Third Base: Frank Baker
A's: 1910-11, '13-'14; Yankees: 1921-22
The gut reaction is to pencil in 1970 World Series MVP Brooks Robinson here, but the man who was other-worldy against the Reds was rather ordinary in three other World Series, finishing with a career batting average of .263 in 21 games. Baker, meanwhile, hit 100 points higher and clouted three home runs in 25 games. No great shakes in this era, but Baker is the man who led the AL in home runs from 1911-14 with 11, 10, 12 and 9 HRs, respectively. It was in the 1911 Series, when he hit two home runs and hit .375, that the Hall of Famer first earned the nickname "Home Run" Baker.
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