Frank Baker (shortstop)

For others of the same name, see Frank Baker (disambiguation).

Frank Watts Baker (born October 29, 1946) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Baker attended school at the University of Southern Mississippi and was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1967 MLB draft.

Frank Baker
Shortstop
Born: (1946-10-29) October 29, 1946 (age 78) Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 9, 1970, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1974, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average	.191
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	24
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Yankees (1970–1971) Baltimore Orioles (1973–1974)

Baker played 146 career games with the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, with 55 hits and a .191 average.

Baker was battling cancer as of November 2018.^[1]