American baseball player, coach, and manager (1896-1976)
For other people with the same name, see James Dykes (disambiguation).
Baseball player
Jimmy Dykes
Dykes in 1923
Third baseman / Second baseman / Manager
Born:(1896-11-10)November 10, 1896 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: June 15, 1976(1976-06-15) (aged 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 1918, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1939, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.280
Hits
2,256
Home runs
108
Runs batted in
1,069
Managerial record
1,406–1,541
Winning %
.477
Teams
As player
Philadelphia Athletics (1918–1932)
Chicago White Sox (1933–1939)
As manager
Chicago White Sox (1934–1946)
Philadelphia Athletics (1951–1953)
Baltimore Orioles (1954)
Cincinnati Redlegs (1958)
Detroit Tigers (1959–1960)
Cleveland Indians (1960–1961)
As coach
Philadelphia Athletics (1949–1950)
Cincinnati Redlegs (1955–1958)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1959)
Milwaukee Braves (1962)
Kansas City Athletics (1963–1964)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1933, 1934)
2× World Series champion (1929, 1930)
Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame
James Joseph Dykes (November 10, 1896 – June 15, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from 1918 through 1939, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and, won the World Series in 1929 and 1930. Dykes played his final six seasons for the Chicago White Sox.
Dykes batted over .300 five times during his career and was a member of one of the most feared batting orders in the history of baseball, featuring three future Baseball Hall of Fame members (Al Simmons, Jimmie Foxx, and Mickey Cochrane).[1] He also excelled as a defensive player, leading 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 (1,253), and seventh in putouts (1,361), assists (2,403), total chances (3,952) and double plays (199).
At the time of his retirement, Dykes ranked eighth in American League history in games played (2,282), and ninth in at bats (8,046). He holds the Athletics franchise record for career doubles (365), and formerly held team marks for career games and at bats.
After his playing career, Dykes became the winningest manager in Chicago White Sox history, with 899 victories over parts of 13 seasons, though his teams never finished above third place; he later became the first manager in history to win 1,000 games without capturing a league pennant.
^Mann, Jack (August 19, 1996). "Lost In History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
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league pennant or the World Series (breaking the record formerly held by JimmyDykes), three times coming within a single victory of reaching the World Series...
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