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Posted By: Peck

Frank "Homerun" Baker was the first pro ballplayer that I ever met. He rode at the head of our opening day little league parades in 1956 thru 1958. At the end of the parade at the ball field some of us boys would sit on the bleachers and talk with him about his life baseball. After that first year as the opening day little league parade was assembling we would always watch for Mr. Baker to show up. It was so exciting. Every time I watch "Field of Dreams" I think of those early talks with Frank Baker and the questions I would have for him now, if we only had 15 more minutes.