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Home Run Baker

John Franklin Baker (Home Run)

Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 173 lb.

Born: March 13, 1886 in Trappe, MD
High School: Trappe HS (Trappe, MD)(All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1908 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees 1908-1922

Final Game: September 29, 1922 (Age 36)   vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1955.
   View Home Run Baker Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: June 28, 1963 in Trappe, MD
Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery of Talbot County, Easton, MD
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Home Run Baker: 96 Career Home Runs

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 4 tying, 2 go ahead, 80 lacking some details
2 Tms
NYY48
PHA48
 
vs RHP78
vs LHP18
 
Home70
Away26
8 Opps
WSH20
SLB16
CHW15
CLE12
DET12
BOS9
PHA7
NYY5
71 Pitchers
Walter Johnson5
Doc Ayers4
Dave Keefe3
Tom Hughes3
Ed Willett2
Jim Bagby2
Allan Sothoron2
Earl Hamilton2
Eric Erickson2
Urban Shocker2
Jack Quinn2
Hooks Dauss2
Vean Gregg2
Jean Dubuc2
Jack Powell2
Joe Lake2
Frank Arellanes2
Bert Gallia2
Dave Davenport1
Joe Hovlik1
10 Parks
NYC1440
PHI1131
STL079
WAS095
DET044
CLE062
BOS062
DET021
NYC131
CHI101
Where Hit
Unk96
General field locations when available.
 
5 Inside the Park
 
3 Bounced
Game Totals
1·HR gms86
2·HR gms5
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
Unk30
4th30
3rd20
5th9
6th7
Outs
Unk50
018
215
113
 
