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Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award

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This article is about the award presented by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. For the award presented by The Sporting News, see Sporting News Manager of the Year Award.
Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
Lou Piniella won the 2008 National League Manager of the Year Award, and won twice in the American League.
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Awarded forBest manager of American League and National League
CountryUnited States, Canada
Presented byBaseball Writers' Association of America
History
First award1983
Most recent

In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). Each submits 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 in which they led their team to 100 or more wins. They are:

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.[13] La Russa, Piniella, Showalter, Jim Leyland, Bob Melvin, Davey Johnson, and Joe Maddon have since won the award in both leagues.[2][6][14] Cox, La Russa, and Showalter have won the most awards, with four.[6][13] Baker, Leyland, Piniella, Maddon, Melvin,[15] and Terry Francona have won three times.[2][7][14] In 2005, Cox became the first manager to win the award in consecutive years.[13] Cash became the second manager in 2021, and first in the AL, to win the award in consecutive years.[16] Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians and Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers are the most recent winners; with Murphy’s win, every MLB franchise has won the award at least once.

Because of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike cut the season short and canceled the post-season, the BBWAA writers effectively created a de facto mythical national championship (similar to college football) by naming managers of the unofficial league champions (lead the leagues in winning percentage) (Buck Showalter and Felipe Alou) as Managers of the Year.[17][18] The Chicago White Sox have seen five managers win the award, the most in the majors.

Only five 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.[19] 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.[20][21] Joe Girardi is the only manager to win the award with a fourth-place team (2006 Florida Marlins);[22] he is also the only manager to win the award after fielding a team with a losing record.

Key

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† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
^
 Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
(#) Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times
Year Each year links to that particular Major League Baseball season
Bold The manager's team won the World Series in the same season

Winners

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American League

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Stephen Vogt, 2024 AL winner
Year Manager Team Division Finish Record
1983
 Tony La Russa † Chicago White Sox West 1st
99–63
1984
 Sparky Anderson † Detroit Tigers East 1st
104–58
1985
 Bobby Cox † Toronto Blue Jays East 1st
99–62
1986
 John McNamara Boston Red Sox East 1st
95–66
1987
 Sparky Anderson (2)† Detroit Tigers East 1st
98–64
1988
 Tony La Russa (2)† Oakland Athletics West 1st
104–58
1989
 Frank Robinson† Baltimore Orioles East 2nd
87–75
1990
 Jeff Torborg Chicago White Sox West 2nd
94–68
1991
 Tom Kelly Minnesota Twins West 1st
95–67
1992
 Tony La Russa (3)† Oakland Athletics West 1st
96–66
1993
 Gene Lamont Chicago White Sox West 1st
94–68
1994[b]
 Buck Showalter New York Yankees East 1st
70–43
1995
 Lou Piniella Seattle Mariners West 1st
79–66
1996^[c] Johnny Oates Texas Rangers West 1st
90–72
1996^[c] Joe Torre† New York Yankees East 1st
92–70
1997
 Davey Johnson Baltimore Orioles East 1st
98–64
1998
 Joe Torre (2)† New York Yankees East 1st
114–48
1999
 Jimy Williams Boston Red Sox East 2nd
94–68
2000
 Jerry Manuel Chicago White Sox Central 1st
95–67
2001
 Lou Piniella (2) Seattle Mariners West 1st
116–46
2002
 Mike Scioscia Anaheim Angels West 2nd
99–63
2003
 Tony Peña Kansas City Royals Central 3rd
83–79
2004
 Buck Showalter (2) Texas Rangers West 3rd
89–73
2005
 Ozzie Guillén Chicago White Sox Central 1st
99–63
2006
 Jim Leyland (3)† Detroit Tigers Central 2nd
95–67
2007
 Eric Wedge Cleveland Indians Central 1st
96–66
2008
 Joe Maddon Tampa Bay Rays East 1st
97–65
2009
 Mike Scioscia (2) Los Angeles Angels West 1st
97–65
2010
 Ron Gardenhire Minnesota Twins Central 1st
94–68
2011
 Joe Maddon (2) Tampa Bay Rays East 2nd
91–71
2012
 Bob Melvin (2) Oakland Athletics West 1st
94–68
2013
 Terry Francona Cleveland Indians Central 2nd
92–70
2014
 Buck Showalter (3) Baltimore Orioles East 1st
96–66
2015
 Jeff Banister Texas Rangers West 1st
88–74
2016
 Terry Francona (2) Cleveland Indians Central 1st
94–67
2017
 Paul Molitor† Minnesota Twins Central 2nd
85–77
2018
 Bob Melvin (3) Oakland Athletics West 2nd
97–65
2019
 Rocco Baldelli Minnesota Twins Central 1st
101–61
2020[d]
 Kevin Cash Tampa Bay Rays East 1st
40–20
2021
 Kevin Cash (2) Tampa Bay Rays East 1st
100–62
2022
 Terry Francona (3) Cleveland Guardians Central 1st
92–70
2023
 Brandon Hyde Baltimore Orioles East 1st
101–61
2024
 Stephen Vogt Cleveland Guardians Central 1st
92–69

