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George Baker (baseball)

American Major League Baseball player

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ5536625 ↗
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George F. Baker (August 20, 1857 – January 29, 1915), born George F. Boecke, was an American Major League Baseball player who played catcher from 1883 to 1886. He played for the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Maroons, and Kansas City Cowboys in his four-season career.

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The public source identifies “George Baker (baseball)” as american Major League Baseball player. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around George, Baker and baseball.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1857, 1915, 1883, 1886—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1857-08-20. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with George, Baker and baseball providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5536625. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1857, 1915, 1883 and 1886.

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This entry incorporates text from “George Baker (baseball)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.