List of Baltimore Orioles managers

This article is about the managers of the current Baltimore Orioles franchise. For the managers of the Baltimore Orioles from 1901 to 1902, see List of New York Yankees managers.

A man wearing a black baseball cap with an orange bill and a bird on the front and a black warm-up jacket with "Orioles" across the chest in orange script touches his left hand to the bill of his cap

Buck Showalter is the Orioles' current manager.

In its 114-year history, the Baltimore Orioles baseball franchise of Major League Baseball's American League has employed 42 managers.^[1] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.^[2] Of those 42 managers, 12 have been "player-managers";^[1] specifically, they managed the team while still being signed as a player.^[3] Since 1992, the team has played its home games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.^[4]

The Baltimore franchise began operations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as the Brewers (not to be confused with the current National League team of the same name) in 1901.^[5] After one season in Wisconsin under manager and Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy, the franchise moved south to St. Louis, Missouri, adopting the St. Louis Browns name and hiring a new manager, Jimmy McAleer. The Browns remained in Missouri until the end of the 1953 season, when Major League Baseball's owners elected to move the franchise to Baltimore, Maryland, where they were renamed the Orioles, after Maryland's state bird.^[6]

Seven managers have taken the Orioles franchise to the post-season; Earl Weaver led the Orioles to a team-record six playoff appearances. Weaver, Hank Bauer, and Joe Altobelli are the only managers who have won a World Series championship with the club:^[7] Bauer in the 1966 World Series, over the Los Angeles Dodgers;^[8] Weaver in the 1970 World Series, over the Cincinnati Reds;^[9] and Altobelli in the 1983 World Series, over the Philadelphia Phillies.^[10] Weaver is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 2,541 games of service in parts of 17 seasons (1968–1982, 1985–1986).^[11] The manager with the highest winning percentage in his career with the franchise is Luman Harris, owner of a .630 winning percentage during his 27 games managed in 1961; conversely, the worst winning percentage in franchise history is .222 by Oscar Melillo, who posted a 2–7 record during the 1938 season.^[1] Eight Orioles managers have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including Frank Robinson,^[12] who was the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball;^[13] and Rogers Hornsby, who was a member of the cross-city rival Cardinals during the franchise's tenure in St. Louis.^[14]

Table key

Years	Linked to the corresponding Major League Baseball season
WPct	Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA	Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the post-season
PW	Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the post-season
PL	Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the post-season
Pen	Pennants: number of pennants (league championships) won by the manager
WS	World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
† or ‡	Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager)^[15]
§	Number retired by the Baltimore Orioles franchise^[16]

Managers

Black-and-white image of Hugh Duffy in a baseball cap and jacket, looking left

Hugh Duffy, inaugural manager of the Orioles franchise during the 1901 season; member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Bobby Wallace in a cap and high-collar coat (black-and-white)

Bobby Wallace, manager from 1911 to 1912; member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Rogers Hornsby in a St. Louis Browns uniform, a bat held over his right shoulder

Rogers Hornsby, manager from 1933 to 1937 and during 1952; member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Dave Trembley in his Orioles uniform behind the dugout railing

Dave Trembley managed the Orioles from 2007 until his firing in 2010.

