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(Redirected from Manager of the Year Award) Award 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. The manager with the highest score in each league wins the award.

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. La Russa, Piniella, Showalter, Jim Leyland, Bob Melvin, Davey Johnson, and Joe Maddon have since won the award in both leagues. Cox, La Russa, and Showalter have won the most awards, with four. Baker, Leyland, Piniella, Maddon, Melvin, and Terry Francona have won three times. In 2005, Cox became the first manager to win the award in consecutive years. Cash became the second manager in 2021, and first in the AL, to win the award in consecutive years. 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. 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. 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. Joe Girardi is the only manager to win the award with a fourth-place team (2006 Florida Marlins); he is also the only manager to win the award after fielding a team with a losing record.

Key

† 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

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 Buck Showalter New York Yankees East 1st 70–43
1995 Lou Piniella Seattle Mariners West 1st 79–66
1996 Johnny Oates Texas Rangers West 1st 90–72
1996 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
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

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 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
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

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

Notes

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Johnny Oates and Joe Torre tied for the lead among voters in the American League in 1996.
  • Teams played a truncated 60-game season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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