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Career Regular Season
| AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7117 | .278 | 242 | 1013 | 137 | .779 |
Dusty Baker Jr. Bio
- Fullname: Johnnie B. Baker Jr.
- Born: 6/15/1949 in Riverside, CA
- Draft: 1967, Atlanta Braves, Round: 26, Overall Pick: 504
- College: American River JC, American River JC, CA
- Debut: 9/07/1968
- Relationship(s):father of Darren Baker
| Year | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career Regular Season | 7117 | 964 | 1981 | 242 | 1013 | 137 | .278 | .347 | .779 |
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Awards
NLCS MVP
| Year | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
NL Player of the Week
| Week | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 05/27/1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
| 09/11/1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
| 07/16/1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
NL Player of the Month
| Month | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 06/1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
| 07/1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
NL Silver Slugger
| Year | Team | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodge • Dusty BakerDusty Baker has spent a lifetime in baseball. After a productive career as an outfielder for four teams over a 19-year career, Baker joined the managerial ranks. As a major league manager over most of the period since 1993, he developed a reputation for helping teams win, although it took him until 2022 to capture a World Series title. Johnnie B. Baker Jr., was born on June 15, 1949, in Riverside, California. He picked up his nickname, Dusty, early in life from his mother. “We had a big backyard that my dad planted, had grass everywhere,” according to Baker. “It was like a football field, and then there was one dirt spot in the middle and that’s where I seemed to like to play. My mom didn’t want to call me ‘Dirty,’ so she called me ‘Dusty.’”1 Baker’s parents were Johnnie B. Sr., who was a defense industry worker and Christine, a professor. His father worked two jobs in order for his family to have what they needed. After the senior Baker finished his work for the Ai • Dusty finished his three-year Weber State career in 2018. In his three seasons with the Wildcats he played in 99 career games. He finished his career as Weber State’s career leader in 3-point field goal percentage at 47.1 percent. 2017-18 (Senior) |