Charles "Bock" Baker (July 17, 1878 – August 17, 1940) was an American

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who played for the Cleveland Blues for one game in 1901, and the

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for one game in 1901. His debut for the Blues was memorable for the wrong reason – Baker gave up 23 singles in a 10-1 loss to the

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, an

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record that still stands for the most singles surrendered by a pitcher in a game.

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