Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)
Charles Michael Baker (18 June 1880 – 4 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Michael Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 May 1962 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Pats, Ballarat | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1902–1906 | St Kilda | 76 (122) | |
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Recruited from St Patrick's College, Ballarat, he played 76 games for St Kilda from 1902–1906, and kicked 122 goals, including four of which came in his first VFL game; at the time a club record. He represented Victoria in cricket from 1903-1905 and at football before an injury ended his career.
Baker won the Leading Goalkicker Medal in 1902, a season in which St Kilda kicked only 64 goals for the year (of which Baker kicked 46.9%) and finished last without winning a match, a VFL/AFL record seven matches behind second-last placed Geelong. Baker's proportion of his team's goals is also an VFL/AFL record.
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