DefPos
3B96
Bases
Unk96
 
158 RBI
0 on48
1 on35
2 on12
3 on1
Any on48
Inning
115
210
310
416
57
69
712
89
97
Extra1
 
1-335
4-632
7-end29
RelScore
+4..5
+21
+13
Tied1
-14
-21
-4..1
Unk80
 
Ahead9
Tied1
Behind6
Unk80
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

View Pitches · WE and WPA Explanation
1909 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
1 1 1 1 1909-04-24 PHA @ BOS Frank Arellanes t 1 4 5
2 2 2 1 1909-05-29 (1) PHA BOS Frank Arellanes b 1 2 5
3 3 3 1 1909-06-30 (1) PHA @ BOS Charlie Chech t 4 3 5 Bounced
4 4 4 1 1909-08-09 PHA DET Ed Willett b 8 2 5
1910 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
5 5 1 1 1910-07-01 (2) PHA NYY Jack Quinn b 6 1 5
6 6 2 1 1910-08-12 PHA @ DET Ed Summers t 6 1 4 5 IPHR
1911 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
7 7 1 1 1911-04-25 PHA WSH Tom Hughes behind 1-2 b 4 0 1 4 5
8 8 2 1 1911-04-28 PHA WSH Walter Johnson b 2 0 1 4 5
9 9 3 1 1911-06-01 PHA CLE Spec Harkness b 1 1 3 4 5
10 10 4 1 1911-06-03 PHA CLE Willie Mitchell ahead 1-0 b 4 0 1 4 5
11 11 5 1 1911-06-13 PHA SLB Joe Lake ahead 2-0 b 3 2 2 4 5
12 12 6 1 1911-07-01 PHA @ WSH Walter Johnson t 6 0 2 4 5 IPHR
13 13 7 1 1911-07-03 (2) PHA @ NYY Jack Warhop t 9 2 2 5 Cycle
14 14 8 1 1911-08-09 PHA CHW Joe Hovlik ahead 7-1 b 5 2 1 4 5
15 15 9 1 1911-09-26 PHA DET Ed Willett b 2 0 1 4 5
16 16 10 2 1911-09-26 PHA DET Ralph Works b 8 2 2 4 5
17 17 11 1 1911-09-27 PHA CLE George Kahler b 2 0 1 4 5 IPHR
1912 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
18 18 1 1 1912-05-21 PHA SLB Jack Powell b 9 2 1 4 5
19 19 2 1 1912-06-03 PHA @ CHW Rube Peters t 7 1 4 5 Bounced
20 20 3 1 1912-06-08 PHA @ SLB Jack Powell t 4 1 5
21 21 4 1 1912-06-15 PHA @ DET Joe Lake t 1 2 4 5
22 22 5 1 1912-06-19 (1) PHA WSH Tom Hughes behind 0-1 b 9 2 1 4 5
23 23 6 1 1912-06-22 PHA WSH Tom Hughes b 5 1 4 5
24 24 7 1 1912-07-12 (2) PHA CHW Ed Walsh b 6 0 2 4 5
25 25 8 1 1912-09-10 PHA @ DET Willie Jensen t 7 3 5
26 26 9 1 1912-10-03 PHA BOS Smoky Joe Wood b 3 3 5 Bounced
27 27 10 1 1912-10-04 PHA BOS Ray Collins b 2 0 1 4 5
1913 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
28 28 1 1 1913-05-07 PHA @ SLB Roy Mitchell t 4 1 5
29 29 2 1 1913-05-29 PHA NYY Ray Keating b 7 1 5
30 30 3 1 1913-05-30 (2) PHA NYY Ray Fisher b 1 2 5
31 31 4 1 1913-05-31 PHA NYY Ed Klepfer b 8 1 5
32 32 5 1 1913-06-02 (2) PHA @ WSH Walter Johnson t 4 1 4 5
33 33 6 1 1913-06-09 PHA SLB Earl Hamilton b 4 1 5
34 34 7 1 1913-06-17 PHA CHW Jim Scott b 2 1 5
35 35 8 1 1913-06-25 PHA @ WSH Walter Johnson t 3 2 3 4 5
36 36 9 1 1913-07-23 PHA @ SLB Earl Hamilton t 7 2 5
37 37 10 1 1913-08-06 PHA CLE Vean Gregg b 5 2 5
38 38 11 1 1913-08-14 PHA @ CLE Fred Blanding t 8 1 4 5
39 39 12 1 1913-09-12 PHA CHW Reb Russell b 7 1 5
1914 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
40 40 1 1 1914-05-16 PHA CHW Joe Benz b 2 1 5
41 41 2 1 1914-05-28 PHA SLB George Baumgardner b 4 1 5
42 42 3 1 1914-06-08 PHA @ DET Pug Cavet t 4 2 5
43 43 4 1 1914-06-09 PHA @ DET Jean Dubuc t 2 1 5
44 44 5 1 1914-06-26 (2) PHA WSH Doc Ayers b 1 2 5
45 45 6 2 1914-06-26 (2) PHA WSH Doc Ayers b 3 2 5
46 46 7 1 1914-07-02 (1) PHA BOS Hugh Bedient b 9 2 5
47 47 8 1 1914-07-30 PHA @ SLB Bill James t 4 1 5
48 48 9 1 1914-07-31 PHA @ SLB Walt Leverenz t 5 2 5
1916 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
49 49 1 1 1916-05-09 NYY CHW Lefty Williams b 1 1 3 4 5
50 50 2 1 1916-05-15 NYY CLE Guy Morton b 7 1 4 5
51 51 3 1 1916-06-19 NYY @ CLE Stan Coveleski t 1 2 3 6 5
52 52 4 1 1916-06-24 (2) NYY WSH Doc Ayers b 4 1 2 5 5
53 53 5 1 1916-06-26 NYY WSH Harry Harper b 7 1 2 5 5
54 54 6 1 1916-06-27 NYY WSH Joe Boehling b 6 1 2 5 5
55 55 7 1 1916-07-04 (2) NYY @ WSH Bert Gallia t 4 1 5 5
