Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros have agreed to terms making him the next manager of the Texas team. This is his fifth manager position within Major League Baseball, but first time managing in the American League. Baker previously managed the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago Cubs, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Nationals all in the National League of the MLB.
While managing in the big leagues, Baker was named the National League Manager of the Year three times. The first in 1993 with the San Francisco Giants, the second time in 1997 with the Giants, and again for the third time in San Francisco for the 2000 MLB regular season. He and Barry Bonds led the Giants to the World Series in 2002, but his team did not win that series as the Anaheim Angels had a magical year winning the 2002 World Series in 7 crazy games.
While with the Chicago Cubs Dusty Baker took them to the brink of winning the National League pennant in 2003, before that historic meltdown took place in Chicago where the team was up 3 games to one game before losing the last three consecutive contests to the Florida Marlins at that time. His stints with the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals were both fairly unsuccessful.
Now the Astros are asking Baker to step in and manage their team who just fired their previous manager, AJ Hinch, after Major League Baseball suspended him for the 2020 MLB season due to the Astros involvement in electronic sign stealing scandal during the 2017 season in which Houston won the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven dramatic games.
Baker has a great core of solid baseball players, but let’s see how they play without cheating anymore. It will be interesting to see if these young mostly Hispanic ball players of the Houston Astros respond to the old managerial style of Dusty Baker as a long time African American baseball manager in the MLB.
Baseball Playing Career:
Dusty Baker graced Major League Baseball as a player from his start in 1968 with the Atlanta Braves (1968 – 1975) up until 1986 with the Oakland Athletics (1985 – 1986). He also played the outfield for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1976 to 1983 and the San Francisco Giants in 1984. Baker carried a career batting average of .278, with 242 career home runs, as well as 1,013 career runs batted in. Dusty was named to the MLB All Star team twice (1981, 1982). He was a World Series Champion in 1981 with the LA Dodgers. In 1977, he was voted the NLCS MVP. Baker won the Gold Glove Award in 1981, and the Silver Slugger Award in 1980 and 1981.
Big League Managerial Record:
San Francisco Giants (1993 – 2002) 840 Wins – 715 Loses
Chicago Cubs (2003 – 2006) 322 Wins – 326 Loses
Cincinnati Reds (2008 – 2013) 509 Wins – 463 Loses
Washington Nationals (2016 – 2017) 192 Wins – 132 Loses
Houston Astros (2020 – ?) N/A
Managerial Statistics:
| Rk | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | W-L% | T | G | Finish | Wpost | Lpost | W-L%post | Challenges | Overturned | Overturn% | Ejections | ||
| 1 | 1993 | 44 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 103 | 59 | .636 | 0 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 1994 | 45 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 55 | 60 | .478 | 0 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 1995 | 46 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 67 | 77 | .465 | 0 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | 1996 | 47 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 68 | 94 | .420 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | 1997 | 48 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 90 | 72 | .556 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 1998 | 49 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 89 | 74 | .546 | 0 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 1999 | 50 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 86 | 76 | .531 | 0 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | 2000 | 51 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 97 | 65 | .599 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | 2001 | 52 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 90 | 72 | .556 | 0 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 2002 | 53 | San Francisco Giants | NL | 95 | 66 | .590 | 1 | 162 | 2 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2 | NL Pennant | ||||
