Home Run Baker

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 173lb (180cm, 78kg)

Born: March 13, 1886 in Trappe, MD us

Died: June 28, 1963 in Trappe, MD

Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery of Talbot County, Easton, MD

High School: Trappe HS (Trappe, MD)

Debut: September 21, 1908 (Age 22-192d, 3,113th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1922 (Age 36-200d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1955. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Home Run Baker's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: John Franklin Baker

Nicknames: Home Run

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.8

5984

1838

.307

887

RBI

991

235

OBP

.363

SLG

.442

OPS

.805

OPS+

135

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1922 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 15	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	7	Apr 20	NYY		WSH	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 21	NYY		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
9	9	Apr 22	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 23	NYY		WSH	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
11	11	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	2	2	0	4	0
12	12	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 26	NYY		PHA	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
14	14	Apr 28	NYY		BOS	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
15	15	Apr 29	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	54	14.0	3	1	0	4	0
16	16	Apr 30	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	NYY		BOS	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1
18	18	May 2	NYY		BOS	W,12-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
19	19	May 3	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
20	20	May 5	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 6	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
22	22	May 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-1	GS	26	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
23	23	May 8	NYY		CHW	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
24	24	May 9	NYY		CHW	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
25	25	May 10	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	40	11.0	0	1	0	1	0
26	26	May 11	NYY		CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
27	27	May 12	NYY		DET	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	28	May 13	NYY		DET	L,5-8	CG	53	13.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 14	NYY		DET	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
30	30	May 15	NYY		DET	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	31	May 16	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
32	32	May 17	NYY		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	33	May 19	NYY		CLE	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
34	34	May 20	NYY		SLB	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
35	35	May 21	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	2	3	1	6	0
36	36	May 22	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	CG	55	13.0	2	1	1	4	0
37	37	May 23	NYY		SLB	L,3-11	CG	48	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
38	38	May 24	NYY		WSH	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	2
39	39	May 25	NYY		WSH	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	1	6	0
40	40	May 26	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
41	41	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
42	42	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	40	9.1	0	3	0	3	0
43	43	May 29	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
44	44	May 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
45	45	May 30 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	NYY		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 3	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	CG	29	7.0	1	0	1	2	0
48	48	Jun 4	NYY		PHA	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
49	49	Jun 6	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
50	50	Jun 7	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 8	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
52	52	Jun 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
53	53	Jun 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-5	GS	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-4	GS	17	4.0	0	2	0	2	0
55	57 (2)	Jun 14	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
56	58	Jun 15	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
57	59	Jun 16	NYY	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							60gm		513.0	68	108	7	183	6