Dusty Baker

Dusty Baker
Baker with the Reds in July 2009
Washington Nationals – No. 12
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1949-06-15) June 15, 1949 (age 67) Riverside, California
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 (through July 11, 2016)
Batting average	.278
Home runs	242
Runs batted in	1,013
Managerial record	1,725–1,540
Winning %	.528
Teams
As player Atlanta Braves (1968–1975) Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–1983) San Francisco Giants (1984) Oakland Athletics (1985–1986) As manager San Francisco Giants (1993–2002) Chicago Cubs (2003–2006) Cincinnati Reds (2008–2013) Washington Nationals (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1981, 1982) World Series champion (1981) NLCS MVP (1977) Gold Glove Award (1981) 2× Silver Slugger Award (1980, 1981) 3× NL Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000)

As player

As manager

Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American Major League Baseball manager and a former player. He is currently the manager for the Washington Nationals. He enjoyed a 19-year career as a hard-hitting outfielder, primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. He helped the Dodgers to pennants in 1977 and 1978 and to the World Series championship in 1981. He then enjoyed a 20-year career as a manager with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and now the Washington Nationals. He led the Giants to the 2002 National League pennant and also reached the playoffs with the latter three teams.

Baker was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1967 amateur draft out of Del Campo High School near Sacramento, California. Baker was inducted into the Sac-Joaquin Section's Hall of Fame class in 2010 for his play at Del Campo. He began his major league baseball career as an outfielder for the Braves in 1968. As a Brave, he earned a spot as a footnote in history. On April 8, 1974, he was on deck when Hank Aaron hit home run 715 to pass Babe Ruth in career home runs.

A few of Baker's accomplishments as a player include playing for the National League All-Star team in 1981 and 1982, and winning three League Championship series in 1977, 1978, and 1981. Baker ultimately won a World Series title in 1981 with the Dodgers. However, Baker played poorly during the series, batting .167 with an OBP of .192.