Coaching Career
Begins his 10th season on the White Sox coaching staff and his first as
assistant hitting coach to Jeff Manto ... spent the 2006-12 seasons as first
base coach and 2004-05 as bench coach ... agreed to terms on a multiyear
contract extension on 9/27/11 ... underwent right knee replacement surgery
on 6/18/10 and missed two months of the season ... was inducted into the
Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame on 8/29/09 at camden yards ... became the
seventh White Sox great immortalized with a bronze sculpture at U.S. Cellular
Field on 7/20/08 ... was eligible to be on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first
time in 2007 ... was part of the 2006 American League All-Star coaching staff
... rejoined the Sox organization as bench coach on 3/20/04 ... went 1-3 as
interim manager while Ozzie Guillen served a pair of two-game suspensions
in 2004 (8/17-18 and 8/19-20) ... worked with the Sox scouting and player development staffs in 2002.
Playing Career
Played 22 seasons in the Major Leagues (1980-2001), batting .289 (2,866-9,908) with 384 home runs and 1,628
rBi in 2,830 games ... added 488 doubles, 1,299 runs scored while playing for the White Sox (1980-89, '96-97,
2000-01), Texas (1989-90), Oakland (1990-92), Baltimore (1993-95, '97-99, '00) and Cleveland (1999) ... was
named to six american league all-star teams ... his uniform no. 3 was retired by the white sox in 1989, making
him the only active player to receive the honor ... is a member of the sox all-century team ... ranks among the
Sox career leaders in home runs (3rd, 221), rBi (4th, 981), extra-base hits (4th, 585), doubles (5th, 320), hits
(6th, 1,773) and games played (t7th, 1,670) ... is baseball's all-time leader among designated hitters with 1,688
hits and 1,643 games played, ranks third with 978 rBi and fourth with 235 home runs ... is the only player to
make 1,000 appearances as a designated hitter and play at least 1,000 games at another position (1,061 in the
outfi eld) ... reached double fi gures in home runs for 21 straight seasons from 1980-2000 ... hit above .300 eight
times and drove in 100-plus runs three times ... at age 40 in 1999, combined to hit .312 (134-430) with 25 home
runs and 103 rBi with Baltimore and Cleveland and earned a spot on the al all-star team ... hit .324 (33-102)
in 31 career postseason games ... is one of seven players to appear with the sox on three different occasions.
Community Involvment
For the second consecutive year, participated in the White Sox charities celebrity Bowling classic in 2012 ...
among his other charitable activities, has served as a team ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Foundation ...
in 2008, took part in a panel discussion as part of the double duty classic, a forum and all-star game featuring
african-american high school players ... took part in the Jackie Robinson Day celebration and Negro Leagues
tribute at U.S. Cellular Field in 2006.
Miscellaneous/Personal
Married to Marla ... has four children: Antoinette, Britni, Harold Jr., and Courtney ... was born, raised and still
resides in St. Michaels (MD.), where as a little leaguer he attracted the attention of former White Sox owner
Bill Veeck ... six years later (1977), the Sox selected Baines with the fi rst pick in the country ... Veeck and then general manager Roland Hemond traveled to Baines' home the night before the draft and signed him to a contract
... every January 9 is "Harold Baines Day" in St. Michaels.
