Jimmy Dykes
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| Jimmie Dykes | ||
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| Third Baseman | ||
| Born: November 10 1896 | ||
| Died: June 15 1976 (aged 79) | Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 6, 1918 for the Philadelphia Athletics | ||
| Final game | ||
| October 1, 1939 for the Chicago White Sox | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .280 | |
| Home runs | 108 | |
| Runs batted in | 1071 | |
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As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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James Joseph Dykes (November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and second baseman, manager and coach in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox from 1918 to 1939. He batted over .300 five times and led the American League in assists once at second base and twice at third base, ending his career sixth in AL history in games at third base (1253), and seventh in putouts (1361), assists (2403), total chances (3952) and double plays (199). When he retired, he ranked eighth in AL history in games played (2282), and ninth in at bats (8046). He holds the Athletics franchise record for career doubles (365), and formerly held team marks for career games and at bats. He went on to become the winningest manager in White Sox history with 899 victories over 13 seasons, though his teams never finished above third place; he later became the first manager in history to win 1000 games without capturing a league pennant.
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[edit] Early career
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dykes started his major league career on May 6, 1918 as a second baseman for the Athletics, and served in the wartime Army after the season ended. He spent most of 1919 in the minor leagues after reporting out of shape in spring training, but quickly became one of manager Connie Mack's favorite players with his defensive versatility and easygoing manner, and remained with the club for the next 14 years, primarily at third base.[1] With powerful wrists[1] and reputedly the sport's best throwing arm, he took advantage of Shibe Park's friendly dimensions to finish among the league leaders in home runs in 1921 and 1922, and batted .312, .323 and .324 in 1924, 1925 and 1927.[2] He was named team MVP in 1924 and placed eighth in the league MVP vote in 1927. In one 1927 game, he played every position except catcher and left field, even appearing as a relief pitcher. In 1929, he batted .327 and was ninth in the American League in slugging average as the Athletics won their first pennant in 15 years. He capped the season by hitting .421 in the World Series against the Chicago Cubs; in Game 4, he had two hits and 3 runs batted in in a 10-run seventh inning as Philadelphia overcame an 8-0 deficit, and they won the Series in five games.
[edit] Late career
In 1930 Dykes batted .301 as the Athletics repeated as champions; in the 1930 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, he batted only .222, but drove in the winning run in Game 1 and had a 2-run home run in the final Game 6, a 7-1 victory. In 1931, his batting average dropped to .273 as Philadelphia won its third straight pennant; but they lost their rematch with the Cardinals as he hit .227 in the 7-game Series.[2] At the end of the 1932 season, after a disappointing year for the team, Dykes was sold to the White Sox together with Al Simmons and Mule Haas in order to keep the franchise afloat during the Depression; with the Sox, he was selected to the first two All-Star Games in 1933 and 1934.
In 22 seasons, Dykes was a career .280 hitter with 2256 hits, 108 home runs, 1108 runs and 1071 RBI in 2282 games, along with 453 doubles and 90 triples. His 115 times being hit by a pitch ranked second in AL history behind Kid Elberfeld's 142, and his 850 strikeouts ranked fourth in major league history. He was the last active major leaguer who had played in the 1910s. His Athletics team records of 1702 games and 6023 at bats were broken in the 1970s by Bert Campaneris after the franchise relocated to Oakland.
[edit] Managerial career
Early in the 1934 season, he succeeded Lew Fonseca as White Sox manager; he was a player-manager from 1934 through 1939, and after retiring as a player continued as manager until early 1946.[3] As a manager, he proved more combative and argumentative than he had been as a player, and was often fined and suspended; his 62 ejections were among the all-time top ten when he retired.[1] After Ted Lyons replaced him as the Chicago manager, Dykes managed two years in the minor leagues with the Hollywood Stars. He returned to the majors in 1949 as a coach with the Athletics; one year later, the legendary Mack retired after 50 years managing his team, naming Dykes to the formidable task as his successor for the 1951 season. Mack, who also owned the club, maintained his position as president of the club and Dykes remained as manager until the end of the 1953 pennant race.
During Dykes' stint with the White Sox he tested the umpires' patience once too often. The White Sox were playing the Boston Red Sox late one Sunday afternoon, at a time when a curfew would stop a Sunday game at 6:30 p.m. Dykes tried to delay the game, which was tied, by warming up another pitcher, so that it would be called and could be replayed. The umpires were on to him, however, and ordered him to quit delaying the game. The umpires ordered the pitcher he wanted to be sent back to the bullpen, and another pitcher sent in. The Red Sox won the game.
