| Birth: | May 3, 1892 | | Death: | Sep. 11, 1973 | 
Major League Baseball Player / Manager. Played Major League Baseball as a catcher for 3 seasons (1914-1916) with the Detroit Tigers. Baker became a minor league manager in 1927. He replaced Mickey Cochrane as Detroit manager in 1938 when he was a Tigers' coach. He managed the Tigers to the 1940 pennant, losing in the World Series to the Reds in seven games. He later becamse a coach with the Red Sox and was coach at Trinity College in San Antonio, Texas at the time of his death. In 172 lifetime games as a player, he batted .209 in 302 at bats with 4 Homers and 22 RBI. His Lifetime Managerial Record in 785 games with Detroit and Boston of the American League was 419 Wins and 360 Losses for a .538
winning percentage. (bio by: Frank Russo)
Search Amazon for Del Baker | | | Burial:
Sunset Memorial Park
San Antonio
Bexar County
Texas, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Number 1, Crypt 403-d |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 27, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 18167 |
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