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From SABR Encyclopedia
This article is about the Major League player named Gene Baker. For the 1960s minor league player, see Gene Baker (baker-001elv).
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Davenport, Iowa in 1952.
- 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.
Source
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.