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The Cross Timbers are contained within the WWF central forest-grasslands transition ecoregion. The woodland and savanna portions of the Cross Timbers are mainly post oak and blackjack oak on coarse, sandy soils; [4] fire suppression in recent years has increased forest density and allowed eastern redcedar to invade as well.
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 .
Of the managers who have managed a minimum of 162 games (one season), Baker has the highest regular-season winning percentage with .594. [3] Leo Durocher is the only Astros manager to have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Durocher and Baker each achieved their 2,000th managerial win with the Astros. [4]
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.
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 has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, ending an illustrious 26-year career as a big league skipper highlighted by a World Series win last season. Baker broke the news in an ...
Dusty Baker and Dave Stewart are among five former major leaguers listed as endorsers in an announcement issued by Rep. Barbara Lee's office Wednesday. Two of Steve Garvey's former teammates just ...
Al Oliver then lifted a bloop fly ball to left that looked like it would drop, but Dusty Baker hustled in and made a sliding catch for the third out, saving a run and possibly more. In the seventh, Carter got one of the runs back with his second homer, this one off Ron Davis. Then, in the eighth, Rollie Fingers walked Ozzie Smith.