Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award

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Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
Lou Piniella - 2008 - cropped.jpg
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.[11] La Russa, Piniella, Jim Leyland, Bob Melvin, Davey Johnson, and Joe Maddon have since won the award in both leagues.[2][6][12] Cox and La Russa have won the most awards, with four.[6][11] Baker, Leyland, Piniella, Showalter, Maddon and Melvin [13] have won three times.[2][7][12] In 2005, Cox became the first manager to win the award in consecutive years.[11] Cash became the second manager in 2021, and first in the AL, to win the award in consecutive years.[14] Kevin Cash and Gabe Kapler are the most recent winners.

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.[15][16] Two franchises, the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers, have not had a manager win the award.

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.[17] 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.[18][19] Joe Girardi is the only manager to win the award with a fourth-place team (2006 Florida Marlins);[20] he is also the only manager to win the award after fielding a team with a losing record.

Key[]

dagger 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[]

American League[]

Kevin Cash, 2020 and 2021 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
Kevin Cash Tampa Bay Rays East 1st
40–20
2021
Kevin Cash (2) Tampa Bay Rays East 1st
100–62

National League[]

Gabe Kapler, 2021 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
Don Mattingly Miami Marlins East 2nd
31–29
2021
Gabe Kapler San Francisco Giants West 1st
107–55

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.[21][22]
  • 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. [23]
  • c Johnny Oates and Joe Torre tied for the lead among voters in the American League in 1996.[24]

See also[]

References[]

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
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  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.
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  10. ^ "Rocco Baldelli Managerial Record".
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  18. ^ "2003 Kansas City Royals Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
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