| 11 | 2003 | 54 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 88 | 74 | .543 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | 2004 | 55 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 89 | 73 | .549 | 0 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | 2005 | 56 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 79 | 83 | .488 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | 2006 | 57 | Chicago Cubs | NL | 66 | 96 | .407 | 0 | 162 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 | 2008 | 59 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 74 | 88 | .457 | 0 | 162 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | 2009 | 60 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 78 | 84 | .481 | 0 | 162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 2010 | 61 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 91 | 71 | .562 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | |||||
| 18 | 2011 | 62 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 79 | 83 | .488 | 0 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | 2012 | 63 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 97 | 65 | .599 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | 2013 | 64 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 90 | 72 | .556 | 0 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | 2016 | 67 | Washington Nationals | NL | 95 | 67 | .586 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 47 | 19 | 40.4% | 0 | ||
| 22 | 2017 | 68 | Washington Nationals | NL | 97 | 65 | .599 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 32 | 12 | 37.5% | 1 | ||
| San Francisco Giants | 10 years | 840 | 715 | .540 | 1 | 1556 | 2.2 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 11 | 1 Pennant | |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 4 years | 322 | 326 | .497 | 0 | 648 | 3.5 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 years | 509 | 463 | .524 | 0 | 972 | 2.8 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5 | ||||||||
| Washington Nationals | 2 years | 192 | 132 | .593 | 0 | 324 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 79 | 31 | 39.2%% | 1 | |||||
| 22 years | 1863 | 1636 | .532 | 1 | 3500 | 2.5 | 23 | 32 | .418 | 79 | 31 | 39.2%% | 21 | 1 Pennant |
Managerial Tendencies:
| Stealing 2nd | Stealing 3rd | Sac Bunts | Intentional Walks | Substitutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | Ch | Att | Rate | Rate+ | Ch | Att | Rate | Rate+ | Ch | Att | Rate | Rate+ | PA | IBB | Rate | Rate+ | PH/G | PH/G+ | PR/G | PR/G+ | P/G | P/G+ |
| 1 | 1993 | 44 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1414 | 130 | 9.2% | 88 | 995 | 21 | 2.1% | 88 | 1355 | 46 | 3.4% | 138 | 6077 | 46 | 0.8% | 89 | 1.36 | 92 | 0.14 | 84 | 3.6 | 106 |
| 2 | 1994 | 45 | SFG | NL | 115 | 1017 | 122 | 12.0% | 114 | 658 | 18 | 2.7% | 143 | 928 | 29 | 3.1% | 150 | 4369 | 40 | 0.9% | 102 | 1.44 | 96 | 0.18 | 106 | 3.5 | 103 |
| 3 | 1995 | 46 | SFG | NL | 144 | 1213 | 134 | 11.0% | 108 | 945 | 21 | 2.2% | 74 | 1216 | 44 | 3.6% | 152 | 5672 | 51 | 0.9% | 114 | 1.51 | 98 | 0.17 | 115 | 3.6 | 102 |
| 4 | 1996 | 47 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1387 | 133 | 9.6% | 94 | 1033 | 22 | 2.1% | 82 | 1369 | 36 | 2.6% | 129 | 6330 | 60 | 0.9% | 113 | 1.39 | 89 | 0.10 | 59 | 3.6 | 103 |
| 5 | 1997 | 48 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1438 | 161 | 11.2% | 104 | 996 | 22 | 2.2% | 87 | 1418 | 33 | 2.3% | 100 | 6284 | 57 | 0.9% | 128 | 1.48 | 96 | 0.12 | 62 | 4.0 | 112 |
| 6 | 1998 | 49 | SFG | NL | 163 | 1417 | 136 | 9.6% | 109 | 1051 | 14 | 1.3% | 70 | 1455 | 31 | 2.1% | 87 | 6362 | 68 | 1.1% | 167 | 1.39 | 92 | 0.12 | 78 | 3.7 | 107 |
| 7 | 1999 | 50 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1484 | 153 | 10.3% | 102 | 1099 | 18 | 1.6% | 69 | 1452 | 32 | 2.2% | 106 | 6430 | 41 | 0.6% | 95 | 1.69 | 110 | 0.13 | 80 | 3.8 | 105 |
| 8 | 2000 | 51 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1412 | 104 | 7.4% | 86 | 984 | 14 | 1.4% | 87 | 1378 | 29 | 2.1% | 113 | 6270 | 26 | 0.4% | 57 | 1.50 | 100 | 0.17 | 85 | 3.4 | 95 |
| 9 | 2001 | 52 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1382 | 96 | 6.9% | 79 | 1006 | 13 | 1.3% | 79 | 1372 | 24 | 1.7% | 77 | 6294 | 49 | 0.8% | 91 | 1.51 | 101 | 0.20 | 105 | 3.7 | 100 |
