John Franklin Baker (1886 - 1963)

Born 13 Mar 1886 in Trappe, Harford, Maryland, United States

Died 28 Jun 1963 at age 77 in Trappe, Harford, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Frank Baker is Notable.

Son of Franklin Adams Baker and Mary Catherine Rust.

Wikipedia bio:

"John Franklin "Home Run" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922, for the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees. Baker has been called the "original home run king of the majors".

Baker was a member of the Athletics' $100,000 infield. He helped the Athletics win the 1910, 1911 and 1913 World Series. After a contract dispute, the Athletics sold Baker to the Yankees, where he and Wally Pipp helped the Yankees' offense. Baker appeared with the Yankees in the 1921 and 1922 World Series, though the Yankees lost both series, before retiring.

Baker led the American League in home runs for four consecutive years, from 1911 through 1914. He had a batting average over .300 in six seasons, had three seasons with more than 100 runs batted in, and two seasons with over 100 runs scored. Baker's legacy has grown over the years, and he is regarded by many as one of the best power hitters of the deadball era. During his 13 years as a major league player, Baker never played a single inning at any position other than third base. Baker was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1955."

He married Ottilie R Tschantre. They were the parents of Otillia Lina Baker, born 10 Aug 1910 in Philadelphia.^[1]

He married Margaret Elizabeth Mitchell in 1922.

Census Records

Age 14 in 1900, in Talbot, Maryland.^[2]

Further Reading

• Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Baker

• Baseball Reference Page: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bakerfr01.shtml

• Baseball Hall of Fame Page: http://baseballhall.org/hof/baker-frank

• SABR Bio: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2f26e40e

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGP2-XSBW : Sun Nov 05 00:40:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Ottilie Lina Baker and J Frank Baker, 10 Aug 1910.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32F-X4X : Fri Oct 06 13:03:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Frankly A Baker and Mary C Baker, 1900.