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Jimmy Dykes

Manager

James Joseph Dykes

2962 Games
1406-1541 Record
0.477 Win%
22 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 11/10/1896
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died 6/15/1976
Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut 1918-05-06
Final Game 1939-10-01

📊 Career Record

2962 Games Managed
1406 Wins
1541 Losses
0.477 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

22 seasons
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Jimmy Dykes — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1934 CHA AL 138 49 88 0.358 8 Y
1935 CHA AL 153 74 78 0.487 5 Y
1936 CHA AL 153 81 70 0.536 3 Y
1937 CHA AL 154 86 68 0.558 3 Y
1938 CHA AL 149 65 83 0.439 6 Y
1939 CHA AL 155 85 69 0.552 4 Y
1940 CHA AL 155 82 72 0.532 4 N
1941 CHA AL 156 77 77 0.500 3 N
1942 CHA AL 148 66 82 0.446 6 N
1943 CHA AL 155 82 72 0.532 4 N
1944 CHA AL 154 71 83 0.461 7 N
1945 CHA AL 150 71 78 0.477 6 N
1946 CHA AL 30 10 20 0.333 5 N
1951 PHA AL 154 70 84 0.455 6 N
1952 PHA AL 155 79 75 0.513 4 N
1953 PHA AL 157 59 95 0.383 7 N
1954 BAL AL 154 54 100 0.351 7 N
1958 CIN NL 41 24 17 0.585 4 N
1959 DET AL 137 74 63 0.540 4 N
1960 CLE AL 58 26 32 0.448 4 N
1960 DET AL 96 44 52 0.458 6 N
1961 CLE AL 160 77 83 0.481 5 N

Jimmy Dykes as a manager

Jimmy Dykes managed 2962 major league games between 1934 and 1961, winning 1406 and losing 1541 for a .477 percentage. Dykes ran the Chicago White Sox (1934-1946), the Philadelphia Athletics (1951-1953), the Baltimore Orioles (1954), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), the Detroit Tigers (1959-1960), and the Cleveland Indians (1960-1961). By winning percentage, 1937 (86-68) tops the season table. At the other end, 1954 finished 54-100. The Rank column for the Philadelphia Athletics years shows 6th, 4th, and 7th. The first season in the table, 1934, ended 49-88; the last, 1961, ended 77-83.

The highest finish was 3rd, in 1936, 1937, and 1941. League play for Dykes's teams: the American League and National League. In 1934, 1958, 1959, and 1960, Dykes took over a club already in progress that season. Dykes was a player-manager in 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939. Dykes was born on November 10, 1896, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The death date on file is June 15, 1976. Dykes also played in the majors, from 1918 to 1939, as the player page shows.

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