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Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

Major League Baseball (MLB) Awards - The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award

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The Sporting News began presenting the first Manager of the Year award in 1936. Originally, the award was given to just one manager a year, but since 1986 a winner has been chosen from each league.

Year

Name

League

Team

W

L

Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1936

Joe McCarthy

AL

New York

102

51

1st

1937

Bill McKechnie

NL

Boston

79

73

5th

1938

Joe McCarthy

AL

New York

99

53

1st

1939

Leo Durocher

NL

Brooklyn

84

69

3rd

1940

Bill McKechnie

NL

Cincinnati

100

53

1st

1941

Billy Southworth

NL

St. Louis

97

56

2nd

1942

Billy Southworth

NL

St. Louis

106

48

1st

1943

Joe McCarthy

AL

New York

98

56

1st

1944

Luke Sewell

AL

St. Louis

89

65

1st

1945

Ossie Bluege

AL

Washington

87

67

2nd

1946

Eddie Dyer

NL

St. Louis

98

58

1st

1947

Bucky Harris

AL

New York

97

57

1st

1948

Billy Meyer

NL

Pittsburgh

83

71

4th

1949

Casey Stengel

AL

New York

97

57

1st

1950

Red Rolfe

AL

Detroit

95

59

2nd

1951

Leo Durocher

NL

New York

98

59

1st

1952

Eddie Stanky

NL

St. Louis

88

66

3rd

1953

Casey Stengel

AL

New York

99

52

1st

1954

Leo Durocher

NL

New York

97

57

1st

1955

Walt Alston

NL

Brooklyn

98

55

1st

1956

Birdie Tebbetts

NL

Cincinnati

91

63

3rd

1957

Fred Hutchinson

NL

St. Louis

87

67

2bd

1958

Casey Stengel

AL

New York

92

62

1st

1959

Walt Alston

NL

Los Angeles

88

68

1st

1960

Danny Murtaugh

NL

Pittsburgh

95

59

1st

1961

Ralph Houk

AL

New York

109

53

1st

1962

Bill Rigney

AL

Los Angeles

86

76

3rd

1963

Walt Alston

NL

Los Angeles

99

63

1st

1964

Johnnie Keane

NL

St. Louis

93

69

1st

1965

Sam Mele

AL

Minnesota

102

60

1st

1966

Hank Bauer

AL

Baltimore

97

63

1st

1967

Dick Williams

AL

Boston

92

70

1st

1968

Mayo Smith

AL

Detroit

103

59

1st

1969

Gil Hodges

NL

New York

100

62

1st

1970

Danny Murtaugh

NL

Pittsburgh

89

73

1st

1971

Charlie Fox

NL

San Francisco

90

72

1st

1972

Chuck Tanner

AL

Chicago

87

67

2nd

1973

Gene Mauch

NL

Montreal

79

83

4th

1974

Bill Virdon

AL

New York

89

73

2nd

1975

Darrell Johnson

AL

Boston

95

65

1st

1976

Danny Ozark

NL

Philadelphia

101

61

1st

1977

Earl Weaver

AL

Baltimore

97

64

2nd

1978

George Bamberger

AL

Milwaukee

93

69

3rd

1979

Earl Weaver

AL

Baltimore

102

57

1st

1980

Bill Virdon

NL

Houston

93

70

1st

1981

Billy Martin

AL

Oakland

37

23

1st

1982

Whitey Herzog

NL

St. Louis

92

70

1st

1983

Tony LaRussa

AL

Chicago

99

63

1st

1984

Jim Frey

NL

Chicago

96

65

1st

1985

Bobby Cox

AL

Toronto

99

62

1st

 

American League

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Name

Team

W

L

Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

1986

John McNamara

Boston

95

66

1st

1987

Sparky Anderson

Detroit

98

64

1st

1988

Tony LaRussa

Oakland

104

58

1st

1989

Frank Robinson

Baltimore

87

75

2nd

1990

Jeff Torborg

Chicago

94

68

2nd

1991

Tom Kelly

Minnesota

95

67

1st

1992

Tony LaRussa

Oakland

96

66

1st

1993

Johnny Oates

Baltimore

85

77

3rd

1994

Buck Showalter

New York

70

43

1st

1995

Mike Hargrove

Cleveland

100

44

1st

1996

Johnny Oates

Texas

90

72

1st

1997

Davey Johnson

Baltimore

98

64

1st

1998

Joe Torre

New York

114

48

1st

1999

Jimy Williams

Boston

94

68

2nd

2000

Jerry Manuel

Chicago

95

67

1st

2001

Lou Piniella

Seattle

116

46

1st

2002

Mike Scioscia

Anaheim

99

63

2nd

2003

Tony Peña

Kansas City

83

79

3rd

2004

Buck Showalter
Ron Gardenhire

Texas
Minesotta

 

 

 

2005

Ozzie Guillén

Chicago White Sox

 

 

 

 

National League

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Name

Team

W

L

Finish

 

 

 

 

 

 

1986

Hal Lanier

Houston

96

66

1st

1987

Buck Rodgers

Montreal

91

71

3rd

1988

Jim Leyland

Pittsburgh

85

75

2nd

1989

Don Zimmer

Chicago

93

69

1st

1990

Jim Leyland

Pittsburgh

95

67

1st

1991

Bobby Cox

Atlanta

94

68

1st

1992

Jim Leyland

Pittsburgh

96

66

1st

1993

Bobby Cox

Atlanta

104

58

1st

1994

Felipe Alou

Montreal

74

40

1st

1995

Don Baylor

Colorado

77

67

2nd

1996

Bruce Bochy

San Diego

91

71

1st

1997

Dusty Baker

San Francisco

90

72

1st

1998

Bruce Bochy

San Diego

98

64

1st

1999

Bobby Cox

Atlanta

103

59

1st

2000

Dusty Baker

San Francisco

97

65

1st

2001

Larry Bowa

Philadelphia

86

76

2nd

2002

Bobby Cox

Atlanta

101

59

1st

2003

Bobby Cox

Atlanta

101

61

1st

2004

Bobby Cox

Atlanta

 

 

 

2005

Bobby Cox

Atlanta Braves