Bake McBride was born on Thursday, February 3, 1949, in Fulton, Missouri. McBride was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 26, 1973, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bake McBride baseball stats page.

"Catcher Manny Sanguillen of the Pirates, playing in his seventh season in the National League, described Cardinals' outfielder Bake McBride as 'the fastest man I have ever seen in baseball.'" - The Sporting News (June 7, 1975)

Did you know that Bake Mcbride is one of two professional athletes who both attended Fulton High School and both went on to be world champions? McBride with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980 World Series, the other being Tony Galbreath who was on the New York Giants team that won the Super Bowl in January of 1987.

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