Born:(1886-03-13)March 13, 1886 Trappe, Maryland, U.S.
Died: June 28, 1963(1963-06-28) (aged 77) Trappe, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1922, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average
.307
Home runs
96
Runs batted in
991
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1908–1914)
New York Yankees (1916–1919, 1921–1922)
Career highlights and awards
3× World Series champion (1910, 1911, 1913)
4× AL home run leader (1911–1914)
2× AL RBI leader (1912, 1913)
Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
Athletics Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1955
Election method
Veterans Committee
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Although he never hit more than 12 home runs in a season and hit only 96 in his major league career, Baker has been called the "original home run king of the majors".[1]
Baker was a member of the Athletics' $100,000 infield. He helped the Athletics win the 1910, 1911 and 1913 World Series. After a contract dispute, the Athletics sold Baker to the Yankees, where he and Wally Pipp helped the Yankees' offense. Baker appeared with the Yankees in the 1921 and 1922 World Series, though the Yankees lost both series, before retiring.
Baker led the American League in home runs from 1911 to 1914. He had a batting average over .300 in six seasons, had three seasons with more than 100 runs batted in, and had two seasons with over 100 runs scored. Baker's legacy has grown over the years, and he is regarded by many as one of the best power hitters of the deadball era.[2] During his 13 years as a major league player, Baker never played a single inning at any position other than third base. Baker was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1955.
^"Home Run Baker Accepts Bid to Banquet Here: Oldtimers To Honor Swat King of Past". Reading Eagle. January 20, 1950. p. 20. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
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John Franklin "HomeRun" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League...
the most career home runs in regular season play (i.e., excluding playoffs or exhibition games). In the sport of baseball, a homerun is a hit in which...
The HomeRun Derby is an annual homerun hitting competition in Major League Baseball (MLB) customarily held the day before the MLB All-Star Game, which...
same day that Baker won his 2,000th game, his son Darren scored the winning runhome for his High A team in Delaware on a sacrifice fly. Baker and his family...
Connie Mack, and Hall of Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank "HomeRun" Baker, Jimmie Foxx, and Lefty Grove. The team left Philadelphia for Kansas...
and scored on Baker's single. After a fielder's choice and double, Wally Schang's triple scored two more runs. Baker's two-runhomerun after a walk in...
meeting. Philadelphia third baseman Frank "HomeRun" Baker earned his nickname during this Series. His homerun in Game 2 off Rube Marquard was the margin...
example the single-season homerun record, the progression of the lifetime homerun record, and the members of the 500 homerun club. A few other records...
inning began with a double by HomeRunBaker. Harry Davis sacrificed, and Danny Murphy singled to left to send Bakerhome. Murphy then stole second and...
Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022. "HomeRunBaker". National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original...
World Series champion Athletics, featuring the future Hall of Famers HomeRunBaker, Eddie Collins and Herb Pennock. Mack had hinted he would play his reserves...
first baseman. He and HomeRunBaker led an improved Yankee lineup that led the league in home runs. He led the American League in home runs in 1916 and 1917...
site of some notable homerun feats. On May 29, 1909, Frank "HomeRun" Baker used his 52-ounce (3.3 lb) bat to hit the first homerun in Shibe Park: 340...
ninth. He recorded two outs in the tenth, before giving up a walk to HomeRunBaker. The first Sunday game to be played legally in New York, it was ended...
Frank "HomeRun" Baker, and shortstop Jack Barry). Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs;...
In baseball, a homerun is scored when the ball is hit so far that the batter is able to circle all the bases ending at home plate, scoring himself plus...
base), Eddie Collins (second base), Jack Barry (shortstop), and Frank "HomeRun" Baker (third base) as well as pitchers Eddie Plank and Chief Bender. Rube...
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the play's original Off-Broadway run. Roger Ebert said about Hall and the film: "Nixon is portrayed by Philip Baker Hall, an actor previously unknown...
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base), Eddie Collins (second base), Jack Barry (shortstop), and Frank "HomeRun" Baker (third base) as well as pitchers Eddie Plank and Charles "Chief" Bender...
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