#^[a]	Manager	Years	Wins	Losses	WPct	PA	PW	PL	Pen	WS	Ref
1	Duffy !Hugh Duffy^†	1901	48	89	.350	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[17]
2	McAleer !Jimmy McAleer	1902–1909	551	632	.466	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[18]
3	OConnor !Jack O'Connor	1910	47	107	.305	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[19]
4	Wallace !Bobby Wallace^†	1911–1912	57	134	.298	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[20]
5	Stovall !George Stovall	1912–1913	91	158	.365	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[21]
6	Austin1 !Jimmy Austin	1913	2	6	.250	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[22]
7	Rickey !Branch Rickey^†	1913–1915	139	179	.437	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[23]
8	Jones !Fielder Jones	1916–1918	158	196	.446	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[24]
8.1 !—	Austin2 !Jimmy Austin	1918	7	9	.438	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[22]
9	Burke !Jimmy Burke	1918–1920	172	180	.489	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[25]
10	Fohl !Lee Fohl	1921–1923	226	183	.553	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[26]
10.1 !—	Austin3 !Jimmy Austin	1923	22	29	.431	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[22]
11	Sisler !George Sisler^†	1924–1926	218	241	.475	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[27]
12	Howley !Dan Howley	1927–1929	220	239	.479	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[28]
13	Killefer !Bill Killefer	1930–1933	224	329	.405	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[29]
14	Sothoron !Allen Sothoron	1933.1 !1933	2	6	.250	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[30]
15	Hornsby1 !Rogers Hornsby^†	1933.2 !1933–1937	233	352	.398	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[14]
16	Bottomley !Jim Bottomley^†	1937	21	56	.273	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[31]
17	Street !Gabby Street	1938	53	90	.371	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[32]
18	Mellilo !Oscar Melillo	1938	2	7	.222	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[33]
19	Haney !Fred Haney	1939–1941	125	227	.355	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[34]
20	Sewell !Luke Sewell	1941–1946	432	410	.513	1	04 !4	02 !2	1	0	^[35]^[36]
21	Taylor1 !Zack Taylor	1946	13	17	.433	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[37]
22	Ruel !Muddy Ruel	1947	59	95	.383	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[38]
22.1 !—	Taylor2 !Zack Taylor	1948–1951	222	393	.361	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[37]
22.2 !—	Hornsby2 !Rogers Hornsby^†	1952	22	29	.431	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[14]
23	Marion !Marty Marion	1952–1953	96	161	.374	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[39]
24	Dykes !Jimmie Dykes	1954	54	100	.351	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[40]
25	Richards !Paul Richards	1955–1961	517	539	.490	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[41]
26	Harris !Luman Harris	1961	17	10	.630	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[42]
27	Hitchcock !Billy Hitchcock	1962–1963	163	161	.503	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[43]
28	Bauer !Hank Bauer	1964–1968	407	318	.561	1	04 !4	00 !0	1	1	^[44]^[8]
29	Weaver1 !Earl Weaver^‡§	1968–1982	1354	919	.596	6	28 !28	18	4	1	^[11]^[45]^[46] ^[47]^[9]^[48] ^[49]^[50]^[51] ^[52]^[53]
30	Altobelli !Joe Altobelli	1983–1985	212	167	.559	1	07 !7	02 !2	1	1	^[54]^[55]^[10]
31	Ripken1 !Cal Ripken, Sr.	1985	1	0	1.000	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[56]
31.1 !—	Weaver2 !Earl Weaver^‡§	1985–1986	126	141	.472	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[11]
31.2 !—	Ripken2 !Cal Ripken, Sr.	1987–1988	67	101	.399	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[56]
32	Robinson !Frank Robinson^†§	1988–1991	230	285	.447	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[12]
33	Oates !Johnny Oates	1991–1994	291	270	.519	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[57]
34	Regan !Phil Regan	1995	71	73	.493	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[58]
35	Johnson !Davey Johnson	1996–1997	186	138	.574	2	09 !9	10 !10	0	0	^[59]^[60]^[61] ^[62]^[63]
36	Miller !Ray Miller	1998–1999	157	167	.485	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[64]
37	Hargrove !Mike Hargrove	2000–2003	275	372	.425	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[65]
38	Mazzilli !Lee Mazzilli	2004–2005	129	140	.480	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[66]
39	Perlozzo !Sam Perlozzo	2005–2007	122	164	.427	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[67]
40	Trembley !Dave Trembley	2007–2010	187	283	.398	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[68]
41	Samuel !Juan Samuel	2010	17	34	.333	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[69]
42	Showalter !Buck Showalter	2010–present	377	328	.535	02 !2	06 !6	07 !7	00 !0	00 !0	^[70]^[71]^[72]
Totals	42 managers	112 seasons	8,241	9,121	.475	12	55	35	7	3

Footnotes

^a A running total of the number of Brewers'/Browns'/Orioles' managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.

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Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
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Championships (9)

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Seasons (115)

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1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

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1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Baltimore Orioles managers

Hugh Duffy (1901)
Jimmy McAleer (1902–1909)
Jack O'Connor (1910)
Bobby Wallace (1911–1912)
George Stovall (1912–1913)
Jimmy Austin (1913)
Branch Rickey (1913–1915)
Fielder Jones (1916–1918)
Jimmy Austin (1918)
Jimmy Burke (1918–1920)
Lee Fohl (1921–1923)
Jimmy Austin (1923)
George Sisler (1924–1926)
Dan Howley (1927–1929)
Bill Killefer (1930–1933)
Allen Sothoron (1933)
Rogers Hornsby (1933–1937)
Jim Bottomley (1937)
Gabby Street (1938)
Ski Melillo (1938)
Fred Haney (1939–1941)
Luke Sewell (1941–1946)
Zack Taylor (1946)
Muddy Ruel (1947)
Zack Taylor (1948–1951)
Rogers Hornsby (1952)
Marty Marion (1952–1953)
Jimmy Dykes (1954)
Paul Richards (1955–1961)
Lum Harris (1961)
Billy Hitchcock (1962–1963)
Hank Bauer (1964–1968)
Earl Weaver (1968–1982)
Joe Altobelli (1983–1985)
Cal Ripken (1985)
Earl Weaver (1985–1986)
Cal Ripken (1987–1988)
Frank Robinson (1988–1991)
Johnny Oates (1991–1994)
Phil Regan (1995)
Davey Johnson (1996–1997)
Ray Miller (1998–1999)
Mike Hargrove (2000–2003)
Lee Mazzilli (2004–2005)
Sam Perlozzo (2005–2007)
Dave Trembley (2007–2010)
Juan Samuel (2010)
Buck Showalter (2010–)

Major League Baseball managers by team

Defunct teams