Gene Baker/pagetext

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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.
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