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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-13 / in Starts: 12-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1910	WS g1	Oct 17	PHA		CHC	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.750	.750	1.250	2.000	4	.53	0.109	27.47	3.13%	1.82	3B
2	1910	WS g2	Oct 18	PHA		CHC	W,9-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.556	.750	1.306	4	.92	0.014	49.37	0.25%	0.36	3B
3	1910	WS g3	Oct 20	PHA	@	CHC	W,12-5	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.462	.500	.769	1.269	4	.57	0.247	24.50	6.87%	1.88	3B
4	1910	WS g4	Oct 22	PHA	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.529	.579	.824	1.402	4	1.21	0.137	25.04	1.91%	1.55	3B
5	1910	WS g5	Oct 23	PHA	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.409	.458	.636	1.095	4	.54	-0.077	20.76	-1.84%	-1.76	3B
1911 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	1911	WS g1	Oct 14	PHA	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	4	1.64	-0.060	85.56	-1.33%	-0.08	3B
7	1911	WS g2	Oct 16	PHA		NYG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.429	.429	.857	1.286	4	1.31	0.219	68.58	6.30%	1.24	3B
8	1911	WS g3	Oct 17	PHA	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.417	.417	.917	1.333	4	1.86	0.458	116.38	17.15%	1.08	3B
9	1911	WS g4	Oct 24	PHA		NYG	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		0		0		.467	.500	1.000	1.500	4	.87	0.180	54.18	6.53%	1.66	3B
10	1911	WS g5	Oct 25	PHA	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.368	.400	.789	1.189	4	.68	-0.074	26.12	-1.75%	-1.06	3B
11	1911	WS g6	Oct 26	PHA		NYG	W,13-2	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.375	.400	.708	1.108	4	.45	0.016	37.33	0.53%	0.68	3B
1913 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1913	WS g1	Oct 7	PHA	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.750	.750	1.500	2.250	4	1.08	0.213	56.39	7.26%	1.97	3B
13	1913	WS g2	Oct 8	PHA		NYG	L,0-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.556	.556	.889	1.444	4	1.04	-0.037	54.51	-1.09%	-0.56	3B
14	1913	WS g3	Oct 9	PHA	@	NYG	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.538	.538	.769	1.308	4	.61	0.066	38.20	2.65%	0.93	3B
15	1913	WS g4	Oct 10	PHA		NYG	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.412	.412	.588	1.000	4	.47	-0.050	29.59	-1.72%	-0.80	3B
16	1913	WS g5	Oct 11	PHA	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.450	.450	.600	1.050	4	1.09	0.110	41.97	2.72%	1.16	3B
1914 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1914	WS g1	Oct 9	PHA		BSN	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.250	.250	.500	.750	4	.91	-0.094	47.25	-2.77%	-0.02	3B
18	1914	WS g2	Oct 10	PHA		BSN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.286	.429	4	1.28	-0.091	64.52	-2.53%	-0.57	3B
19	1914	WS g3	Oct 12	PHA	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG(12)	6	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0		0		0		.250	.308	.417	.724	4	2.69	0.370	107.58	9.63%	1.05	3B
20	1914	WS g4	Oct 13	PHA	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.294	.375	.669	4	.81	-0.032	16.67	-0.35%	-0.25	3B
1921 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	1921	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	NYG	L,5-13	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
22	1921	WS g6	Oct 11	NYY		NYG	L,5-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.026	53.26	-1.06%	-0.26	PH
23	1921	WS g7	Oct 12	NYY	@	NYG	L,1-2	3-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	7	.89	0.053	74.17	2.33%	0.15	3B
24	1921	WS g8	Oct 13	NYY		NYG	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	7	2.42	-0.263	201.46	-14.30%	-0.71	3B
1922 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	1922	WS g3	Oct 6	NYY	@	NYG	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.026	52.29	-0.77%	-0.27	PH
									97	91	15	33	7	1	3	18	5	2	11	0	0				1	0	.363	.396	.560	.956

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