Tom Baker (1930s pitcher)

For other people named Tom Baker, see Tom Baker (disambiguation).

This article is about the 1935–1938 baseball player. For the 1963 Chicago Cubs pitcher, see Tom Baker (1960s pitcher).

Thomas Calvin Baker (June 11, 1913 – January 3, 1991), nicknamed "Rattlesnake", was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher for four seasons (1935–38) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.

Tom Baker
Pitcher
Born: (1913-06-11)June 11, 1913 Nursery, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 3, 1991(1991-01-03) (aged 77) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 15, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1938, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	3–9
Earned run average	4.73
Strikeouts	58
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Brooklyn Dodgers (1935–1937) New York Giants (1937–1938)

Baker died in 1991 and was interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas along with Pete Donohue and Jackie Tavener.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Tom Baker at Find a Grave
• Tom Baker stats on the San Francisco Giants website