This article is about the 1935-1938 baseball player, for the 1963 Chicago Cubs pitcher, see Tom Baker (1960s pitcher)
| Tom Baker | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1913-06-11)June 11, 1913 Nursery, Texas |
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| Died: January 3, 1991(1991-01-03) (aged 77) Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| August 15, 1935 for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1938 for the New York Giants | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-loss record | 3-9 |
| Earned run average | 4.73 |
| Strikeouts | 58 |
| Teams | |
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Thomas Calvin Baker (June 11, 1913 - January 3, 1991), known as Tom Baker and nicknamed "Rattlesnake", was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher for four seasons (1935–1938) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
He died in 1991, and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas along with Pete Donohue and Jackie Tavener.
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