Tracy Baker | |
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First baseman | |
Born: November 7, 1891 Pendleton, Oregon |
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Died: March 14, 1975 Placerville, California |
(aged 83)|
Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
MLB debut | |
June 19, 1911 for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 19, 1911 for the Boston Red Sox | |
Career statistics | |
Games played | 1 |
At bats | 0 |
Sacrifice hits | 1 |
Teams | |
Trace Lee "Tracy" Baker (November 7, 1891 – March 14, 1975) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox. Baker batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Pendleton, Oregon, and studied at the University of Washington.
Of the more than 16,000 players in major league history, Baker is also among the 900-plus players in the Elias Sports Bureau registry who got into only one game. He was 19 years old. Baker's one big-league game came on June 19, 1911. In his only plate appearance, he executed a sacrifice bunt. On the field he made four putouts without committing an error.
Baker died in Placerville, California, at the age of 83.