- Bake McBride
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bake McBride
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1949|2|3Fulton, Missouri
debutdate=July 26
debutyear=by|1973
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1983
finalteam=Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.299
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,153
stat3label=Stolen base s
stat3value=183
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|1973-by|1977)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1977-by|1981)
*Cleveland Indians (by|1981-by|1984)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1976)
*World Series champion (1980)
* 1974NL Rookie of the Year Arnold Ray "Bake" McBride, also nicknamed "Shake n' Bake", is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, known primarily as a member of the highly successful Philadelphia Phillies' teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He made his Major league debut for the
St. Louis Cardinals in 1974, finishing the season with 173 base hits, 30 stolen bases, and a .309batting average , and was named the National League's Rookie of the Year. On June 15, 1977, McBride was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Steve Waterbury to the Phillies for Tom Underwood, Dane Iorg, and Rick Bosetti.On February 16, 1982, following several productive seasons with the Phillies, McBride was traded to the
Cleveland Indians for Sid Monge. On November 7, 1983, he was granted free agency, but chose to retire from baseball.Trivia
While getting set in the
batter's box , McBride would routinely scuff the dirt around to such a degree that parts of the chalk lines could no longer be seen.Fact|date=February 2007Noted for his speed, this helped him excel in other sports. According to Westminster College, he participated in baseball, basketball, and track during his two years at Westminster. Furthermore, he holds the school-record in the 200-meter dash.
He scored the winning run in a 25-inning game versus the New York Mets, advancing around the bases from first on a botched pick-off throwFact|date=July 2008.
His nephew Joe McBride is a jazz keyboardist and singer [http://music.aol.com/artist/joe-mcbride/biography/1008182, Retrieved on 2008/07/16.] .
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