National League

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Pat Murphy, 2024 NL winner
Year Manager Team Division Finish Record
1983
 Tommy Lasorda † Los Angeles Dodgers West 1st
91–71
1984
 Jim Frey Chicago Cubs East 1st
96–65
1985
 Whitey Herzog† St. Louis Cardinals East 1st
101–61
1986
 Hal Lanier Houston Astros West 1st
96–66
1987
 Buck Rodgers Montreal Expos East 3rd
91–71
1988
 Tommy Lasorda (2)† Los Angeles Dodgers West 1st
94–67
1989
 Don Zimmer Chicago Cubs East 1st
93–69
1990
 Jim Leyland† Pittsburgh Pirates East 1st
95–67
1991
 Bobby Cox (2)† Atlanta Braves West 1st
94–68
1992
 Jim Leyland (2)† Pittsburgh Pirates East 1st
96–66
1993
 Dusty Baker San Francisco Giants West 2nd
103–59
1994[b]
 Felipe Alou Montreal Expos East 1st
74–40
1995
 Don Baylor Colorado Rockies West 2nd
77–67
1996
 Bruce Bochy San Diego Padres West 1st
91–71
1997
 Dusty Baker (2) San Francisco Giants West 1st
90–72
1998
 Larry Dierker Houston Astros Central 1st
102–60
1999
 Jack McKeon Cincinnati Reds Central 2nd
96–67
2000
 Dusty Baker (3) San Francisco Giants West 1st
97–65
2001
 Larry Bowa Philadelphia Phillies East 2nd
86–76
2002
 Tony La Russa (4)† St. Louis Cardinals Central 1st
97–65
2003
 Jack McKeon (2) Florida Marlins East 2nd
75–49
2004
 Bobby Cox (3)† Atlanta Braves East 1st
96–66
2005
 Bobby Cox (4)† Atlanta Braves East 1st
90–72
2006
 Joe Girardi Florida Marlins East 4th
78–84
2007
 Bob Melvin Arizona Diamondbacks West 1st
90–72
2008
 Lou Piniella (3) Chicago Cubs Central 1st
97–64
2009
 Jim Tracy Colorado Rockies West 2nd
92–70
2010
 Bud Black San Diego Padres West 2nd
90–72
2011
 Kirk Gibson Arizona Diamondbacks West 1st
94–68
2012
 Davey Johnson (2) Washington Nationals East 1st
98–64
2013
 Clint Hurdle Pittsburgh Pirates Central 2nd
94–68
2014
 Matt Williams Washington Nationals East 1st
96–66
2015
 Joe Maddon (3) Chicago Cubs Central 3rd
97–65
2016
 Dave Roberts Los Angeles Dodgers West 1st
91–71
2017
 Torey Lovullo Arizona Diamondbacks West 2nd
93–69
2018
 Brian Snitker Atlanta Braves East 1st
90–72
2019
 Mike Shildt St. Louis Cardinals Central 1st
91–71
2020[d]
 Don Mattingly Miami Marlins East 2nd
31–29
2021
 Gabe Kapler San Francisco Giants West 1st
107–55
2022
 Buck Showalter (4) New York Mets East 2nd
101–61
2023
 Skip Schumaker Miami Marlins East 3rd
84–78
2024
 Pat Murphy Milwaukee Brewers Central 1st
93–69

