Jimmy Dykes

Jimmy Dykes

Infobox MLB retired
name=Jimmie Dykes
position=Third baseman


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1896|7|9
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1976|06|15|1896|7|9
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
debutdate=May 6
debutyear=by|1918
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1939
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.280
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=108
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=1,071
teams=As Player
* Philadelphia Athletics (by|1918-by|1932)
* Chicago White Sox (by|1933-by|1939)As Manager
* Chicago White Sox (by|1934-by|1946)
* Philadelphia Athletics (by|1951-by|1953)
* Baltimore Orioles (by|1954)
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1958)
* Detroit Tigers (by|1959-by|1960)
* Cleveland Indians (by|1960-by|1961)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1933, 1934)
* 2x World Series champion (1929, 1930)

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.

Early career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dykes started his major league career on May 6, by|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.cite web| title = Biography | work = sabr.org | url=http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=3934&bid=201 | accessdate = 2007-07-30 ] With powerful wrists 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 by|1921 and by|1922, and batted .312, .323 and .324 in by|1924, by|1925 and by|1927.cite web| title = Jimmy Dykes career statistics | work = baseball-reference.com | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dykesji01.shtml | accessdate = 2007-07-30 ] 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 by|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.

Late career

In by|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 by|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. At the end of the by|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 by|1933 and by|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.

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 by|1946.cite web| title = Jimmy Dykes managerial statistics | work = baseball-reference.com | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dykesji01.shtml | accessdate = 2007-07-30 ] 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. 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 by|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 by|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 by|1953 pennant race.

Named the Baltimore Orioles' first manager in by|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 by|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 by|1958. But he came back to the AL as manager of the Detroit Tigers in by|1959. 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 by|1960-by|1961.

In 21 seasons as a manager, Dykes compiled a 1406-1541 record; he never won a pennant, and his highest finish was third place. He ended his 44-year major league career in by|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 (Roman Catholic) Cemetery in Havertown, Pennsylvania.cite web| title = Jimmy Dykes career statistics | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdykej101.htm | accessdate = 2007-07-30 ]

ee 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

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=d/dykesji01


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