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Tom Baker | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Nursery, Texas, U.S. | June 11, 1913|
Died: January 3, 1991 77) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | (aged|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 15, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 24, 1938, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 3–9 |
Earned run average | 4.73 |
Strikeouts | 58 |
Teams | |
Thomas Calvin Baker (June 11,1913 –January 3,1991),nicknamed "Rattlesnake",was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher for four seasons (1935–38) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
Baker died in 1991 and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth,Texas along with Pete Donohue and Jackie Tavener. [1]
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