| Dusty Baker | |||||||||||||||
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 Baker with the San Francisco Giants in 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| Outfielder / Manager | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 15, 1949 Riverside, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 7, 1968, for the Atlanta Braves | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| October 4, 1986, for the Oakland Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .278 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 242 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 1,013 | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial record | 2,183–1,862 | ||||||||||||||
| Winning % | .540 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Managerial record at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
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As manager
As coach | |||||||||||||||
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Johnnie B "Dusty" Baker Jr.[a][3] (born June 15, 1949) is an American retired professional baseball outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 19 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Oakland Athletics. During his Dodgers tenure, he was a two-time All-Star, won two Silver Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award, and became the first NLCS MVP, which he received during the 1977 National League Championship Series. He also made three World Series appearances with the Dodgers, and was a member of the 1981 championship team.
After retiring as a player, Baker served as the manager of the Giants from 1993 to 2002, the Chicago Cubs from 2003 to 2006, the Cincinnati Reds from 2008 to 2013, the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2017, and the Houston Astros from 2020 to 2023. Baker was named NL Manager of the Year three times with the Giants and won the 2022 World Series with the Astros. At age 73, he became the oldest manager to win a championship in one of the four major North American sports. He was also the first MLB manager to reach the playoffs and win a division title with five different teams, having accomplished both feats with each team he managed. Baker ranks seventh in MLB managerial wins and has the most wins among African-American managers. Following his retirement as a manager, Baker joined the Giants' front office.[4]
- ^ "2017 USMC Sports Hall of Fame: Dusty Baker". yuma.usmc-mccs.org. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Easy Rider". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ McTaggart, Brian (June 19, 2021). "Baker on son: 'He's kept me young'". MLB.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
- ^ Postins, Matthew (February 4, 2024). "Former Astros Manager Talks New Giants Job". SI.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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