- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDonald Edward Baylor
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Don Baylor, the 1979 American League Most Valuable Player, racked up 2,135 hits, 360 home runs, and 1,276 runs batted in in his 19-year career as a player, which began in 1970 when the 21-year old Baylor came up with the soon-to-be World's Champion Baltimore Orioles for a cup of coffee. His career ended in 1988, on the American League pennant-wining Oakland Athletics: Baylor appeared in one game in the World Series as a pinch-hitter.
After retiring as a player, Baylor became a coach and manager. He was the first manager of the expansion Colorado Rockies (1993-1998), winning Manager of the Year honors in the strike-shortened 1995 season, for bringing the three-year old team in at second place. After leaving the Rockies, Baylor spent three years as manager of the Chicago Cubs (2000-2002).
- IMDb mini biography by: Jon C. Hopwood
- SpousesRebecca Giles(December 12, 1987 - August 7, 2017) (his death, 1 child)Jo Cash(1970 - 1981) (divorced)
- Designated Hitter/Outfielder for Baltimore Orioles (1970-1975), Oakland Athletics (1976 and 1988), California Angels (1977-1982), New York Yankees (1983-1985), Boston Red Sox (1986-1987) and Minnesota Twins (1987).
- Manager of the Colorado Rockies (1993-1998) and Chicago Cubs (2000-2002).
- Made major league debut on 18 September 1970.
- In 1979 led the American League in runs scored (120) and runs batted in (139).
- Led the American League in being hit by pitchers in 8 seasons: 1973, 1975-1976, 1978, 1984-1987.
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