#5 Frank "Homerun" Baker, Third Base, 30 yrs, St.Louis(A) Browns Sunday, 10/6/1916 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Frank Baker Homerun 3/13/1886 30 USA,MD,TRAPPE 5"11 183
Third Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Some ability 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 300 1916 8 Year(s), 104 Days (1480 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Versus LHP | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Talent | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 4 4 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 4 (Range), .940 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/18 | BOA | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/19 | @PHA | W 5-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/20 | CHA | L 7-9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/22 | CHA | W 4-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/23 | @PHA | W 6-5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
| 9/26 | NYA | W 8-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/27 | NYA | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/29 | @NYA | W 5-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/30 | @NYA | L 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/1 | @NYA | W 15-9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 143 | 558 | 170 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 91 | 117 | 75 | 22 | .305 | .391 | .466 | .857 | .920 | .161 |
| Projected | 143 | 558 | 170 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 91 | 117 | 75 | 22 | .305 | .391 | .466 | .857 | .920 | .161 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 141 | 649 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 260 | 58 | 33 | 12 | 73.3 | 114.0 | 7.4 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 108 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 | .409 | .398 | .808 |
| vs. RHP | 450 | 137 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 78 | 93 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | .304 | .387 | .482 | .869 |
| Close/Late | 63 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .434 | .603 | 1.037 |
| Scoring Position | 157 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .306 | .414 | .452 | .866 |
| Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 71 | 275 | 94 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 56 | 30 | 12 | .342 | .409 | .516 | .925 |
| Road | 72 | 283 | 76 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 61 | 45 | 10 | .269 | .375 | .417 | .792 |
| This Week | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 | .455 | .636 | 1.091 |
| Last Week | 4 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .474 | .600 | 1.074 |
| March/April | 24 | 91 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 6 | .374 | .458 | .516 | .974 |
| May | 27 | 98 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 7 | .265 | .375 | .408 | .783 |
| June | 20 | 76 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | .184 | .295 | .342 | .638 |
| July | 26 | 114 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | .386 | .432 | .509 | .941 |
| August | 26 | 105 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 3 | .276 | .369 | .438 | .807 |
| Sept/Oct | 20 | 74 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 0 | .311 | .402 | .581 | .983 |
| Postseason | 5 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .348 | .360 | .478 | .838 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1908 | 134 | 512 | 148 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 81 | 68 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 8 | .289 | .354 | .406 | .761 | STA |
| 1909 | 114 | 425 | 127 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 63 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 10 | .299 | .371 | .428 | .799 | STA |
| 1910 | 148 | 572 | 194 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 73 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 21 | .339 | .385 | .456 | .841 | STA,AL |
| 1911 | 143 | 544 | 167 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 82 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 12 | .307 | .376 | .443 | .819 | STA,AL |
| 1912 | 85 | 346 | 111 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 56 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 7 | .321 | .385 | .457 | .841 | STA,AL |
| 1913 | 132 | 505 | 151 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 84 | 87 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 6 | .299 | .383 | .434 | .817 | STA |
| 1914 | 144 | 552 | 162 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 103 | 92 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 14 | .293 | .374 | .440 | .814 | STA,AL |
| 1915 | 118 | 443 | 126 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 76 | 73 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 17 | .284 | .387 | .391 | .778 | STA |
| 1916 | 143 | 558 | 170 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 91 | 117 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 12 | .305 | .391 | .466 | .857 | STA |
| Total | 1161 | 4457 | 1356 | 275 | 88 | 46 | 676 | 714 | 514 | 39 | 33 | 166 | 198 | 107 | .304 | .379 | .436 | .815 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1908 | 7 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .407 | .448 | .630 | 1.078 |
| 1909 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .267 | .167 | .433 |
| 1916 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .348 | .360 | .478 | .838 |
| Total | 16 | 62 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .323 | .382 | .484 | .866 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 141 | 141 | 88 | 299 | 20 | 412 | 25 | .939 | 1272.0 | 2.92 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by St.Louis(A) in 1908... Had first career hit on 4/16/1908, off Tom Hughes (WAS)... Hit first career homerun on 8/22/1908, off Jack Rowan (PHA)... Injured on 5/15/1909 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1909, hitting .588 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1909, hitting .408 with 3 HR, 20 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/3/1910... Won Player of the Week award on 4/8/1910, hitting .526 with 0 HR, 8 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1910, hitting .378 with 3 HR, 20 RBI... Was selected to the 1910 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1911 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1911, hitting .458 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1911, hitting .517 with 1 HR, 2 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1911, hitting .393 with 0 HR, 8 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (A) on 9/23/1911... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1911, hitting .397 with 1 HR, 14 RBI... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 6/1/1912... Was selected to the 1912 Allstar game... Injured on 7/13/1912 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for full season... Was selected to the 1914 Allstar game... Injured on 6/15/1915 with a Broken Hand, out for 4 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1910 - .339 - 4th 1911 - .307 - 6th
| OBP 1910 - .385 - 6th 1911 - .376 - 6th 1913 - .383 - 10th 1914 - .374 - 10th 1915 - .387 - 7th
| SLG 1910 - .456 - 4th 1911 - .443 - 3rd 1914 - .440 - 9th
| OPS 1910 - .841 - 4th 1911 - .819 - 3rd 1913 - .817 - 9th 1914 - .814 - 9th
| Hits 1910 - 194 - 2nd 1911 - 167 - 8th
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Doubles 1910 - 32 - 9th 1911 - 37 - 3rd 1913 - 37 - 7th
| Triples 1910 - 10 - 10th
| Homeruns 1911 - 7 - 4th 1914 - 7 - 5th
| RBI 1908 - 81 - 9th 1913 - 84 - 8th 1914 - 103 - 1st
| Runs 1911 - 82 - 8th 1914 - 92 - 8th
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BB 1911 - 60 - 6th 1914 - 68 - 8th 1915 - 73 - 6th
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