Manager of the Year Award
- This article is about the award presented by Major League Baseball. For the award presented by The Sporting News, see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award. For English football managerial awards, see FA Premier League Manager of the Year and LMA Manager of the Year.
Lou Piniella won the 2008 National League Manager of the Year Award, and won twice in the American League.
In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to the best managers in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 28 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Each places a vote for first, second, and third place among the managers of each league.[a] The manager with the highest score in each league wins the award.[1]
Several managers have won the award in a season when they led their team to 100 or more wins. Lou Piniella won 116 games with the Seattle Mariners in 2001,[2] the most by a winning manager, and Joe Torre won 114 with the New York Yankees in 1998.[3] Tony La Russa and Sparky Anderson finished with identical 104–58 records in 1983 and 1988, respectively.[4][5] Three National League managers, including Dusty Baker, Whitey Herzog, and Larry Dierker, have exceeded the century mark as well. Baker's San Francisco Giants won 103 games in 1993;[6] Dierker's 1998 Houston Astros won 102 and Herzog led the Cardinals to 101 wins in the award's third season.[7][8]
In 1991, Bobby Cox became the first manager to win the award in both leagues, winning with the Atlanta Braves and having previously won with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1985.[9] La Russa, Piniella, and Jim Leyland have since won the award in both leagues.[2][4][10] Cox and La Russa have won the most awards, with four.[4][9] Baker, Leyland, and Piniella have won three times.[2][6][10] In 2005, Cox became the first manager to win the award in consecutive years.[9] Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia are the most recent winners. After the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike cut the season short and cancelled the post-season, the BBWAA writers named the managers of the Yankees (Buck Showalter) and Montréal Expos (Felipe Alou), who led the leagues in winning percentage, Managers of the Year.[11][12] Two franchises, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers, have not had a manager win the award.
Only four managers have won the award while leading a team that finished outside the top two spots in its division. Buck Rodgers was the first, winning the award in 1987 with the third-place Expos.[13] Tony Peña and Showalter won the award with third-place teams in back-to-back years: Peña with the Royals in 2003, and Showalter with the Rangers in 2004.[14][15] Joe Girardi is the only manager to win the award with a fourth-place team (2006 Florida Marlins);[16] he is also the only manager to win the award after fielding a team with a losing record.
Key
| (#) |
Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times |
| Year |
Each year links to that particular Major League Baseball season |
Winners
American League
Joe Maddon (2008 AL Manager of the Year)
Eric Wedge (2007 AL Manager of the Year)
Bob Melvin (2007 NL Manager of the Year)
Jim Leyland (2006 AL Manager of the Year, 1990 and 1992 NL Manager of the Year)
| Year |
Manager |
Team |
Division |
Finish |
Record |
|
1983
|
La Russa, TonyTony La Russa (1) |
Chicago White Sox |
West |
1st |
099 !99–63
|
|
1984
|
Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson (1) |
Detroit Tigers |
East |
1st |
104–58
|
|
1985
|
Cox, BobbyBobby Cox (1) |
Toronto Blue Jays |
East |
1st |
099 !99–62
|
|
1986
|
McNamara, JohnJohn McNamara |
Boston Red Sox |
East |
1st |
095 !95–66
|
|
1987
|
Anderson, SparkySparky Anderson (2) |
Detroit Tigers |
East |
1st |
098 !98–64
|
|
1988
|
La Russa, TonyTony La Russa (2) |
Oakland Athletics |
West |
1st |
104–58
|
|
1989
|
Robinson, FrankFrank Robinson |
Baltimore Orioles |
East |
2nd |
087 !87–55
|
|
1990
|
Torborg, JeffJeff Torborg |
Chicago White Sox |
West |
2nd |
094 !94–68
|
|
1991
|
Kelly, TomTom Kelly |
Minnesota Twins |
West |
1st |
095 !95–67
|
|
1992
|
La Russa, TonyTony La Russa (3) |
Oakland Athletics |
West |
1st |
096 !96–66
|
|
1993
|
Lamont, GeneGene Lamont |
Chicago White Sox |
West |
1st |
094 !94–68
|
|
1994[b]
|
Showalter, BuckBuck Showalter (1) |
