Bake McBride was a Major League Baseball player who won the Rookie of the Year award in 1974, when he had a .309 batting average, despite only 6 home runs. He started with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973 and played with them through the middle of 1977. Throughout his major league career he also played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1977-1981) and the Cleveland Indians (1982-1983). He played with the Phillies during their successful 1980 World Series run, where he hit one home run during first game of the series. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given to the best first-year players in the American and National Leagues. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on... Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 â¢1967 ⢠1964 ⢠1946 1944 ⢠1942 ⢠1934 ⢠1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 ⢠1987 ⢠1985 ⢠1982 1968 ⢠1967 ⢠1964 ⢠1946 1944 ⢠1943 ⢠1942 ⢠1934... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 ⢠1983 ⢠1980 ⢠1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 ⢠1983 ⢠1980 ⢠1978 1977 ⢠1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 ⢠1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 ⢠1995 ⢠1954 ⢠1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 ⢠1999 ⢠1998 ⢠1997 1996 ⢠1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...