56 56 8 1 1916-07-11 (1) NYY CLE Fred Beebe b 1 2 3 5 5
57 57 9 1 1916-09-09 (2) NYY @ PHA Bullet Joe Bush t 4 1 5
58 58 10 1 1916-09-19 NYY @ SLB Dave Davenport t 9 1 5 5
1917 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
59 59 1 1 1917-05-16 NYY @ SLB Bob Groom t 4 0 1 5 5
60 60 2 1 1917-06-12 NYY CHW Eddie Cicotte b 9 1 2 6 5
61 61 3 1 1917-06-25 (2) NYY PHA Rube Schauer b 5 2 6 5
62 62 4 1 1917-07-05 (2) NYY WSH Walter Johnson tied 4-4 b 13 1 1 5 5 Walk-Off,IPHR
63 63 5 1 1917-08-07 NYY DET George Cunningham b 8 2 5 5
64 64 6 1 1917-09-13 NYY BOS Herb Pennock b 3 2 6 5
1918 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
65 65 1 1 1918-04-25 NYY WSH Jim Shaw b 5 1 3 5
66 66 2 1 1918-05-10 NYY DET Hooks Dauss b 4 1 3 5
67 67 3 1 1918-05-30 NYY PHA Vean Gregg b 6 1 3 5
68 68 4 1 1918-06-22 NYY WSH Nick Altrock b 1 2 1 3 5
69 69 5 1 1918-07-04 (1) NYY @ WSH Doc Ayers t 8 3 3 5
70 70 6 1 1918-09-02 (2) NYY BOS Jean Dubuc b 6 1 3 5 IPHR
1919 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
71 71 1 1 1919-05-27 NYY @ SLB Allan Sothoron t 8 1 4 5
72 72 2 1 1919-06-08 NYY CHW Red Faber b 3 1 2 3 5
73 73 3 1 1919-06-23 NYY PHA Harry Thompson b 2 1 1 3 5
74 74 4 1 1919-07-04 (1) NYY WSH Eric Erickson b 7 0 1 3 5
75 75 5 2 1919-07-04 (1) NYY WSH Charlie Whitehouse b 8 1 2 3 5
76 76 6 1 1919-07-07 NYY WSH Eric Erickson behind 1-2 b 9 0 2 3 5 Walk-Off
77 77 7 1 1919-07-19 NYY @ SLB Urban Shocker t 1 2 1 3 5
78 78 8 1 1919-07-31 NYY CHW Dickey Kerr b 1 1 2 3 5
79 79 9 1 1919-08-07 (2) NYY SLB Allan Sothoron b 3 1 3 5
80 80 10 1 1919-08-08 NYY SLB Bert Gallia b 8 1 2 3 5
1921 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
81 81 1 1 1921-06-09 NYY CLE Ray Caldwell behind 0-7 b 4 2 3 6 5
82 82 2 1 1921-06-13 NYY DET Howard Ehmke ahead 4-0 b 3 1 2 6 5
83 83 3 1 1921-06-14 NYY DET Hooks Dauss ahead 6-1 b 7 2 3 6 5
84 84 4 1 1921-07-04 (1) NYY PHA Dave Keefe b 1 2 4 5
85 85 5 2 1921-07-04 (1) NYY PHA Dave Keefe b 7 2 4 5
86 86 6 1 1921-08-01 NYY CLE Jim Bagby ahead 1-0 b 3 0 2 4 5
87 87 7 1 1921-08-08 (1) NYY CHW Jack Wieneke b 3 1 5
88 88 8 1 1921-08-10 NYY CHW Shovel Hodge b 2 0 1 4 5
89 89 9 2 1921-08-10 NYY CHW Doug McWeeny ahead 9-5 b 6 0 2 4 5
1922 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RBI BOP Pos WPA Notes
90 90 1 1 1922-04-25 NYY PHA Rollie Naylor b 7 3 5
91 91 2 1 1922-04-29 NYY BOS Jack Quinn behind 1-2 b 6 0 1 3 5
92 92 3 1 1922-05-08 NYY CHW Dixie Leverett b 1 2 1 3 5
93 93 4 1 1922-05-09 NYY CHW Jose Acosta behind 4-6 b 7 0 2 3 5
94 94 5 1 1922-05-17 NYY CLE Dave Keefe ahead 5-4 b 5 0 1 3 5
95 95 6 1 1922-05-19 NYY CLE Jim Bagby ahead 6-2 b 2 0 1 3 5
96 96 7 1 1922-05-23 NYY SLB Urban Shocker b 1 2 2 4 5

About the SABR Home Run Encyclopedia

Much of the data on Baseball-Reference.com's Home Run Logs comes from the Tattersall/McConnell Home Run Log, a database of all homers hit in the major leagues since 1876. This project was begun in the 1940's by John C. Tattersall and was continued after Tattersall's death in 1981 by Bob McConnell, one of SABR's original 16 members. David Vincent, another SABR member, has since assumed the leadership of the project. Baseball-Reference.com has licensed this remarkable database from the Society for American Baseball Research. All credit for the data therein goes to the intrepid researchers who digitized this data from archival sources.

For years from 1916 to 2013, RetroSheet play-by-play data has been used whenever the home run occurred in a game for which we have complete play-by-play data.

There are a handful of cases where the home run logs totals do not agree with the totals on our player pages. We are working to reconcile all of those differences, but believe that in all cases the Home Run Encyclopedia is correct.