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Dusty Baker
Dusty Baker
Outfielder, Manager
Born: June 15, 1949 (1949-06-15) (age 58)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 7, 1968
for the Atlanta Braves
Final game
October 4, 1986
for the Oakland Athletics
Career statistics
AVG     . Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 278
HR     242
RBI     1,013
Teams

As Player

As Manager
Career highlights and awards

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"Dusty" Baker, Jr. (born June 15, 1949 in Riverside, California) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Riverside is the County seat of Riverside County, California, United States. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA [1] He previously led the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, winning the 2002 National League pennant with the Giants. 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Contents

Playing career

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 amateur draft out of Del Campo High School near Sacramento, CA, Dusty Baker began his professional baseball career as an outfielder for the Braves in 1968. Del Campo High School a member of the San Juan Unified School District, is a public high school in Fair Oaks California. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit After spending sixteen full seasons with the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, as well short tenures with both the San Francisco Giants, and Oakland Athletics, Baker finished his prosperous career as a player with . The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. 278 batting average, 242 home runs, and 1,013 runs batted in. Furthermore, a few of Baker’s accomplishments as a player include playing for the National League All-Star team in 1981 and 1982, winning three League Championship series in 1977, 1978, and 1981. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Eastern Division champion The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five matchup for the second straight year between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series between the first-half Western Division champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the second-half Eastern Baker ultimately won a World Series title in 1981 with the Dodgers. The 1981 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, marking their third meeting in the Series in five years Baker also earned a spot as a footnote in history. On April 8, 1974, Baker was on deck when Hank Aaron hit home run 715 to pass Babe Ruth in career home runs. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5 1934 in Mobile Alabama) nicknamed "Hammer" "Hammerin' Hank” or "Bad Henry” is a retired George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of (He said he hit a double "That nobody saw and nobody cared" in that at-bat. ) Baker played his final season in 1986.

Managerial career

San Francisco Giants

Baker's coaching career, ironically, started with his former Dodger arch-rival: the San Francisco Giants. Baker began his coaching career as a first base coach for the San Francisco Giants in 1988, and then spent the following four years (1989-1992) as the hitting coach, and finally became the manager in 1993, replacing the departing Roger Craig. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Roger Lee Craig (born February 17 1930 in Durham North Carolina) is a former Pitcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. In his very first year as Giants manager, he won the N. L. Manager of the Year award, leading the team to a 103-59 record, which was the second-best record in baseball that year (behind the 104-58 Atlanta Braves), and 31 games better than their 72-90 finish the previous year. His Giants went on to win division titles in 1997 and again in 2000; Baker would win Manager of the Year honors in both of those years as well. In 2002, his Giants gained the Wild-Card berth and from there advanced to the World Series, where they lost in seven games to the Anaheim Angels. The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. It was during his San Francisco tenure that the term "Dustiny" was coined by the late former Giants pitcher Rod Beck. Rodney Roy Beck ( August 3 1968 – June 23 2007) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who Despite Baker’s success in San Francisco, the Giants let him leave to manage the Chicago Cubs and hired Felipe Alou to replace him.

Chicago Cubs

Baker made a major impact with the Cubs in his first season as manager for the ball club. With the help of an impressive pitching staff and big gun batters such as Sammy Sosa and Moisés Alou, the Chicago Cubs were able to claim their first divisional title in over a decade. Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Right fielder who is currently Moisés Rojas Alou (usually ˈmɔɪ̪zɨs əˈluː in English, and /moiˈses alˈou/ in Spanish; born July 3, 1966 in Atlanta Georgia A decade is a period of 10 Years (since 1594 a factor of 10 difference between two numbers, or sometimes a set or a group of ten (since 1451 Baker instantly became an icon in the Chicago sports scene, as a plethora of Cubs fans could be seen sporting “In Dusty We Trusty!” shirts. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. However, the Cubs’ hopes for winning a World Series title were cut short during the 2003 National League Championship Series against the Florida Marlins. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The National League Championship Series was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 7 to October 15 to determine the champion The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. While angered Cubs fans denounced the defeat as a mere series of unfortunate “mishaps,” the Marlins would go on to claim the 2003 World Series title. The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event Still crushed by defeat, numerous Cubs began to wear humorous T-shirts, which featured the spoonerism, “Muck the Farlins!”. A spoonerism is an error in speech or deliberate play on words in which corresponding Consonants Vowels or Morphemes are switched (see

Following the 2003 season, Baker and the Cubs failed to see another playoff berth. In 2004, the team was involved in a heated wild card chase with the Houston Astros, but fell out of contention near the season’s end. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In the subsequent season, the Cubs lost several of their key players, most notably ace pitchers Mark Prior and Kerry Wood, to injuries. Mark William Prior (born September 7, 1980 in San Diego, California, United States) is a Starting pitcher for the Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977 in Irving, Texas) is an American Baseball player The team finished the season with a 79-83 record, marking the first time in three years that the Cubs finished with a losing record. The Cubs’ performance declined in the next season, as they fell to 66-96, and finished last in the entire National League. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball [1]

