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Home Run Baker

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American baseball player (1886-1963)

United StatesLived 1886 to 1963 · aged 77
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John Franklin "Home Run" Baker, also known as Frank Baker, was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees.

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John Franklin "Home Run" Baker, also known as Frank Baker, was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Although he never hit more than 12 home runs in a season and hit only 96 in his major league career, Baker has been called the "original home run king of the majors".

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United States
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Lived 1886 to 1963 · aged 77
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