals of 2,135 hits and 1,276 RBIs. Don was an MVP award winner with the Angels in 1979. He even set a modern major league record (since broken) with 267 hit-by-pitches. Baylor's accomplishments are more impressive than those of some players in the Hall of Fame. Still, he has been passed over for Hall election. I wonder if the fact that he was a designated hitter for 1,287 of his 2,292 games played (56%) have anything to do with this. Flitgun Frankie April 16, 2024 It was Don Baylor’s arrival that led the Orioles to trade Frank Robinson in 1972. Seeing Baylor later in his career it’s hard to think of him as a speed demon, but he stole 50 bases one year and set a record for most consecutive stolen bases without getting caught. I don’t know if that record still stands. I was watching the game on TV when he broke the existing record and thought it was kind of a lame record not worth making a big deal about. When Baylor won the AL MVP, I thought it was a bad choice and more deserved by ex-Met Kenny Singleton.

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