List of Philadelphia Phillies managers
In its 138-year history, the
The Phillies posted their franchise record for
win a World Series: Green in the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals; and Manuel in the 2008 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.[5] Gene Mauch is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 1,332 games of service in parts of nine seasons (1960–1968).[6] Manuel surpassed Mauch for the most victories as a manager in franchise history on September 28, 2011, with a 13-inning defeat of the Atlanta Braves
; it was the team's final victory in their franchise-record 102-win season.
The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more was Arthur Irwin, whose .575 winning percentage is fourth on the all-time wins list for Phillies managers.[1] Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a season in franchise history is .160 by the inaugural season's second manager Blondie Purcell, who posted a 13–68 record during the 1883 season.[7]
Table key
WPct | Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
PA | Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
PW | Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
PL | Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
WS | World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
† or ‡ | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager)[8]
|
§ | Member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame |
Managers
#[a] | Manager | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | WPct | PA | PW | PL | WS | Ref |
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1 | Bob Ferguson | 1883 |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | — | — | — | — | [9] |
2 | Blondie Purcell | 1883 |
13 | 68 | 1 | .160 | — | — | — | — | [7] |
3 | Harry Wright† | 1890 |
409 | 374 | 0 | .522 | — | — | — | — | [10] |
4 | Jack Clements | 1890 |
13 | 6 | 0 | .684 | — | — | — | — | [11] |
5 | Al Reach | 1890 |
4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | — | — | — | — | [12] |
6 | Bob Allen | 1890 |
25 | 10 | 0 | .714 | — | — | — | — | [13] |
— | Harry Wright† | 1893 |
227 | 192 | 0 | .542 | — | — | — | — | [10] |
7 | Arthur Irwin | 1895 |
149 | 110 | 0 | .575 | — | — | — | — | [14] |
8 | Billy Nash | 1896 |
62 | 68 | 0 | .477 | — | — | — | — | [15] |
9 | George Stallings | 1898 |
74 | 104 | 0 | .416 | — | — | — | — | [16] |
10 | Bill Shettsline | 1898–1902 |
367 | 303 | 0 | .548 | — | — | — | — | [17] |
11 | Chief Zimmer | 1903 | 49 | 86 | 0 | .363 | — | — | — | — | [18] |
12 | Hugh Duffy† | 1904–1906 | 206 | 251 | 0 | .451 | — | — | — | — | [19] |
13 | Billy Murray | 1907–1909 | 240 | 214 | 0 | .529 | — | — | — | — | [20] |
14 | Red Dooin | 1910–1914 | 392 | 370 | 0 | .514 | — | — | — | — | [21] |
15 | Pat Moran |
1915–1918 | 323 | 257 | 0 | .557 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | [22][23] |
16 | Jack Coombs§ | 1919 | 18 | 44 | 0 | .290 | — | — | — | — | [24] |
17 | Gavvy Cravath§ | 1919–1920 | 91 | 137 | 0 | .399 | — | — | — | — | [25] |
18 | Bill Donovan |
1921 | 25 | 62 | 0 | .287 | — | — | — | — | [26] |
19 | Kaiser Wilhelm | 1921–1922 | 83 | 137 | 0 | .377 | — | — | — | — | [27] |
20 | Art Fletcher | 1923–1926 | 231 | 378 | 0 | .379 | — | — | — | — | [28] |
21 | Stuffy McInnis | 1927 | 51 | 103 | 0 | .331 | — | — | — | — | [29] |
22 | Burt Shotton | 1928–1933 | 370 | 549 | 0 | .403 | — | — | — | — | [30] |
23 | Jimmie Wilson | 1934–1938 | 280 | 477 | 0 | .370 | — | — | — | — | [31] |
24 | Hans Lobert | 1938 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | [32] |
25 | Doc Prothro | 1939–1941 | 138 | 320 | 0 | .301 | — | — | — | — | [33] |
— | Hans Lobert | 1942 | 42 | 109 | 0 | .278 | — | — | — | — | [32] |
26 | Bucky Harris‡ | 1943 | 38 | 52 | 0 | .422 | — | — | — | — | [34] |
27 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 1943–1945 | 105 | 181 | 0 | .367 | — | — | — | — | [35] |
28 | Ben Chapman | 1945–1948 | 196 | 276 | 0 | .415 | — | — | — | — | [36] |
29 | Dusty Cooke | 1948 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | [37] |
30 | Eddie Sawyer | 1948–1952 | 296 | 292 | 0 | .504 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [38][39] |
31 | Steve O'Neill | 1952–1954 | 182 | 140 | 0 | .565 | — | — | — | — | [40] |
32 | Terry Moore | 1954 | 35 | 42 | 0 | .455 | — | — | — | — | [41] |
33 | Mayo Smith | 1955–1958 | 264 | 282 | 0 | .484 | — | — | — | — | [42] |
— | Eddie Sawyer | 1958–1960 | 94 | 131 | 0 | .418 | — | — | — | — | [38] |
34 | Andy Cohen | 1960 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | [43] |
35 | Gene Mauch | 1960–1968 | 646 | 684 | 0 | .486 | — | — | — | — | [6] |
36 | Bob Skinner | 1968–1969 | 92 | 123 | 0 | .428 | — | — | — | — | [44] |
37 | George Myatt | 1969 | 20 | 35 | 0 | .364 | — | — | — | — | [45] |
38 | Frank Lucchesi | 1970–1972 | 166 | 233 | 0 | .416 | — | — | — | — | [46] |
39 | Paul Owens§ | 1972 | 33 | 47 | 0 | .413 | — | — | — | — | [47] |
40 | Danny Ozark | 1973–1979 | 594 | 510 | 0 | .538 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | [48][49] [50][51] |
41 | Dallas Green§ | 1979–1981 | 169 | 130 | 0 | .565 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | [52][53] [54] |
42 | Pat Corrales | 1982–1983 | 132 | 115 | 0 | .534 | — | — | — | — | [55] |
— | Paul Owens§ | 1983–1984 | 128 | 111 | 0 | .536 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | [47][56] |
43 | John Felske | 1985–1987 | 190 | 194 | 0 | .495 | — | — | — | — | [57] |
44 | Lee Elia | 1987–1988 | 111 | 142 | 0 | .439 | — | — | — | — | [58] |
45 | John Vukovich§ | 1988 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .555 | — | — | — | — | [59] |
46 | Nick Leyva | 1989–1991 | 148 | 189 | 0 | .439 | — | — | — | — | [60] |
47 | Jim Fregosi | 1991–1996 | 431 | 463 | 0 | .482 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | [61][62] |
48 | Terry Francona | 1997–2000 | 285 | 363 | 0 | .440 | — | — | — | — | [63] |
49 | Larry Bowa§[b] | 2001–2004 | 337 | 308 | 0 | .522 | — | — | — | — | [64] |
50 | Gary Varsho | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | [65] |
51 | Charlie Manuel§ | 2005–2013 | 780 | 636 | 0 | .551 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 1 | [66][67] [68][69] |
