Floyd Wilson Baker (October 10, 1916 - November 17, 2004) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns (1943-1944), Chicago White Sox (1945-1951), Washington Senators, (1952-1953), Boston Red Sox (1953-1954) and Philadelphia Phillies (1954-1955). During a 13-season career, Baker posted a .251 batting average, with one home run and 196 RBI in 874 games played. Baker was born in Luray, Virginia. He gained early recognition as a left-handed batter and right-handed thrower in amateur clubs and broke into the minor leagues in 1938.