| Bake McBride | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 3, 1949 Fulton, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 26, 1973, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1983, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .299 |
| Home runs | 63 |
| Runs batted in | 430 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Arnold Ray McBride (born February 3, 1949), nicknamed "Shake 'n Bake" and "the Callaway Kid", is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cleveland Indians between 1973 and 1983. He had the most success with the Phillies teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
After attending Fulton High School and Westminster College in Missouri, McBride debuted for the Cardinals in 1973. He was the 1974 National League Rookie of the Year, and subsequently represented the National League (NL) in the 1976 MLB All-Star Game. McBride was a member of the world champion 1980 Phillies team, hitting a three-run home run in the first game of that year's World Series.
Though McBride ran with impressive speed, more than half of his 11 MLB seasons were significantly shortened due to injury or illness. He had surgeries on both of his knees during his playing career, and he missed almost all of the 1982 season with an eye infection related to his use of contact lenses. After his playing career ended, McBride was a minor league coach for the New York Mets and the Cardinals.