Howard Baker
[edit] Biography
Howard Baker (Howard Francis Baker) was born on March 1, 1888 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on August 11, 1912 for the Cleveland Naps. Baker played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox and New York Giants over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 30
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| A
| 15
| 47
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .277
| .320
| .340
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| NY
| N
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| Total
|
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 28
| 79
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .228
| .299
| .266
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 29
| 82
| 5
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .220
| .289
| .256
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1912
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1914
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1915
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 36
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Giants from Little Rock (Southern Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 22, 1915).
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