Rick Baldwin (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Rick Baldwin
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|6|1
Fresno, California
debutdate=April 10
debutyear=by|1975
debutteam=New York Mets
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1977
finalteam=New York Mets
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=4-7
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.60
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=86
teams =
* New York Mets (by|1975-by|1977)

Rickey Alan Baldwin (born June 1, 1953 in Fresno, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. In his three-season career, he played for the New York Mets (by|1975-by|1977).

Baldwin was drafted by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1971 amateur draft on June 8, 1971. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/baldwri01.shtml Rick Baldwin] , Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 2, 2008.] He made his major league debut on April 10, 1975, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in the Mets second game of the season, a 3-2 11-inning loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Shea Stadium. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197504100.shtml Apr 10, 1975, Phillies at Mets Play by Play and Box Score] , Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 2, 2008.] Baldwin finished the by|1975 season with a 3-5 record and six saves in 54 appearances (all in relief), with a 3.33 ERA in 97.3 innings of work.

In the by|1976 season, Baldwin had only 11 appearances, ending the season with a 0-0 record and no saves in 22.7 innings, with an ERA of 2.38. Baldwin had a 1-2 record and one save in by|1977 in 40 appearances, with a 4.45 ERA in 62.7 innings. Baldwin's final major league appearance was on October 2, 1977, when he faced two batters in the ninth inning, earning a save in a 6-4 Met win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197710020.shtml Oct 2, 1977, Mets at Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score] , Baseball-Reference. Accessed October 2, 2008.]

Baldwin was drafted by the Seattle Mariners from the Mets on December 5, 1977 in that year's rule 5 draft. in the by|1978 season he had a 3-5 record with the Triple-A San Jose Missions (a Mariners affiliate) in the Pacific Coast League and a 3-3 record with the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A International League (an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates). [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/Rick-Baldwin.shtml Rick Baldwin] , The Baseball Cube. Accessed October 2, 2008.]

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