▁A ▁Southern ▁Association , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁P CL ▁for ▁three ▁more ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Oak land ▁O aks . ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁season ▁as ▁player - manager ▁of ▁the ▁Og den ▁G unn ers ▁in ▁the ▁Class ▁C ▁Ut ah - Id aho ▁League , ▁Baker ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Class ▁A ▁Texas ▁League ▁and ▁caught ▁for ▁the ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁Pan thers ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁player - manager ▁of ▁the ▁Be aum ont ▁Ex por ters , ▁a ▁premier ▁Texas ▁League ▁team ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁Detroit ' s ▁top ▁prospect s , ▁including ▁School boy ▁R owe , ▁P ete ▁Fox , ▁and ▁H ank ▁Green berg . ▁ ▁The ▁Ex por ters ▁won ▁ 1 0 0 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁then ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ste ers ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁League ▁championship . ▁ ▁When ▁Detroit ▁manager ▁B ucky ▁Harris ▁promoted ▁R owe , ▁Fox , ▁and ▁Green berg ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁league ▁level ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁h ired ▁Baker ▁to ▁coach ▁third ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers . ▁ ▁Tig ers ▁coach ▁and ▁manager ▁Baker ▁served ▁as ▁inter im ▁manager ▁after ▁Harris ▁res igned ▁with ▁two ▁games ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁season , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁co aching ▁third ▁base ▁under ▁Harris ' ▁replacement , ▁player - manager ▁Mic key ▁C