Gene Baker

Full Name: Eugene Walter Baker	Primary Position: 2B,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/170	First Game: September 20, 1953
Birthdate: June 15, 1925	Final Game: June 10, 1961
Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: December 1, 1999
Deathplace: Davenport, Iowa
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Gene Baker (Eugene Walter Baker) was born on June 15, 1925 in Davenport, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1953 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 13 home runs and 61 RBI. Baker played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Gene Baker's best season was 1955, when he knocked in 52 runs.

Baker, a second baseman, teamed with Hall of Famer Ernie Banks (at shortstop) to form the Major Leagues' first African-American keystone combo.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1953	CHI	N	7	22	1	5	0	0	.227	.261	.273	1	0	1	4	0	1	1	0	1
1954	CHI	N	135	541	68	149	13	61	.275	.333	.425	32	5	47	55	2	9	4	0	12
1955	CHI	N	154	609	82	163	11	52	.268	.323	.392	29	7	49	57	2	18	9	1	14
1956	CHI	N	140	546	65	141	12	57	.258	.309	.377	23	3	39	54	3	13	4	2	15
1957	PIT	N	111	365	36	97	2	36	.266	.318	.356	19	4	29	29	1	8	3	5	8
1957	CHI	N	12	44	4	11	1	10	.250	.353	.432	3	1	6	3	1	0	0	0	2
1957	TOT	N	123	409	40	108	3	46	.264	.322	.364	22	5	35	32	2	8	3	5	10
1958	PIT	N	29	56	3	14	0	7	.250	.338	.321	2	1	8	6	0	1	0	0	2
1960	PIT	N	33	37	5	9	0	4	.243	.275	.243	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	1
1961	PIT	N	9	10	1	1	0	0	.100	.308	.100	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0
Total			630	2230	265	590	39	227	.265	.321	.385	109	21	184	219	9	50	21	9	55

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1953	CHI	N	2B	6	0	0	11	11	2	3	.917
1954	CHI	N	2B	134	134	1187.2	355	385	25	102	.967
1955	CHI	N	2B	154	0	0	432	444	30	114	.967
1956	CHI	N	2B	140	0	0	362	426	25	99	.969
1957	PIT	N	3B	60	57	513	61	108	8	12	.955
1957	PIT	N	SS	28	24	227	38	85	10	17	.925
1957	PIT	N	2B	13	10	93.2	30	26	2	6	.966
1957	CHI	N	3B	12	12	106.1	11	15	4	1	.867
1957	TOT	N	3B	72	69	619.1	72	123	12	13	.942
1958	PIT	N	3B	11	9	81.1	11	17	0	0	1.000
1958	PIT	N	2B	3	2	23	8	11	0	2	1.000
1960	PIT	N	3B	7	3	49	6	9	0	2	1.000
1960	PIT	N	2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1961	PIT	N	3B	3	2	19	0	6	0	0	1.000
Total			2B	451	146	1305.1	1199	1303	84	326	.968
Total			3B	93	83	768.2	89	155	12	15	.953
Total			SS	28	24	227	38	85	10	17	.925

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (April 1, 1950).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Dee Fondy to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dale Long and Lee Walls (May 1, 1957).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (May 29, 1959).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (1960).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 20, 1961).

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