Name: John Franklin “Home Run” Baker
Position: Third base
Born: March 13, 1886 (Trappe, MD)
Died: June 28, 1963 (Trappe, MD)
Yankee Years: 1916-19, 1921-22
Primary Number: N/A
Yankee Statistics: 676 G, 2,823 PA, .288/.347/.404, 48 HR, 379 RBI, 735 H, 121 2B, 15 3B, 113 OPS+, 20.6 rWAR, 19.2 fWAR
Biography
You might expect someone nicknamed “Home Run” to have more, well, home runs than 48 with the Yankees, and 96 for his entire career. However, make no mistake: Frank “Home Run” Baker was arguably the preeminent slugger of his era.