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John Franklin "Frank" Baker - 3B
Born: 1886   Died: 1963
Bats: Left   Throws: Right




Baker's stats at baseballreference.com
Baker's stats at thebaseballcube.com

Nicknames
"Home Run"

Hall of Fame
Baseball Evolution - 2006
Cooperstown - 1955

Years Played
1908-1922

Main Team
Philadelphia Athletics 1908-1914

Other Teams
New York Yankees 1916-1919, 1921-1922

Awards
none

All Star Appearances
none

Positional Breakdown
3B 1548

Notes of Significance

  • Naturally, he led the AL in home runs four times
  • Tied with George Brett for 5th best OPS+ among third basemen
  • Hit .363 with 3 home runs and 18 RBI in 25 World Series games
  • 3-time member of the 100 Plus Club
  • Sat out the 1915 season due to a contract dispute and the 1919 season due to his wife's death

Career Stats

Hitting
GAB RH 2B3B HRRBI SBSB% DP% AVGOBP SLGOPS OPS+TB BR+ HWS
15755984 8871838 315103 96987 235N/A N/A .307.363 .442.805 1352647 252 235


Fielding
FR FWS /162 FA+ RngF+ RNG ARM A-E A/G PB/G
25 66 6.79 6 .19 98 114 N/A N/A N/A




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