Frank “Home Run” Baker – Page 4 – The Chapman Deadball Collection

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

1906-1910 Images, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Photos used for Cards, Players

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…

Frank “Home Run” Baker – Splendid Portrait, c. 1911

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, Underwood & Underwood

This classic image of Baker with the upturned collar and massive bat is in our opinion the finest image of Baker and which perfectly captures the aura of the Deadball Era. Baker’s bat weighed in an incomprehensible 52 ounces.

Philadelphia Athletics at the 1911 World Series

1911-1915 Images, Agencies, Chief Bender, Collections, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, Philadelphia Athletics, Photographs, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, Players, Teams, World Series

Bain captures the Philadelphia Athletics coming on the field at the Polo Grounds in New York for the first game of the World Series in which they would ultimately prevail and repeat as World Champions. The elephant sweaters are one of the iconic uniform pieces…