Frank "Home Run" Baker
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Frank "Home Run" Baker was an early 20th-century American Major League Baseball third baseman renowned for his powerful hitting and key role on the Philadelphia Athletics' championship teams.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball player
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baseball third baseman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .307 ⓘ |
| battingHandedness | left-handed batter ⓘ |
| battingTitle | American League home run leader ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1886-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-06-28 ⓘ |
| era | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1922-09-24 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Franklin Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| HallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| HallOfFameMethod | Veterans Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 96 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| ledLeagueInHomeRuns |
1911
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1912 ⓘ 1913 ⓘ 1914 ⓘ |
| manager | Connie Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1908-09-21 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Philadelphia Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Home Run Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clutch home runs in the 1911 World Series
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powerful hitting in the dead-ball era ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Trappe, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Trappe, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForFranchise |
New York Yankees (American League)
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia Athletics (American League) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | third baseman ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 991 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
New York Yankees
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamAchievement | key player on Philadelphia Athletics championship teams ⓘ |
| throwingHandedness | right-handed thrower ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion |
1910
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1911 ⓘ 1913 ⓘ 1921 ⓘ |
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