Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American former player and current manager in Major League Baseball, currently the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He enjoyed a 19-year career as an outfielder, mostly with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. He managed the San Francisco Giants, leading them to the 2002 National League pennant, and the Chicago Cubs before taking his current job with the Reds. Baker is widely credited with having played an integral part in inventing the first ever high five.
Famous quotes containing the words dusty and/or baker:
“let geese
Gabble and hiss, but heroes seek release
From dusty bondage into luminous air.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.”
—Josephine Baker (1906–1975)