While the Cubs’ organization stated that Baker would remain the team’s manager throughout the 2006 season, they did not renew his contract. They allowed Baker to address the media in a press-conference in early October, where he officially announced his departure. The Cubs turned to Lou Piniella to replace Baker for the 2007 Chicago Cubs season. Louis Victor Piniella (pɨˈnɛlə born August 28, 1943, in Tampa Florida, United States) is the current manager of the Chicago The Chicago Cubs ' 2007 season began with the Cubs trying to rebound after a season in which they finished last in their division for the first time since. Under Piniella, the Cubs made it to the National League Division Series, but fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three game sweep. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona.

Cincinnati Reds

On October 13, 2007, Baker was hired as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing interim manager Pete Mackanin. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Peter Mackanin Jr (pronounced "ma KAN in" (born August 1 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Second baseman and He also is the first African American manager in Reds history. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa

Dusty Baker sporting his new Reds jersey at RedsFest 2007.
Dusty Baker sporting his new Reds jersey at RedsFest 2007.

Criticism

Baker, an old-school baseball traditionalist, was scrutinized for the Cubs’ declining productivity. To sabermetricians, many of his methods were puzzling, such as his tendency to put players with a poor on-base percentage, such as Neifi Perez, Jose Macias, Corey Patterson, and Jerry Hairston Jr. Sabermetrics is the analysis of Baseball through objective evidence especially Baseball statistics. In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) at or near the top of his lineups. Baker rejected (and still rejects) the importance of on-base percentage, arguing that extra baserunners simply "clog up the bases" unless they can run well. [2] This flies in the face of statistically-oriented baseball strategy and has made Baker a frequent target for sabermetric critics. Additionally, many fans and commentators blamed his consistent tendency to overuse pitchers for damaging the careers of Wood and particularly Prior. [3] Baker was widely known as a "player's manager," attempting to mollify his athletes rather than focusing on team output above personal interests, and favoring his favorite players regardless of their statistical output.

Broadcasting career

He served as an ESPN analyst during the 2006 MLB Postseason and served in a similar role during the 2007 regular season. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to [4]

Personal life

Baker was an active member of the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1969 through 1975. The Marine Forces Reserve ( MARFORRES or MFR) (also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve ( USMCR) a part of the United States [2] Baker has a wife, Melissa, and two children named Natosha and Darren. Darren was famously rescued from being run over at home plate by JT Snow during the 2002 World Series[3]. Jack Thomas "J T" Snow Jr (born February 26, 1968 in) is a former Major League Baseball player The World Series was the 98th edition of the Fall Classic held from October 19-27 2002 They live in Granite Bay, California, an extremely upscale suburb of Sacramento. Granite Bay is a Census-designated place (CDP in Placer County, California, United States.

Managerial records

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
San Francisco Giants 1993 162 103 59 . The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 636 2nd in NL West - - - -
1994 115 55 60 . The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. 478 2nd in NL West - - - -
1995 144 67 77 . 465 4th in NL West - - - -
1996 162 68 94 . 420 4th in NL West - - - -
1997 162 90 72 . 556 1st in NL West 0 3 . 000 Lost in NLDS
1998 163 89 74 . 546 2nd in NL West - - - -
1999 162 86 76 . 531 2nd in NL West - - - -
2000 162 97 65 . 599 1st in NL West 1 3 . 250 Lost in NLDS
2001 162 90 72 . 556 2nd in NL West - - - -
2002 161 95 66 . 590 2nd in NL West 10 6 . 625 Lost in World Series
SF Total 1,555 840 715 . 540 2 Division Championships
1 Wild Card		 17 18 . 486
Chicago Cubs 2003 162 88 74 . The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. 543 1st in NL Central 6 6 . The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions 500 Lost in NLCS
2004 162 89 73 . 549 3rd in NL Central - - - -
2005 162 79 83 . 488 4th in NL Central - - - -
2006 162 66 96 . 407 6th in NL Central - - - -
CHC Total 648 322 326 . 497 1 Division Championship 6 6 . 500
Cincinnati Reds 2008 41 18 23 . The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 439
CIN Total 41 18 23 . 439
Total 2,244 1,180 1,064 . 526 3 Division Championships
1 Wild Card		 23 24 . 489

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Reds give Dusty Baker a three-year deal". See also List of lifetime home run leaders through history This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball home run hitters. Below is the list of 257 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 RBI milestone American League National League American League National League Other Years Retrieved on 2007-10-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces  
  2. ^ Speakers Platform
  3. ^ "Baker's son gets unexpected ride from home plate", 2002-10-25. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2007-06-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden  

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