| 10 | 2002 | 53 | SFG | NL | 162 | 1372 | 94 | 6.9% | 78 | 968 | 8 | 0.8% | 49 | 1338 | 24 | 1.8% | 73 | 6056 | 44 | 0.7% | 76 | 1.43 | 94 | 0.19 | 109 | 3.6 | 94 |
| 11 | 2003 | 54 | CHC | NL | 162 | 1369 | 99 | 7.2% | 100 | 993 | 8 | 0.8% | 59 | 1378 | 36 | 2.6% | 123 | 6227 | 36 | 0.6% | 73 | 1.54 | 104 | 0.12 | 80 | 3.6 | 94 |
| 12 | 2004 | 55 | CHC | NL | 162 | 1317 | 105 | 8.0% | 102 | 964 | 11 | 1.1% | 76 | 1240 | 46 | 3.7% | 147 | 6262 | 33 | 0.5% | 61 | 1.51 | 101 | 0.16 | 90 | 3.8 | 99 |
| 13 | 2005 | 56 | CHC | NL | 162 | 1365 | 107 | 7.8% | 102 | 959 | 13 | 1.4% | 98 | 1281 | 38 | 3.0% | 117 | 6185 | 48 | 0.8% | 101 | 1.40 | 93 | 0.13 | 78 | 3.8 | 101 |
| 14 | 2006 | 57 | CHC | NL | 162 | 1309 | 137 | 10.5% | 122 | 952 | 15 | 1.6% | 109 | 1272 | 39 | 3.1% | 130 | 6366 | 44 | 0.7% | 79 | 1.49 | 98 | 0.09 | 51 | 4.3 | 109 |
| 15 | 2008 | 59 | CIN | NL | 162 | 1355 | 108 | 8.0% | 109 | 1010 | 18 | 1.8% | 98 | 1346 | 28 | 2.1% | 111 | 6352 | 40 | 0.6% | 80 | 1.59 | 99 | 0.13 | 83 | 4.1 | 102 |
| 16 | 2009 | 60 | CIN | NL | 162 | 1296 | 116 | 9.0% | 118 | 980 | 16 | 1.6% | 102 | 1337 | 37 | 2.8% | 139 | 6253 | 36 | 0.6% | 74 | 1.48 | 97 | 0.09 | 82 | 4.0 | 98 |
| 17 | 2010 | 61 | CIN | NL | 162 | 1402 | 109 | 7.8% | 91 | 994 | 13 | 1.3% | 93 | 1350 | 27 | 2.0% | 102 | 6182 | 32 | 0.5% | 67 | 1.53 | 100 | 0.09 | 71 | 4.1 | 102 |
| 18 | 2011 | 62 | CIN | NL | 162 | 1378 | 112 | 8.1% | 87 | 1028 | 16 | 1.6% | 87 | 1357 | 29 | 2.1% | 95 | 6259 | 47 | 0.8% | 96 | 1.44 | 96 | 0.17 | 96 | 4.1 | 102 |
| 19 | 2012 | 63 | CIN | NL | 162 | 1313 | 111 | 8.5% | 91 | 912 | 17 | 1.9% | 92 | 1192 | 19 | 1.6% | 91 | 6056 | 33 | 0.5% | 88 | 1.38 | 91 | 0.14 | 99 | 3.6 | 89 |
| 20 | 2013 | 64 | CIN | NL | 162 | 1316 | 75 | 5.7% | 79 | 954 | 12 | 1.3% | 82 | 1270 | 31 | 2.4% | 128 | 6077 | 28 | 0.5% | 76 | 1.49 | 102 | 0.11 | 95 | 3.8 | 96 |
| 21 | 2016 | 67 | WSN | NL | 162 | 1330 | 90 | 6.8% | 86 | 906 | 27 | 3.0% | 141 | 1267 | 17 | 1.3% | 103 | 6036 | 43 | 0.7% | 110 | 1.35 | 89 | 0.12 | 96 | 4.1 | 96 |
| 22 | 2017 | 68 | WSN | NL | 162 | 1280 | 100 | 7.8% | 111 | 868 | 25 | 2.9% | 180 | 1180 | 7 | 0.6% | 51 | 6068 | 39 | 0.6% | 102 | 1.38 | 88 | 0.13 | 124 | 4.0 | 94 |
| SFG (10 years) | 1556 | 13536 | 1263 | 9.3% | 96 | 9735 | 171 | 1.8% | 81 | 13281 | 328 | 2.5% | 110 | 60144 | 482 | 0.8% | 101 | 1.47 | 97 | 0.15 | 87 | 3.6 | 103 | ||||
| CHC (4 years) | 648 | 5360 | 448 | 8.4% | 107 | 3868 | 47 | 1.2% | 85 | 5171 | 159 | 3.1% | 129 | 25040 | 161 | 0.6% | 78 | 1.48 | 99 | 0.13 | 75 | 3.9 | 101 | ||||
| CIN (6 years) | 972 | 8060 | 631 | 7.8% | 95 | 5878 | 92 | 1.6% | 93 | 7852 | 171 | 2.2% | 111 | 37179 | 216 | 0.6% | 80 | 1.48 | 98 | 0.12 | 88 | 4.0 | 98 | ||||
| WSN (2 years) | 324 | 2610 | 190 | 7.3% | 97 | 1774 | 52 | 2.9% | 157 | 2447 | 24 | 1.0% | 80 | 12104 | 82 | 0.7% | 106 | 1.36 | 88 | 0.12 | 108 | 4.1 | 95 | ||||
| 22 years | 3500 | 29566 | 2532 | 8.6% | 98 | 21255 | 362 | 1.7% | 91 | 28751 | 682 | 2.4% | 113 | 134467 | 941 | 0.7% | 91 | 1.47 | 97 | 0.13 | 86 | 3.8 | 100 | ||||
Media Statements:
“You got to go forward and make sure that it doesn’t happen again,” Baker goes on to say, “It certainly is not going to happen on my watch here, and I don’t foresee it happening ever again because this has been an embarrassment for a lot of people.”
“I was happy, but I wasn’t satisfied, where I was and what I was doing because something’s missing,” Dusty explained. “And I think the Lord gave me the best chance to accomplish what I need as a person, as a father, and as a man.”
“Dusty’s a person of high integrity and he’s a respected leader,” says owner of the Houston Astros Jim Crane. “He has great baseball experience, and he will earn the players’ trust.”
“Hiring Dusty Baker is one big step for us to move forward,” Crane proclaimed. “And I believe Dusty is the right person at the right time.”
“This is my last hurrah,” says Baker. “And I thought my last hurrah was in Washington, actually, because I gave all my stuff away. I went to find my shoes, went up to the attic and I found the empty bag. … So this is a new beginning for me.”
“We’re going to go with what we have because it’s pretty good,” Dusty responded.
“But I’m hoping that what we do will motivate other coaches and players to try to strive to get to where I am,” says Baker. “And also hopefully this will incite other owners to say, ‘Hey man, these guys are pretty good at what they do, these guys are the best.”’
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