About Frank Baker
Born 1946. Frank Baker is an American baseball player.
Frank Watts Baker (born October 29, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Baker attended school at the University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB draft.
Baker played 146 career games with the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, with 55 hits and a .191 average.
Baker was battling cancer as of November 2018.
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Who is Frank Baker?
American baseball player
When was Frank Baker born?
Frank Baker was born on 29 October 1946 in Meridian.
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Frank Baker is a baseball player.
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Frank Baker (shortstop)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Baker. https://biography.guide/frank-baker-baseball-player/
MLA: "Frank Baker." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-baker-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Frank Baker." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-baker-baseball-player/.
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