Multiple-time winners

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Manager # of Awards Years
Tony La Russa† 4 1983 (AL), 1988 (AL), 1992 (AL), 2002 (NL)
Bobby Cox† 1985 (AL), 1991 (NL), 2004 (NL), 2005 (NL)
Buck Showalter 1994 (AL), 2004 (AL), 2014 (AL), 2022 (NL)
Dusty Baker 3 1993 (NL), 1997 (NL), 2000 (NL)
Jim Leyland† 1990 (NL), 1992 (NL), 2006 (AL)
Lou Piniella 1995 (AL), 2001 (AL), 2008 (NL)
Joe Maddon 2008 (AL), 2011 (AL), 2015 (NL)
Terry Francona 2013 (AL), 2016 (AL), 2022 (AL)
Bob Melvin 2007 (NL), 2012 (AL), 2018 (AL)
Sparky Anderson† 2 1984 (AL), 1987 (AL)
Joe Torre† 1996 (AL), 1998 (AL)
Mike Scioscia 2002 (AL), 2009 (AL)
Jack McKeon 1999 (NL), 2003 (NL)
Tommy Lasorda† 1983 (NL), 1988 (NL)
Davey Johnson 1997 (AL), 2012 (NL)
Kevin Cash 2020 (AL), 2021 (AL)

See also

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Notes

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  • 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.[23][24]
  • b The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike ended the season on August 11, as well as cancelling the entire postseason, with writers effectively turning the vote into a de facto mythical national championship, similar to college football.[25]
  • c Johnny Oates and Joe Torre tied for the lead among voters in the American League in 1996.[26]
  • d Teams played a truncated 60-game season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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General
  • "Manager of the Year Award Winners". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  • "MLB Awards (Manager of the Year Award Winners)". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
Inline citations
  1. ^ Castrovince, Anthony; Beck, Jason (November 14, 2007). "Wedge named AL's top manager". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Lou Piniella Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Joe Torre Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "SF's Kapler, Rays' Cash named top managers". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Sparky Anderson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Tony La Russa Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Dusty Baker Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  8. ^ "Larry Dierker Managerial Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  9. ^ "Whitey Herzog Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  10. ^ "Rocco Baldelli Managerial Record".
  11. ^ "Mets' Buck Showalter wins Manager of the Year for the fourth time, with four different teams". BBWAA.com.
  12. ^ "Brandon Hyde Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c "Bobby Cox Managerial Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  14. ^ a b "Jim Leyland Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  15. ^ "MLB Awards 2018". BaseballBliss.com. BaseballBliss. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  16. ^ "Rays' Kevin Cash wins back-to-back Manager of the Year honors, a first in the AL – BBWAA".
  17. ^ "Buck Showalter Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  18. ^ "Felipe Alou Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  19. ^ "1987 Montreal Expos Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  20. ^ "2003 Kansas City Royals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  21. ^ "2004 Texas Rangers Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  22. ^ "2006 Florida Marlins Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  23. ^ "2008 NL Manager of the Year Voting". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 12, 2008. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  24. ^ Spira, Greg (October 28, 2004). "Internet Baseball Awards". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  25. ^ Bryant, Howard (2005). Juicing the Game. Penguin Group. p. 53. ISBN 0-670-03445-2.
  26. ^ "MLB Awards (Manager of the Year Award Winners)". Major League Baseball. Retrieved May 25, 2009.

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