Major League Baseball Player, Manager. He played Major League Baseball as a catcher for 3 seasons (1914 to 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 became 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.
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. He played Major League Baseball as a catcher for 3 seasons (1914 to 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 became 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
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