A few days later, Dykes' coach Mule Haas came up to the plate with the lineup card before the game. The umpire asked, "Mule, there's only eight players here. Where's the pitcher?" With a straight face, Hass said, "Jimmy said that you did such a helluva good job picking his pitcher for him last Sunday he wants you to do it again." Haas and Dykes were both thrown out of that game--before it started!
Named the Baltimore Orioles' first manager in 1954 after that franchise relocated from St. Louis, Dykes left in a team reorganization which ended with Paul Richards becoming both field and general manager in 1955. Dykes then ended his 35 years in the American League when he became a coach with the National League's Cincinnati Redlegs, leading them as interim manager for part of 1958. But he came back to the AL as manager of the Detroit Tigers in 1959.[3] At that point, Frank Lane, then general manager of the Cleveland Indians and famous for his numerous transactions, sent Joe Gordon to Detroit and brought Dykes to Cleveland in a rare trade of managers. Dykes managed the Indians from 1960-1961.[2]
In 21 seasons as a manager, Dykes compiled a 1406-1541 record; he never won a pennant, and his highest finish was third place.[3] He ended his 44-year major league career in 1964 after completing three seasons of coaching for the Milwaukee Braves and the Athletics, who had relocated to Kansas City by that time. Although he had a different style of managing his teams, Dykes had authority, was testy and combative; he liked to make use of his entire roster and was regarded as a motivator of players.
Dykes died in Philadelphia at age 79, and was buried at the St. Denis Cemetery in Havertown, Pennsylvania.[4]
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Biography. sabr.org. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
- ^ Cite error: Invalid
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- ^ Jimmy Dykes career statistics. retrosheet.org. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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| Griffith • Callahan • Jones • Sullivan • Duffy • Callahan • Rowland • Gleason • Evers • Walsh • Collins • Schalk • Blackburne • Bush • Fonseca • Dykes • Lyons • Onslow • Corriden • Richards • Marion • Lopez • Stanky • Moss • Lopez • Gutteridge • Adair • Tanner • Richards • Lemon • Doby • Kessinger • La Russa • Rader • Fregosi • Torborg • Lamont • Bevington • Manuel • Guillén |
Oakland Athletics managers |
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Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Oakland Athletics (1968-present) |
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Milwaukee Brewers (1901) St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) |
Cincinnati Reds managers |
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| Schmelz • Loftus • Comiskey • Ewing • Allen • McPhee • Bancroft • Kelley • Hanlon • Ganzel • Griffith • O'Day • Tinker • Herzog • Wingo • Mathewson • Groh • Moran • Hendricks • Howley • Bush • O'Farrell • Shotton • Dressen • Wallace • McKechnie • Gowdy • Neun • Walters • Sewell • Hornsby • Tebbetts • Dykes • Smith • Hutchinson • Sisler • Heffner • Bristol • Anderson • McNamara • Nixon • Rapp • Rose • Helms • Piniella • Pérez • Johnson • Knight • McKeon • Boone • Miley • Narron • Mackanin • Baker |
Detroit Tigers managers |
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| Stallings • Dwyer • Barrow • Lowe • Armour • Jennings • Cobb • Moriarty • Harris • Baker • Cochrane • Perkins • O'Neill • Rolfe • Hutchinson • Harris • Tighe • Norman • Dykes • Hitchcock • Gordon • Scheffing • Dressen • Swift • Skaff • Smith • Martin • Schultz • Houk • Moss • Tracewski • Anderson • Bell • Parrish • Garner • Pujols • Trammell • Leyland |
Cleveland Indians managers |
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Cleveland Blues (1901) Cleveland Bronchos (1902–1904) Cleveland Naps (1905–1914) Cleveland Indians (1915–present) |
Philadelphia Athletics 1929 World Series roster |
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| Max Bishop | Joe Boley | George Burns | Mickey Cochrane | Jimmy Dykes | George Earnshaw | Howard Ehmke | Jimmie Foxx | Walter French | Lefty Grove | Mule Haas | Bing Miller | Jack Quinn | Eddie Rommel | Al Simmons | Homer Summa | Rube Walberg Manager Connie Mack |
Philadelphia Athletics 1930 World Series roster |
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| Max Bishop | Joe Boley | Mickey Cochrane | Jimmy Dykes | George Earnshaw | Jimmie Foxx | Lefty Grove | Mule Haas | Eric McNair | Bing Miller | Jimmy Moore | Jack Quinn | Bill Shores | Al Simmons | Rube Walberg Manager Connie Mack |
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