09-21-2006, 09:57 AM
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NetShrine All-Century Team
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Originally Posted by Nuclear Dish
When I was a little kid, someone told me that before Babe Ruth came around, Home Run Baker had earned his nickname because he was the pre-Ruth home run king. When I got older, I found that this was far from true. He wasn't the all-time leader, the active leader, or even the single season champ in even a single season, let alone overall. Which all leads me to question how he got his nickname.
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From BaseballLibrary.com:
Baker earned his memorable nickname in the 1911 World Series, when he hit game-winning home runs on successive days against the Giants' future Hall of Fame pitchers Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson. |
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