Home Run Baker — public-domain portrait (Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons)

1911ATHLETICS

THIRD BASE

HOME RUN BAKER1911

Home Run Bakerthird base · 1911 athletics

Ht 5'11"Wt 173Bats LThrows RBorn 1886 · Trappe, MD

Nineteen eleven minted the nickname. Home Run Baker hit .334 with eleven homers and one hundred fifteen ribbies for the Athletics — then October vs the Giants made the porch famous. SkillScore one hundred thirty-seven point two six. The three frames ahead keep the naming year ringing.

Home Run Baker 1911 — NAME STAMPED

NAME STAMPED

World Series thunder vs the Giants — the nickname finally stuck.

Home Run Baker 1911 — 11-PORCH SUMMER

11-PORCH SUMMER

Eleven dead-ball homers lofted over a short porch — power with a wink.

Home Run Baker 1911 — 115 RIBBIE RUN

115 RIBBIE RUN

One hundred fifteen ribbies in the wheelbarrow — October weather loading.

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Major League Batting — Year vs Life

GABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLG
1911148592961984214111150.3340.3790.508
Life1,5755,9848871,838315103969870.3070.3630.442

SkillScore

137.261911 · PHA

ComponentsAVG 0.334OBP 0.379SLG 0.508

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.