page_title: 1911 World Series
section_title: Game 3
hierarchical_section_title: 1911 World Series / Matchups / Game 3
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Frank "Home Run" Baker, Philadelphia AL (baseball) Abstract/medium: 1 negative&#160;: glass&#160;; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
context_page_description: In the 1911 World Series, the American League champion Philadelphia Athletics defeated the National League champion New York Giants four games to two.
  Philadelphia third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker earned his nickname during this Series. His home run in Game 2 off Rube Marquard was the margin of victory for the Athletics, and his blast in Game 3 off Christy Mathewson tied that game in the ninth inning, and the Athletics eventually won in the 11th. The Giants never recovered. Ironically, Mathewson had criticized Marquard in his newspaper column after Game 2 for giving up the gopher ball, only to fall victim himself the very next day. Baker was swinging a hot bat in general, going 9 for 24 to lead all batters in the Series with a .375 average.
  According to his obituary in The New York Times, Giants catcher Chief Meyers threw out 12 runners, creating a record for the most assists by a catcher during the World Series.
  The six consecutive days of rain between Games 3 and 4 caused the longest delay between World Series games until the earthquake-interrupted 1989 Series.
context_section_description: With the Giants up 1–0 going into the ninth with Mathewson on the mound, it appeared the series was going to be 2–1 New York. But with one out, Baker stepped up to the plate and blasted his second home run in as many games to tie it at 1. Thus, the nickname "Home Run" Baker was born. Two innings later with the score still tied at 1, Baker singled and scored on an error to make it 3–1. The Giants rallied for one run in the bottom half but the game ended with a runner being thrown out on a stolen base attempt.
caption: Frank Baker in 1913
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