52 | Ryne Sandberg† | 2013–2015 | 119 | 159 | 0 | .428 | — | — | — | — | [70] |
53 | Pete Mackanin | 2015–2017 | 174 | 238 | 0 | .422 | — | — | — | — | |
54 | Gabe Kapler | 2018–2019 | 161 | 163 | 0 | .497 | — | — | — | — | |
55 | Joe Girardi | 2020–2022 | 132 | 141 | 0 | .484 | — | — | — | — | |
56 | Rob Thomson | 2022–present | 155 | 118 | 0 | .568 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics current through October 13th, 2023
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Bob Allen, manager, 1890
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Hugh Duffy, manager, 1904–1906
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Kaiser Wilhelm, manager, 1921–1922
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Dallas Green became the Phillies manager in 1979 to 1981, and won the 1980 World Series.
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Charlie Manuel, managed from 2005–2013, and won the 2008 World Series
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Ryne Sandberg managed the Phillies from 2013 to 2015.
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Pete Mackanin was the Phillies manager from 2015 to 2017.
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Joe Girardi was the manager of the Phillies from 2020 to 2022.
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Rob Thomson has managed the Phillies since 2022.
Footnotes
- a #: A running total of the number of Phillies' managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
See also
- List of Philadelphia Phillies owners and executives, including general managers
References
- General references
- "Philadelphia Phillies Managerial Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- "Phillies All-Time Managers". Philadelphia Phillies. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
- Inline citations
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- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Team History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Gene Mauch Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Blondie Purcell Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ^ "Bob Ferguson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Harry Wright Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Jack Clements Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Al Reach Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bob Allen Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Arthur Irwin Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Billy Nash Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "George Stallings Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bill Shettsline Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Chief Zimmer Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Hugh Duffy Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Billy Murray Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Red Dooin Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Pat Moran Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1915 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Jack Coombs Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Gavvy Cravath Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bill Donovan Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Kaiser Wilhelm Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Art Fletcher Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Stuffy McInnis Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Burt Shotton Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Jimmie Wilson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Hans Lobert Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Doc Prothro Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bucky Harris Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Freddie Fitzsimmons Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Ben Chapman Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Dusty Cooke Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Eddie Sawyer Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1950 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Steve O'Neill Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Terry Moore Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Mayo Smith Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Andy Cohen Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Bob Skinner Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "George Myatt Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Frank Lucchesi Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Paul Owens Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Danny Ozark Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1976 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1977 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1978 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Dallas Green Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1980 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1981 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Pat Corrales Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1983 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "John Felske Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Lee Elia Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "John Vukovich Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Nick Leyva Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Jim Fregosi Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "1993 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Terry Francona". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Larry Bowa Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Gary Varsho Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Charlie Manuel Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "2007 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "2008 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ^ "Ryne Sanberg Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "MLB Awards (Manager of the Year)". Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
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