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Gene Baker

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Gene Baker

Original Name
Eugene Walter Baker
Birth
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Death
1 Dec 1999 (aged 74)
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Section L, Grave 16
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Major League Baseball Player. He was infielder for eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Baker was named to the 1955 National League All Star Team and was a member of the 1960 World Champion Pirates. In a career of 630 games, Baker had 590 hits and a lifetime batting average of .265. After retiring as a player he was a coach with the Pirates during the 1963 season.
Major League Baseball Player. He was infielder for eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Baker was named to the 1955 National League All Star Team and was a member of the 1960 World Champion Pirates. In a career of 630 games, Baker had 590 hits and a lifetime batting average of .265. After retiring as a player he was a coach with the Pirates during the 1963 season.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: Jul 8, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14855260/gene-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Gene Baker (15 Jun 1925–1 Dec 1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14855260, citing Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.