Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr., a former outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball, was born on June 15, 1949. (MLB). He spent 19 seasons in Major League Baseball, most of them with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He was a two-time All-Star with the Dodgers, winning two Silver Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award, as well as becoming the inaugural NLCS MVP in 1977. In addition, he appeared in three World Series, winning one of them in 1981.
Baker was the oldest of five children growing up in Riverside, California. Because of his proclivity for playing in a dirt patch in the backyard, he was given the nickname “Dusty” by his mother.
At Norton Air Force Base, his father worked as an Air Force sheet metal mechanic. The Baker family moved to the Sacramento area near McClellan Air Force Base in 1963 when Dusty was 14 years old.
How Tall is Dusty Baker?
Baker who was born on June 15, 1949, and at an age of 72 years of age in Riverside, California in the United States has a height of 6 ft 1 in (1.87m). This converted to a centimeter amount will be 187 centimeters.
Baker began his coaching career in 1988 as a first base coach for the San Francisco Giants, followed by four years as the hitting coach (1989–1992).
