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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 .
Dusty Baker's accomplishments after age 70 include his only World Series title in 26 years as a manager. He also was the left fielder on the Dodgers' 1981 championship team.
WASHINGTON – Dusty Baker, now 75 and with nearly a half-century in professional baseball behind him, long ago realized that no matter age or experience, you never stop learning.
Dusty Baker makes his way through fans waiting to greet the Dodgers at LAX on Oct. 29, 1981, the day after the Dodgers beat the Yankees in six games to win the World Series.
His successor, Dusty Baker, managed the team for ten years from 1993 through 2002, winning the National League championship in 2002. Baker has the third-highest win total of any Giants manager with 840. [1] Felipe Alou replaced Baker in 2003 and managed the team until 2006.
Dusty Baker is the franchise's all-time leader in career playoff games managed (53) and playoff games won (34). Salty Parker is the Astros' all-time leader for the highest regular-season winning percentage, as he has only managed one game, which he won.
Dusty Baker, the World Series winning manager of the Houston Astros, announced Thursday he is retiring after 26 seasons as a manager. The 74-year-old leaves his position as one of the most ...
Dusty Baker's Cubs lost in the 2003 NLCS during the first year of a four-year managing tenure. Baker's successor, Lou Piniella, led the team to two consecutive National League Central titles during his first two years with the team and won the 2008 Manager of the Year Award. [10]