Frank “Home Run” Baker Reading Pretzels, pre-rookie in 1908

Frank “Home Run” Baker Reading Pretzels, pre-rookie in 1908

Cabinet photo of the 1908 Reading Pretzels of the Tri-State League. Home Run Baker is shown in one of his earliest photos. Baker made his Major League debut with the Philadelphia Athletics later that year. Also shown is Shag Shaughnessey. Below is a postcard which was based on this photograph.

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Frank "Home Run" Baker, Reading Pretzels

Photographer/AgencyUnknownImage Date1908Print DateOriginal mounted print 1908Notes/Stampings on ReverseBlankCard/Publication UseReading team postcardLocationLauer Park in Reading, PennsylvaniaDimensions8 x 10 in.MediumPhotograph - gelatin silver cabinet printProvenanceUnknownStatusRetained in The Chapman Deadball CollectionShare