Jesse Baker
MLB (deceased)SS
| Full Name | Jesse Baker |
| Original Name | Michael Myron Silverman |
| Date of Birth | 03/04/1895 |
| Birthplace | Cleveland, OH |
| Died | 07/29/1976 |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Height | 5'4 |
| Weight | 140 |
| Bats/Throws | L/L |
| Signed | (Date unknown) |
| MLB Debut | 09/14/1919 |
| Final MLB Game: | 09/14/1919 |
Career highlights
- Played just one game in his MLB career, never got an at-bat
- According to an article in Tablet, Ty Cobb ended Baker’s Major League career that day (9/14/1919) by sliding into Baker with his spikes
- One of the shortest Jewish baseball players ever in the MLB
On being Jewish
- Baker was born “Michael Myron Silverman”
- According to a Tablet article, “Baker, a Jewish boy from Cleveland who left the clothing business owned by his parents to become a professional ballplayer, found himself excised from history by a player who had everything, but only because he always slid in, spikes raised”
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