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Johnnie "Dusty" Baker, Jr. (born June 15, 1949
in Riverside, California) is a former outfielder
and current manager in Major League Baseball.

After leading the San Francisco Giants in 2002 to
the World Series, where they were defeated by the
Anaheim Angels, he guided the Chicago Cubs to the
NLCS in 2003. Championship-starved Cubs fans
immediately embraced Baker, and he shirts bearing
the slogan "IN DUSTY WE TRUSTY" became
best-sellers throughout the 2003 season. The Cubs
came within 5 outs of reaching the Series before
losing to the Florida Marlins in 7 games,
following the Steve Bartman incident in Game 6;
Baker would have become the first manager to lead
different teams to the World Series in consecutive
years. Although he faced increasing media and fan
criticism following the disappointing 2004 season,
as of 2005, he remains manager of the Cubs.

Baker also had an illustrious career as an
outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles
Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Oakland A's
from 1968 to 1986, winning a World Series as a
player with the Dodgers in 1981. Baker was on deck
when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, breaking
the record previously held by Babe Ruth.