| TEAM: Minnesota Twins SIGNER: Floyd Baker APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x2" MARKS / STAMPING: Floyd Baker's Minnesota Twins Scout business card ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is Floyd Baker's Minnesota Twins Scout business card which has been hand-signed by Floyd Baker. As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for conition and signature quality. BIO: Floyd Wilson Baker was born in 1916 in Luray, VA and died in 2004 in Youngstown, OH. He played major league baseball from 1943 to 1955 as infielder for the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies, and appeared in the 1944 World Series. Passing up a chance to play college football at George Washington University, Baker signed with the St. Louis Browns in 1938. He reached the majors with the Browns and saw limited playing time with the club over the next two seasons. Despite playing in only 44 games with the 1944 American League champion Browns, he called that season "the highlight of my career." When he retired Baker held the modern day record for fewest homers (1) with at least 2,000 at-bats (in his case, 2,280). His lone home run came on May 4th, 1949, and was due to the moving in of the fences at Comiskey Park. GM Frank Lane had that idea to help Chicago's offense, but it helped the team's opponents more. The day after Baker's homer, Lane moved the fences back to their original distance. After his playing career ended, Baker spent several years as a Minnesota Twins coach and many more as a Twins scout. His brother, Ray Baker, was a minor league manager and scout. SKU: CL02499
Item: CL02499
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