The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th century Major League Baseball team that played in Baltimore, Maryland. They played in the American Association when it was considered a major league from 1882 through 1891 and in the National League from 1892 through 1899.[1] During their history, the 19th century Baltimore Orioles employed six managers.[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.[3][4]
The Orioles first manager was their shortstop, Henry Myers.[2] Myers managed the team for only one season, 1882, and led them to a record of 19 wins and 54 losses, for a winning percentage of .260.[2][5] In 1883, Myers was replaced by Billy Barnie, who managed the team throughout the remainder of its time in the American Association, through 1891.[1][2] Barnie managed the Orioles to a record of 470 wins and 548 lossess, for a .462 winning percentage.[2][6] The 1050 games Barnie managed were the most in Orioles' history, and the 548 games he lost were also the most in Orioles' history.[2]
In 1892, the Orioles joined the National League and outfielder George Van Haltren became the team's manager.[1] Van Haltren lasted only eleven games as manager, winning just one.[2] Van Haltren's winning percentage of .091 is the lowest in Orioles' history.[2] He was by John Waltz, who won just two of the eight games he managed.[2][7] The third manager the Orioles employed in 1892 was outfielder Ned Hanlon.[2][8] Hanlon managed the team through the 1898 season, leading the Orioles to three consecutive National League pennants in 1894, 1895 and 1896.[8] In all, Hanlon managed the team for 946 games, winning 555, the most in Orioles history.[2][8] His .601 winning percentage is also the highest of any Orioles manager.[2]
In 1899, Hanlon became the manager of the Brooklyn Superbas, and third baseman John McGraw replaced him.[8][2] McGraw managed the team to a 4th place finish in 1899 with a record of 86 wins and 62 losses, after which the team was disbanded.[1][9] Both McGraw and Hanlon were eventually elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.[10]
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A running total of the number of Orioles managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once. |
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Number of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games |
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Number of regular season wins in games managed |
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Number of regular season losses in games managed |
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Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
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Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
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Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
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Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
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League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager |
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World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
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Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
| # | Manager | Seasons | G | W | L | WPct | PA | PW | PL | LC | WS | Ref |
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| 1 | Henry Myers | 1882 | 74 | 19 | 54 | .260 | — | — | — | — | — | [5] |
| 2 | Billy Barnie | 1883–1891 | 1050 | 470 | 548 | .462 | — | — | — | — | — | [6] |
| 3 | George Van Haltren | 1892 | 11 | 1 | 10 | .091 | — | — | — | — | — | [11] |
| 4 | John Waltz | 1892 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | [7] |
| 5 | Ned Hanlon† | 1892–1898 | 946 | 555 | 369 | .601 | — | — | — | 3 | — | [8] |
| 6 | John McGraw† | 1899 | 152 | 86 | 62 | .581 | — | — | — | — | — | [9] |
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