Philip Baker (September 19, 1856 â June 4, 1940) was an American first baseman, outfielder and catcher in Major League Baseball from 1883âÂÂ1886. He played in the minors from 1878âÂÂ1889, with the exception of 1880âÂÂ1882 when he was blacklisted. Before Baker got blacklisted from the MLB he started his career in the Baltimore Orioles organization, where he spent one year playing (AA) then he went on and played for the Washington Nationals. He played his last game in the majors when he was 29 years old, then returned to the minors to finish his career at the age of 33.