In the decades before baseball fans became enamored of sluggers
like Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx, very few players were identified
with the long ball. Instead, the game was dominated by men like Ty
Cobb and Honus Wagner, players who sprayed the ball around the
park, stole bases and mastered the hit and run. In fact, only one
player entered the baseball mythology for his slugging: Frank
""Home Run"" Baker. Born in Trappe, Maryland, in 1886, Baker earned
his moniker by hitting two game-changing homers in the 1911 World
Series. That was the also the first year he led the American League
in home runs, with the grand total of 11. Altogether, he led for
four consecutive years (1911-1914), though he never hit more than
12 dingers in a single season. Playing third base for the
Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, Baker led the way
for the more Ruthian totals to come in the Roaring '20s. His is the
story of a young player struggling to make it to the majors, and
then nearly throwing it all away in a contract dispute with the
legendary Connie Mack. It is the story of the deadball era and the
transition to the game we know today.
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