| Gene Baker | |||||||||||||
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| Second baseman | |||||||||||||
| Born: June 15, 1925 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Died: December 1, 1999 (aged 74) Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | |||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||
| NgL: 1948, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |||||||||||||
| MLB: September 20, 1953, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||
| June 10, 1961, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||
| Batting average | .265 | ||||||||||||
| Home runs | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 227 | ||||||||||||
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Eugene Walter Baker (June 15, 1925 – December 1, 1999) was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates during eight seasons between 1953 and 1961, and was selected for the National League team in the 1955 All-Star Game. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 170 pounds (77 kg).