, ▁Baker ▁made ▁ 1 6 ▁starts , ▁won ▁eight , ▁lost ▁one , ▁threw ▁four ▁complete ▁games , ▁three ▁shut outs , ▁and ▁earned ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 3 . 2 1 . ▁Baker ▁began ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁rotation ▁as ▁a ▁spot ▁st arter . ▁He ▁played ▁ 2 1 ▁games , ▁starting ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁them . ▁After ▁posting ▁a ▁ 1 – 7 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 6 . 6 4 ▁E RA , ▁Baker ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁Evans ville , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁out ▁the ▁season . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁nine ▁games ▁with ▁Evans ville ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Baker ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁Chief s , ▁the ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁A AA ▁minor ▁league ▁team . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁ 6 – 5 ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 2 0 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁starts ▁at ▁Sy rac use , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁Baker ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 ▁wins ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁losses . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 . ▁Baker ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁ 1