Dusty Baker, Athlete

Dusty Baker, Manager

San Francisco Giants

  • In 1993, his first year as Giants manager, he won the National League Manager of the Year Award, leading the team to a 103-59 record. His was the second-best record in baseball that year and 31 games better than their 72-90 finish the previous year
  • Manager of the Year in 1997 and 2000
  • Two-time NL Award winner, joining Tommy LaSorda (Los Angeles '83 and '88) and Jim Leyland (Pittsburgh '90 & '92)
  • 5th longest tenured manager of the club
  • 558 victories, second only to Roger Craig's 586

Chicago Cubs

  • In his first season, the Cubs were able to claim their first divisional title in over a decade
  • Dusty instantly became an icon in the Chicago sports scene, as a plethora of Cubs fans were seen sporting "In Dusty We Trusty!" shirts

Cincinnati Reds

  • First African-American manager in Reds history