 In 1972, the Roughriders beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Western conference final, but, despite limiting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to just 13 points, lost the 60th Grey Cup game because of a weak offence.In the 1973 season, the Roughriders could not get by the Edmonton Eskimos in the Western conference final.Baker had a 3-year stint with the BC Lions, less successful as a team than Saskatchewan during this period.