- Jimmy Dykes
Infobox MLB retired
name=Jimmie Dykes
position=Third baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date|1896|7|9Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1976|06|15|1896|7|9Philadelphia, 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 run s
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)
* 2xWorld Series champion (1929, 1930)James Joseph Dykes (
November 10 1896 -June 15 1976 ) was an American third andsecond baseman , manager and coach inMajor League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics andChicago White Sox from 1918 to 1939. He batted over .300 five times and led theAmerican 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 inputout s (1361), assists (2403),total chances (3952) anddouble play s (199). When he retired, he ranked eighth in AL history ingames played (2282), and ninth inat bat s (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 onMay 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 inspring 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 ofShibe Park 's friendly dimensions to finish among the league leaders inhome run s 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 exceptcatcher and left field, even appearing as arelief pitcher . In by|1929, he batted .327 and was ninth in theAmerican League inslugging average as the Athletics won their firstpennant in 15 years. He capped the season by hitting .421 in the World Series against theChicago 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 theSt. 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 withAl Simmons andMule 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 850strikeout s 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 byBert Campaneris after the franchise relocated to Oakland.Managerial career
Early in the 1934 season, he succeeded
Lew Fonseca as White Sox manager; he was aplayer-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. AfterTed Lyons replaced him as the Chicago manager, Dykes managed two years in the minor leagues with theHollywood 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 theNational League 's Cincinnati Redlegs, leading them as interim manager for part of by|1958. But he came back to the AL as manager of theDetroit Tigers in by|1959. At that point,Frank Lane , then general manager of theCleveland Indians and famous for his numerous transactions, sentJoe 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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