1909ATHLETICS
THIRD BASE
HOME RUN BAKER1909
Home Run Bakerthird base · 1909 athletics
Ht 5'11"Wt 173Bats LThrows RBorn 1886 · Trappe, MD
Nineteen oh-nine was the arrival clinic. Home Run Baker hit .305 with nineteen triples for Connie Mack — gap weather before the porch years. SkillScore one hundred thirty-five point oh oh. The three frames ahead keep the gap storm rolling.
.305 ARRIVAL
A .305 gate stamp — Maryland farm bat announcing the lease.
19-GAP TRIPLES
Nineteen triples bouncing through the alleys — gap weather all season.
HOT CORNER DEBUT
Third-base leather and a sizzling debut — the corner got its name early.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 148 | 541 | 73 | 165 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 85 | 0.305 | 0.343 | 0.447 |
| Life | 1,575 | 5,984 | 887 | 1,838 | 315 | 103 | 96 | 987 | 0.307 | 0.363 | 0.442 |
SkillScore
135.001909 · PHA
ComponentsAVG 0.305OBP 0.343SLG 0.447
John Franklin Baker, Philadelphia Athletics. Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons (File:John_Franklin_Baker,_baseball_player_for_Philadelphia_Athletics,_head-and-shoulders_portrait,_facing_front,_wearing_baseball_uniform_LCCN89714217.jpg). Public domain.