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- Gene_Baker abstract "Eugene Walter Baker (June 15, 1925 – December 1, 1999) was an American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates during eight seasons between 1953 and 1961, and was selected for the National League team in the 1955 All-Star Game. He threw and batted right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 170 pounds (77 kg).A native of Davenport, Iowa, Baker starred on the basketball and track teams at Davenport High School, and played sandlot baseball, then went into the United States Navy, being stationed at Ottumwa Naval Air Station and Iowa Pre-Flight School. After his release from the Navy, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League as their regular shortstop during 1948 and 1949.In 1950, Baker joined the Cubs' organization, playing briefly at Springfield and Des Moines before joining the Los Angeles Angels, of the Triple-A and Open Classification Pacific Coast League, where he impressed all with his fielding and baserunning. Bobby Bragan, manager of the Angels’ chief rivals, the Hollywood Stars, said Baker was “as good a shortstop as I’ve ever seen – and that includes Pee Wee Reese.”The Cubs purchased Gene Baker's contract and he made his major league debut September 20, 1953. A few days after acquiring Baker, the Cubs acquired another shortstop, future Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, and moved Baker to second base, perhaps believing he would be able to adapt to a different position more easily than the younger Banks. He primarily played second base for the Cubs and Pirates during eight seasons. He was a reserve infielder for the 1960 World Series champion Pirates and made three pinch-hit appearances during the Series.In 1961, Baker became the first African-American manager in Organized Baseball when the Pirates named him skipper of their Batavia Pirates farm club in the New York-Penn League. In 1962, he became the first black coach in Organized Baseball when the Pirates named him player-coach of their Triple-A International League affiliate Columbus Jets. In 1963, the Pirates promoted him to coach on the Major League team. He was the second black coach in the big leagues, following Buck O'Neil by a half-season. Baker then spent many years as a scout for the Pirates.He died in Davenport at the age of 74. He is buried in Rock island National Cemetery.".
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- Gene_Baker birthPlace Davenport,_Iowa.
- Gene_Baker birthYear "1925".
- Gene_Baker deathDate "1999-12-01".
- Gene_Baker deathPlace Davenport,_Iowa.
- Gene_Baker deathYear "1999".
- Gene_Baker debutTeam Chicago_Cubs.
- Gene_Baker position Second_baseman.
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- Gene_Baker wikiPageWikiLinkText "Gene Baker".
- Gene_Baker bats "Right".
- Gene_Baker birthDate "1925-06-15".
- Gene_Baker birthPlace Davenport,_Iowa.
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- Gene_Baker dateOfBirth "1925-06-15".
- Gene_Baker dateOfDeath "1999-12-01".
- Gene_Baker deathDate "1999-12-01".
- Gene_Baker deathPlace Davenport,_Iowa.
- Gene_Baker debutdate "--09-20".
- Gene_Baker debutleague "MLB".
- Gene_Baker debutteam "Chicago Cubs".
- Gene_Baker debutyear "1953".
- Gene_Baker finaldate "--06-10".
- Gene_Baker finalleague "MLB".
- Gene_Baker finalteam "Pittsburgh Pirates".
- Gene_Baker finalyear "1961".
- Gene_Baker highlights "*All-Star *World Series champion".
- Gene_Baker name "Baker, Gene".
- Gene_Baker name "Gene Baker".
- Gene_Baker placeOfBirth "Davenport, Iowa".
- Gene_Baker placeOfDeath "Davenport, Iowa".
- Gene_Baker position Second_baseman.
- Gene_Baker shortDescription "American baseball player".
- Gene_Baker stat1label Batting_average.
- Gene_Baker stat1value "0.265".
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- Gene_Baker stat2value "39".
- Gene_Baker stat3label Run_batted_in.
- Gene_Baker stat3value "227".
- Gene_Baker statleague "MLB".