Frank Baker (shortstop)
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Frank Watts Baker 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 hit
s and a .191 average.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
. Baker attended school at the University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted by the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB draft.
Baker played 146 career games with the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
, with 55 hit
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
s and a .191 average.