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Del Baker

Manager

Delmer David Baker

785 Games

419-360 Record

0.538 Win%

10 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R

Throws R

Born 5/3/1892
Sherwood, OR, USA

Died 9/11/1973
Olmos Park, TX, USA

MLB Debut 1914-04-16

Final Game 1916-09-30

📊 Career Record

785 Games Managed

419 Wins

360 Losses

                        0.538
                        Win Percentage
                    

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

10 seasons

Managing Career Arc

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Del Baker — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year	Team	Lg	G	W	L	Win%	Rank	P-M
1933	DET	AL	2	2	0	1.000	5	N
1936	DET	AL	34	18	16	0.529	2	N
1937	DET	AL	54	34	20	0.630	2	N
1937	DET	AL	10	7	3	0.700	2	N
1938	DET	AL	57	37	19	0.661	4	N
1939	DET	AL	155	81	73	0.526	5	N
1940	DET	AL	155	90	64	0.584	1st 🏆	N
1941	DET	AL	155	75	79	0.487	4	N
1942	DET	AL	156	73	81	0.474	5	N
1960	BOS	AL	7	2	5	0.286	7	N

Del Baker as a manager

Del Baker managed 785 major league games between 1933 and 1960, winning 419 and losing 360 for a .538 percentage. The season table runs through the Detroit Tigers (1933-1942) and the Boston Red Sox (1960). By winning percentage, 1940 (90-64) tops the season table. The low point came in 1942: 73-81. The record opens at 2-0 in 1933 and closes at 2-5 in 1960.

The Rank column shows first-place finishes in 1940. All of Baker's clubs played in the American League. In 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1960, Baker took over a club already in progress that season. Baker was born on May 3, 1892, in Sherwood, OR, USA. The death date on file is September 11, 1973. As a player, Baker appears from 1914 to 1916; the player page has that record.

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