Gene Baker

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See Gene Baker in the index for other people with this or a similar name.

Gene Baker
Eugene Walter Baker
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	170
Born:	1925-6-15 at Davenport, IA (US)
Died:	1999-12-1 at Davenport, IA (US)
Interred:	Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, IL (US)

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Gene Baker was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Davenport, Iowa in 1952 and 1953.
• Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.

Pre-professional career

• Attended high school in Davenport, Iowa.
• Was an outstanding basketball and track man in high school.
• Played with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1948 and 1949.

Outside of baseball

• Served in the Armed Forces from 1943 to 1946.

Sources

• 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
• 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.