Rick Baldwin

Rickey Alan Baldwin
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: June 1, 1953 in Fresno, CA
Drafted: 9th round 1971 by the Mets
Departed: selected by the Seattle Mariners in the Rule 5 Draft, December 1977
Died: October 30, 2020 in Modesto, CA

A short but effective career, all spent with the Mets. Following his playing career, he became a pastor in his native California. He died from complications of the COVID-19 virus during the 2020 pandemic. Pictured is Rick's card from the 1976 Topps set, and a page from the 1977 Dairylea promotional photo album is shown below.

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L  PCT   H  R ER SO BB ShO SV   ERA
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1975 *METS*  54  0  0  97.1  3  5 .375  97 39 36 54 34   0  6  3.33
1976 *METS*  11  0  0  22.2  0  0 ----  14  6  6  9 10   0  0  2.38
1977 *METS*  40  0  0  62.2  1  2 .333  62 32 31 23 31   0  1  4.45
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CAREER TOTS 105  0  0 182.2  4  7 .364 173 77 73 86 75   0  7  3.60

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1977 Dairylea Mets Photo Album

1975 SSPC Mets #22

1976 SSPC #552
1976 Topps #372

1977 Dairylea Mets Photo Album
1977 Topps #587

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #22

2015 Topps Originals Buybacks (1976 Topps #372)

Other Rick Baldwin memorabilia in my collection:

unlicensed Craig Woodcock postcard (autographed)

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