Historical HoF MicroManagers II

Al Lopez
Managed the Indians in the early 50's, where he led them to the winningest season
in franchise history and the WS in 1954, and the White Sox until the end of the
60's including the 1959 GoGo Sox, their first WS appearance in 50 years.

It was said that López's "completely relaxed" leadership "squeezed every drop of
talent out of his teams".

Cleveland Indians    570 354 .617
Chicago White Sox    840 650 .564



Bill McKechnie
From 1922 thru 1946 helmed the Pirates, Cardinals, Braves, and Reds where his teams won 4 NL Pennants and 2 WS Titles. He remains the only manager to win NL Pennants with three different teams (Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Cincinnati), but really showed his skills with the hapless Braves where is it was said he managed to finish "fourth or fifth with teams that should have been eighth or less"

Pittsburgh Pirates    409 293 .583
St. Louis Cardinals    129 88 .594
Boston Braves        560 666 .457
Cincinnati Reds        744 631 .541



Bucky Harris
Managed five different teams from 1924 thru 1956, but is remembered for his 18 years
on three separate tours with the Senators. As a Player/Manager he won back to back
AL Pennants and a WS Title in 1924/25.

Boston Red Sox        76 76 .500
Philadelphia Phillies    39 53 .424
New York Yankees    191 117 .620
Washington Senators    1336 1416 .485
Detroit Tigers        516 557 .481



Frank Selee
Mananged the Beaneaters (Braves) and Cubs from 1890's to just after turn of century,
a rare 19th century manager who did not double as a player or former player. He won
5 NL Pennants in an 8 year stretch with Boston, and leads the Braves organization in
Win pct still standing after 120 years. Twelve of his players went on be inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Boston Beaneaters    1004 649 .607
Chicago Cubs        280 213 .568



Ned Hanlon
Managed the Burghers, Orioles (Superbas then Dodgers), Pirates, and Reds from 1889-1907. In the seven seasons from 1894 to 1900, Hanlon compiled a 635–315 (.668) record, and his teams won 5 NL pennants. During his years with the Orioles, Hanlon was also credited with inventing and perfecting the "inside baseball" strategy, including the "hit and run" play and the Baltimore chop.

Pittsburgh Burghers    60 68 .469
Pittsburgh Pirates    57 65 .467
Baltimore Orioles    555 369 .601
Brooklyn Superbas    511 488 .512
Cincinnati Reds        130 174 .428



Rube Foster
Was a manager in the Negro Leagues where he founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. Most notably, he organized the Negro National League, the first long-lasting professional league for African American ballplayers, which operated from 1920 to 1931. He is known as the "father of Black Baseball."

Chicago Leland Giants     66 30 .688
Chicago American Giants 648 373 .635 - Won 4 Pennants and 1 WS
Louisville White Sox    5 9 .357



Sparky Anderson
Managed the "Big Red Machine" in Cincinnati and the resurgence in Detoit from 1970 thru 1995. Anderson was the first manager to win the World Series in both league, with the 1984 Tigers becoming the first team since the 1927 Yankees to lead a league wire-to-wire from opening day to the end of the World Series.

Cincinnati Reds        863 586 .596
Detroit Tigers        1331 1248 .516



Tommy LaSorda
A "lifetime Dodger", he managed them from 1976 thru 1996 after taking over from the great Walter Alston. His 16 wins in 30 NLCS games were the most of any manager at the time of his retirement, and his 61 postseason games ranks fourth all-time behind Bobby Cox, Casey Stengel, and Joe Torre. He won 4 NL pennants and 2 WS Titles, while managing 9 players who won the NL Rookie of the Year.

Los Angeles Dodgers    1599 1439 .526



Tony La Russa
In his long career he managed the White Sox, where he led them to their first playoff appearance in 25 years, A's, and Cardinals winning 3 Pennants in both leagues and 3 WS, the second manager to win the World Series in both leagues. Over the course of his career he 12 Division Titles with 14 post=season appearances and is third in Wins, trailing only Connie Mack and John McGraw.

Oakland Athletics    798 673 .542
St. Louis Cardinals     1408 1182 .544
Chicago White Sox    550 529 .510



Wilbert Robinson
Managed the Brooklyn Robins (Dodgers) for 18 seasons winning 2 NL Pennants & Championships in 1916 and 1920, Brooklyn's only pennants between 1901 and 1940. The team was known by various nicknames, but during Robinson's managerial tenure, which lasted until 1931, the club was as often referred to as the "Robins" in honor of their manager who had acquired the nickname "Uncle Robbie.

Brooklyn Robins        1375 1341 .506