Groomed as heir apparent to Yankee
Gene Michael’s shortstop spot…never materialized….fielding appeared to be there
but not the bat ….couldn’t even match Gene’s banjo numbers….A career closely
aligned with that of Tom Shopay ....Both started in the Yankees chain then
becoming fixtures in Baltimore farm system.....a couple of September call ups for the Orioles
to finish out his career.... played at the same time as another Frank Baker who
was an Cleveland Indian outfielder in 1969 and 1971....played against each other in 2 games....neither player should be confused with Frank “home
run” Baker the dead ball slugger who had
a whopping 96 career homers and a place in the Hall of Fame....Cleveland Frank had 4 home runs and this Frank 3.
That hat certainly looks airbrushed.
ReplyDeleteYes the hat is really funky almost like a decal was put on the image. It certainly seems he is a NYY uniform and three tier stadium would indicate Yankee Stadium. Maybe he didn't wear a hat for the original shoot or the cap was misaligned somehow. The world may never know.
ReplyDeleteI am not even sure that his whole image wasn't airbrushed into the rest of the photo. The background looks much older.
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