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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 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.
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.
The 1981 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1981 season.The 78th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dusty Baker entered MLB as a 1967 draft pick, coaxed into signing by one Hank Aaron. ... He enjoyed a long career as a player mostly with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, earning two ...
Dusty Baker won the inaugural award in 1977 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Frank White won the first AL award in 1980 with the Kansas City Royals. Twelve LCS MVP winners have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame : Roberto Alomar , George Brett , Dennis Eckersley , Rickey Henderson , David Ortiz , Kirby Puckett , CC Sabathia , Ozzie ...
The National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers were managed by Tommy Lasorda, who was in his first full season as manager. [5] The 1977 Dodgers became the first team to have four players hit 30 or more home runs in one season, [6] as Steve Garvey hit 33, Reggie Smith hit 32, Ron Cey hit 30, and Dusty Baker hit 30. [7]
Baker's MLB managing career began with the Giants in 1993. ... Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants as a special ... Los Angeles Dodgers, Giants and Oakland A's. Show comments ...