New York Yankees |
East |
1st |
070 !70–43
|
|
1995
|
Piniella, LouLou Piniella (1) |
Seattle Mariners |
West |
1st |
079 !79–66
|
|
1996[c]
|
OatesTorre !Johnny Oates
Joe Torre (1) |
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees |
West
East |
1st
1st |
090 !90–72
92–70
|
|
1997
|
Johnson, DaveyDavey Johnson |
Baltimore Orioles |
East |
1st |
098 !98–64
|
|
1998
|
Torre, JoeJoe Torre (2) |
New York Yankees |
East |
1st |
114–48
|
|
1999
|
Williams, JimyJimy Williams |
Boston Red Sox |
East |
2nd |
094 !94–68
|
|
2000
|
Manuel, JerryJerry Manuel |
Chicago White Sox |
Central |
1st |
095 !95–67
|
|
2001
|
Piniella, LouLou Piniella (2) |
Seattle Mariners |
West |
1st |
116–46
|
|
2002
|
Scioscia, MikeMike Scioscia |
Anaheim Angels |
West |
2nd |
099 !99–63
|
|
2003
|
Pena, TonyTony Peña |
Kansas City Royals |
Central |
3rd |
083 !83–79
|
|
2004
|
Showalter, BuckBuck Showalter (2) |
Texas Rangers |
West |
3rd |
089 !89–73
|
|
2005
|
Guillén, OzzieOzzie Guillén |
Chicago White Sox |
Central |
1st |
099 !99–63
|
|
2006
|
Leyland, JimJim Leyland (3) |
Detroit Tigers |
Central |
2nd |
095 !95–67
|
|
2007
|
Wedge, EricEric Wedge |
Cleveland Indians |
Central |
1st |
096 !96–66
|
|
2008
|
Maddon, JoeJoe Maddon |
Tampa Bay Rays |
East |
1st |
097 !97–65
|
|
2009
|
Scioscia, MikeMike Scioscia (2) |
Los Angeles Angels |
West |
1st |
097 !97–65
|
National League
| Year |
Manager |
Team |
Division |
Finish |
Record |
|
1983
|
Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda (1) |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
West |
1st |
091 !91–71
|
|
1984
|
Frey, JimJim Frey |
Chicago Cubs |
East |
1st |
096 !96–65
|
|
1985
|
Herzog, WhiteyWhitey Herzog |
St. Louis Cardinals |
East |
1st |
101–61
|
|
1986
|
Lanier, HalHal Lanier |
Houston Astros |
West |
1st |
096 !96–66
|
|
1987
|
Rodgers, BuckBuck Rodgers |
Montréal Expos |
East |
3rd |
091 !91–71
|
|
1988
|
Lasorda, TommyTommy Lasorda (2) |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
West |
1st |
094 !94–67
|
|
1989
|
Zimmer, DonDon Zimmer |
Chicago Cubs |
East |
1st |
093 !93–69
|
|
1990
|
Leyland, JimJim Leyland (1) |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
East |
1st |
095 !95–67
|
|
1991
|
Cox, BobbyBobby Cox (2) |
Atlanta Braves |
West |
1st |
094 !94–68
|
|
1992
|
Leyland, JimJim Leyland (2) |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
East |
1st |
096 !96–66
|
|
1993
|
Baker, DustyDusty Baker (1) |
San Francisco Giants |
West |
2nd |
103–59
|
|
1994[b]
|
Alou, FelipeFelipe Alou |
Montréal Expos |
East |
1st |
074 !74–40
|
|
1995
|
Baylor, DonDon Baylor |
Colorado Rockies |
West |
2nd |
077 !77–67
|
|
1996
|
Bochy, BruceBruce Bochy |
San Diego Padres |
West |
1st |
091 !91–71
|
|
1997
|
Baker, DustyDusty Baker (2) |
San Francisco Giants |
West |
1st |
090 !90–72
|
|
1998
|
Dierker, LarryLarry Dierker |
Houston Astros |
Central |
1st |
102–60
|
|
1999
|
McKeon, JackJack McKeon (1) |
Cincinnati Reds |
Central |
2nd |
096 !96–67
|
|
2000
|
Baker, DustyDusty Baker (3) |
San Francisco Giants |
West |
1st |
097 !97–65
|
|
2001
|
Bowa, LarryLarry Bowa |
Philadelphia Phillies |
East |
2nd |
086 !86–76
|
|
2002
|
La Russa, TonyTony La Russa (4) |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Central |
1st |
097 !97–65
|
|
2003
|
McKeon, JackJack McKeon (2) |
Florida Marlins |
East |
2nd |
075 !75–49
|
|
2004
|
Cox, BobbyBobby Cox (3) |
Atlanta Braves |
East |
1st |
096 !96–66
|
|
2005
|
Cox, BobbyBobby Cox (4) |
Atlanta Braves |
East |
1st |
090 !90–72
|
|
2006
|
Girardi, JoeJoe Girardi |
Florida Marlins |
East |
4th |
078 !78–84
|
|
2007
|
Melvin, BobBob Melvin |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
West |
1st |
090 !90–72
|
|
2008
|
Piniella, LouLou Piniella (3) |
Chicago Cubs |
Central |
1st |
097 !97–64
|
|
2009
|
Tracy, JimJim Tracy |
Colorado Rockies |
West |
2nd |
092 !92–70
|
Notes
- a The formula used to calculate the final scores is Score = 5F + 3S + T, where F is the number of first place votes, S is second place votes, and T is third place votes.[17][18]
- b The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season on August 11, as well as cancelling the entire postseason.[19]
- c Johnny Oates and Joe Torre tied for the lead among voters in the American League in 1996.[20]
See also
- MLB This Year in Baseball Awards Manager of the Year
- Baseball America Manager of the Year
- Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards Manager of the Year
- Associated Press Manager of the Year (discontinued in 2001)
- MLB All-Time Manager (1997; BBWAA)
- Sporting News Manager of the Decade (2009)
- Major League Baseball all-time managerial wins
References
- General
- Inline citations
- ↑ Castrovince, Anthony; Beck, Jason (November 14, 2007). "Wedge named AL's top manager". Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071114&content_id=2300277&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lou Piniella Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/pinielo01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Joe Torre Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torrejo01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tony La Russa Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/larusto01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Sparky Anderson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/andersp01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Dusty Baker Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bakerdu01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Larry Dierker Managerial Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dierkla01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Whitey Herzog Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/herzowh01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Bobby Cox Managerial Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/coxbo01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jim Leyland Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/leylaji99.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Buck Showalter Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/showabu99.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Felipe Alou Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/aloufe01.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "1987 Montreal Expos Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1987.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "2003 Kansas City Royals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/2003.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "2004 Texas Rangers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/2004.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "2006 Florida Marlins Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/2006.shtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ "2008 NL Manager of the Year Voting". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 12, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3698503. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ↑ Spira, Greg (October 28, 2004). "Internet Baseball Awards". Baseball Prospectus. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=3593. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ↑ Bryant, Howard (2005). Juicing the Game. Penguin Group. p. 53. ISBN 0670034452.
- ↑ "MLB Awards (Manager of the Year Award Winners)". Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=mgr_history. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
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American League Manager of the Year Award |
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1983: La Russa | 1984: Anderson | 1985: Cox | 1986: McNamara | 1987: Anderson | 1988: La Russa | 1989: Robinson | 1990: Torborg | 1991: Kelly | 1992: La Russa | 1993: Lamont | 1994: Showalter | 1995: Piniella | 1996: Oates, Torre | 1997: Johnson | 1998: Torre | 1999: Williams | 2000: Manuel | 2001: Piniella | 2002: Scioscia | 2003: Peña | 2004: Showalter | 2005: Guillén | 2006: Leyland | 2007: Wedge | 2008: Maddon | 2009: Scioscia | 2010: Gardenhire
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National League Manager of the Year Award |
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1983: Lasorda | 1984: Frey | 1985: Herzog | 1986: Lanier | 1987: Rodgers | 1988: Lasorda | 1989: Zimmer | 1990: Leyland | 1991: Cox | 1992: Leyland | 1993: Baker | 1994: Alou | 1995: Baylor | 1996: Bochy | 1997: Baker | 1998: Dierker | 1999: McKeon | 2000: Baker | 2001: Bowa | 2002: La Russa | 2003: McKeon | 2004: Cox | 2005: Cox | 2006: Girardi | 2007: Melvin | 2008: Piniella | 2009: Tracy | 2010: Black
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