Bake McBride

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Bake McBride
Date of birth	February 3, 1949
Place of birth	Fulton, Missouri
Height	6'2"
Weight	195
Bats	Left
Throws	Right
Position(s)	Left field
College	Westminster College
Draft	1970 / Round 37
All Stars	1976
Awards	1974 National League Rookie of the Year
Honors	All-Star (1): 1976
Career Highlights	1980 World Series champion
Team(s) as a Player
1973–1983	St.Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians

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 .309 batting 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.

[edit] 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.^{[citation needed]}