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View Harold Baines's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season. Agents: Jack Sands, Steve Freyer. Full Name: Harold Douglas Baines.
Harold Douglas Baines (born March 15, 1959) is an American former designated hitter and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for five American League (AL) teams from 1980 to 2001, and is best known for his three stints with the Chicago White Sox.
Baines appeared in 1,643 of his 2,830 big league games as a DH, making only 63 appearances in the field from 1989 until the end of his career. But from 1980-86, Baines played only five games at DH while establishing himself as one of baseball's most dependable right fielders.
Harold Baines was an excellent designated hitter (DH) playing 1,652 games at the position, a Major League record, and he held the mark for career home runs as a DH (236) until Edgar Martinez passed him in 2004.
Harold Baines Bio. Fullname: Harold Douglas Baines; Born: 3/15/1959 in Easton, MD; Draft: 1977, Chicago White Sox, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 1; High School: Saint Michael's, Easton, MD; Debut: 4/10/1980; Hall of Fame: 2019; Relationship(s): father of Harold Baines Jr.
Apr 11, 2022 · When he arrives with his wife, Marla, at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday morning for the 2022 home opener in Chicago, something will feel different. Baines, now 63, will arrive almost 11 months removed from a life-saving heart and kidney transplant surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Surviving and recovering from the surgery has ...
Harold Baines played 22 years in the majors (1980-2001), mostly with the Chicago White Sox. In 2019, following years of brisk and at times vociferous debate, Baines was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Though he led the league just once in any offensive category, he was a major threat at the plate.
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