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

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

1- Photographs, Frank "Home Run" Baker, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era, 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

1- Photographs, Chief Bender, Frank "Home Run" Baker, George Grantham Bain's News Service, Hall of Famers, Photos published in Baseball Photography of the Deadball Era

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…