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.

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1921 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	May 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	0	3	0	3	0
2	14	May 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1
3	15	May 6	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
4	16	May 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
5	17	May 8	NYY		PHA	L,4-5	GS	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
6	18	May 10	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	19	May 11	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	20	May 12	NYY	@	DET	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
9	21	May 13	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
10	22	May 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
11	23	May 15	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
12	24	May 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	25	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
14	26	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	3	4	1	8	1
15	27	May 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	1
16	28	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
17	29	May 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4	GS	9	3.0	0	0	1	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	43 (13)	Jun 3	NYY		SLB	L,8-9	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	1
19	44	Jun 4	NYY		SLB	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
20	45	Jun 5	NYY		SLB	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
21	46	Jun 6	NYY		SLB	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
22	47	Jun 7	NYY		CLE	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
23	48	Jun 8	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
24	49	Jun 9	NYY		CLE	L,4-14	GS	37	7.0	2	1	0	3	1
25	50	Jun 10	NYY		CLE	L,6-8	CG	55	11.0	1	3	0	4	0
26	51	Jun 11	NYY		DET	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1
27	52	Jun 12	NYY		DET	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	53	Jun 13	NYY		DET	W,13-8	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	54	Jun 14	NYY		DET	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	55	Jun 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
31	56	Jun 16	NYY		CHW	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1
32	57	Jun 18	NYY		CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
33	58	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
34	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	60	Jun 21 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0
36	61	Jun 21 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	62	Jun 22 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
38	63	Jun 22 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
39	64	Jun 23	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
40	65	Jun 24	NYY		WSH	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	0	3	0	3	0
41	66	Jun 25	NYY		WSH	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
42	69 (2)	Jun 29 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	10.0	1	4	0	5	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	70	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
44	71	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
45	72	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	2	2	0
46	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,14-4	CG	0	9.0	1	6	1	8	0
47	74	Jul 5	NYY		PHA	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	75	Jul 8	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	5	0	6	0
49	76	Jul 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	70	15.2	1	3	0	4	0
50	77	Jul 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
51	78	Jul 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
52	79	Jul 12	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
53	80	Jul 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
54	81	Jul 15	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
55	82	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
56	83	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	48	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
57	84	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
58	85	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
59	86	Jul 20	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
60	87	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,8-17	GS	47	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
61	88	Jul 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0
62	89	Jul 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
63	90	Jul 27	NYY		SLB	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	0
64	91	Jul 28	NYY		SLB	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
65	92	Jul 30	NYY		CLE	L,1-16	CG	49	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
66	93	Jul 31	NYY		CLE	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	94	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
68	95	Aug 4	NYY		DET	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	96	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
70	97	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
71	98	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	17	5.0	1	1	0	2	0
72	99	Aug 8 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
73	100	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	GS	27	6.0	0	2	0	2	0
74	102 (1)	Aug 10	NYY		CHW	W,14-8	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
75	103	Aug 11	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
76	104	Aug 12	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
77	105	Aug 13 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	106	Aug 13 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,13-7	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	2
79	107	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
80	108	Aug 18	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	109	Aug 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,9-13	CG	53	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
82	152 (42)	Oct 1 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,7-6	GF	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
							83gm		720.0	84	173	11	268	16