Little League® Hall of Excellence Enshrinee Dusty Baker Inducted in Negro Leagues Hall of Game

After 26 seasons as a Major League Baseball Manager, Little League Hall of Excellence enshrinee Dusty Baker has been inducted into the Negro Leagues Hall of Game, the highest honor the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum can bestow on black managerial excellence. 

Baker finished his managerial career with 2,183 wins in the regular season, the seventh-most in history. He has also won, as a manager, division titles with five different teams, and won the World Series in 2022 with the Houston Astros.  

A graduate of Riverside (Calif.) Little League, Baker was inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence in 2007, the highest honor bestowed on program graduate. After his time on the Little League field, Mr. Baker spent 19 years playing on Major League fields and won a World Series championship with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981.  

Baker was one of five inductees into the Negro Leagues Hall of Game this past Saturday. The other inductees included two-time World Series Champion and former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, Cito Gaston, five-time World Series Champion Willie Randolph, manager Jerry Manuel and former executive of the Los Angeles Angels, Tony Reagins 

To learn more about Dusty Baker and various other Little League alumni who have on to outstanding careers both in professional baseball and in other professional sports and careers, visit LittleLeague.org/Alumni