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Baker, John Franklin, 1886-1963

LC control no.n 90607914
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Personal name headingBaker, John Franklin, 1886-1963
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Variant(s)Home Run Baker, 1886-1963
Baker, Home Run (John Franklin), 1886-1963
Frank "Home Run" Baker, 1886-1963
Birth date1886-03-13
Death date1963-06-28
Place of birthTrappe (Md.)
Place of deathTrappe (Md.)
Field of activityBaseball
AffiliationPhiladelphia Athletics (Baseball team)
New York Yankees (Baseball team)
Profession or occupationBaseball players
Special notePlayed for Philadelphia Athletics 1908 to 1914; New York Yankees 1916-1922.
Found inJohn Franklin Baker, baseball player ... 1914 or 1915.
Baseball encyclopedia, 1988: p. 87 (John Franklin Baker, 1886-1963: nicknamed Home Run Baker; elected to Hall of Fame in 1955)
Frank "Home Run" Baker, 2005: ECIP t.p. (Frank "Home Run" Baker)
Wikipedia, May 18, 2018 (Home Run Baker; John Franklin 'Home Run' Baker; born in Trappe, Maryland, March 13, 1886; died in Trappe, Maryland, June 28, 1963)
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