Del Baker

Position: Manager

5-11, 176lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: May 3, 1892 in Sherwood, OR us

Died: September 11, 1973 in Olmos Park, TX

High School: Sherwood HS (Sherwood, OR)

Full Name: Delmer David Baker

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SUMMARY

Career

G

849

W

460

L

383

T

6

W-L%

.542

Managerial Stats

Last Played in 1932

Managerial Stats Table
Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		W	L	W-L%	Ties	G	Finish	Wpost	Lpost	W-L%post	Ejections
1	1933	41	Detroit Tigers	AL	2nd of 2	2	0	1.000	0	2	5	0	0		0

2	1936	44	Detroit Tigers	AL	2nd of 3	18	16	.529	0	34	2	0	0		0

3	1937	45	Detroit Tigers	AL	2nd of 5	34	20	.630	0	54	2	0	0		0
4	1937	45	Detroit Tigers	AL	4th of 5	7	3	.700	0	10	2	0	0		0

5	1938	46	Detroit Tigers	AL	2nd of 2	37	19	.661	1	57	4	0	0		0
6	1939	47	Detroit Tigers	AL		81	73	.526	1	155	5	0	0		0
7	1940	48	Detroit Tigers	AL		90	64	.584	1	155	1	3	4	.429	0	AL Pennant
8	1941	49	Detroit Tigers	AL		75	79	.487	1	155	4	0	0		1
9	1942	50	Detroit Tigers	AL		73	81	.474	2	156	5	0	0		1

10	1960	68	Boston Red Sox	AL	2nd of 3	2	5	.286	0	7	7	0	0		0
			Detroit Tigers		8 years	417	355	.540	6	778	3.3	3	4	.429	2	1 Pennant
			Boston Red Sox		1 year	2	5	.286	0	7	7.0	0	0		0
					9 years	419	360	.538	6	785	3.7	3	4	.429	2	1 Pennant

Managerial Tendencies

Managerial Tendencies Table
						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	1933	41	DET	AL	2	16	1	6.3%	104	4	0	0.0%	0	12	0	0.0%	0					0.5	81	0.0	0	1.5	78

2	1936	44	DET	AL	34	171	13	7.6%	130	123	0	0.0%	0	161	9	5.6%	135					0.3	50	0.1	83	1.9	102

3	1937	45	DET	AL	111	683	45	6.6%	112	464	8	1.7%	145	632	18	2.8%	74					0.4	69	0.1	112	1.9	102

4	1938	46	DET	AL	57	169	8	4.7%	70	108	1	0.9%	55	142	2	1.4%	42					0.1	19	0.0	0	1.8	96
5	1939	47	DET	AL	155	708	55	7.8%	126	515	8	1.6%	128	692	15	2.2%	73					0.5	89	0.0	41	2.0	101
6	1940	48	DET	AL	155	666	31	4.7%	88	496	6	1.2%	107	661	26	3.9%	111					0.3	74	0.0	39	2.1	110
7	1941	49	DET	AL	155	1019	55	5.4%	92	696	4	0.6%	65	917	28	3.1%	95					0.6	90	0.1	123	2.0	110
8	1942	50	DET	AL	156	1115	74	6.6%	91	804	10	1.2%	92	1049	39	3.7%	86					0.6	101	0.1	85	1.8	102

9	1960	68	BOS	AL	7	66	3	4.5%	74	37	1	2.7%	294	53	2	3.8%	103	282	3	1.1%	181	0.3	20	0.0	0	3.0	120
	DET (8 years)				936	5230	327	6.3%	101	3674	45	1.2%	103	4898	155	3.2%	86					0.4	80	0.1	79	1.9	104
	BOS (1 year)				7	66	3	4.5%	74	37	1	2.7%	294	53	2	3.8%	103	282	3	1.1%	181	0.3	20	0.0	0	3.0	120
	9 years				943	5296	330	6.2%	101	3711	46	1.2%	105	4951	157	3.2%	87	282	3	1.1%	181	0.4	79	0.0	76	1.9	104

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Major League Player Stats

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