List of St. Louis Cardinals managers
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Matheny is one of 63 total individuals who have managed the Cardinals, more than any other Major League franchise.
Southworth set new team records for games managed (981), wins (620) and World Series championships (two). His Cardinals teams won 105 or more games each year from
In the 1980s, Hall of Famer
Besides La Russa, eight Cardinals managers have won a modern World Series: Hornsby, Frisch, Street, Dyer, Southworth, Keane, Schoendienst and Herzog; Southworth and La Russa are the only ones to win two each. Comiskey won one pre-World Series title and tied for another. Cardinals managers inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame include Comiskey, Tommy McCarthy, Roger Connor, Kid Nichols, Bresnahan, Huggins, Rickey, Hornsby, Bill McKechnie, Southworth, Frisch, Schoendienst, Herzog, Torre and La Russa.[8][9]
Table key
# | Ordinal number in the succession of managers[b] |
G | Regular season games managed (may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games) |
W | Regular season wins |
L | Regular season losses |
Win% | Winning percentage |
PA | Postseason appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the postseason |
PW | Postseason wins |
PL | Postseason losses |
LC | League championships: number of League championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager |
WS | World Series Championships: number of World Series championships achieved by the manager |
Awards | Awarded Manager of the Year Award (awarded annually since 1936) (Y) while managing for the Cardinals.
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Ref | Reference(s) |
* | Also a player for the Cardinals |
∂ | Former MLB All-Star |
§ | Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Cardinal |
†, ‡ | Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily as a player (†) or as a manager and/or an executive (‡) |
Table of managers
Statistics current as of the end of the 2023 Major League Baseball Season.
#[c] | Manager | Seasons | G | W | L | Win% | PA | PW | PL | LC | WS | Awards | Ref |
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1 | Ned Cuthbert * | 1882 | 80 | 37 | 43 | .463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [10] |
2 | Ted Sullivan | 1883 | 79 | 53 | 26 | .671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [11] |
3 | Charles Comiskey *‡ | 1883, 1884–1889, 1891 |
852 | 563 | 273 | .673 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 4 | — | — | [12] |
4 | Jimmy Williams
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1884 | 85 | 51 | 33 | .607 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [13] |
5 | Tommy McCarthy *† | 1890 | 27 | 15 | 12 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [14] |
6 | John Kerins * | 1890 | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15] |
7 | Chief Roseman * | 1890 | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [16] |
8 | Count Campau * | 1890 | 42 | 27 | 14 | .659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [17] |
9 | Joe Gerhardt * | 1890 | 38 | 20 | 16 | .556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [18] |
10 | Jack Glasscock * | 1892 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [19] |
11 | Cub Stricker * | 1892 | 23 | 6 | 17 | .261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [20] |
12 | Jack Crooks * | 1892 | 62 | 27 | 33 | .450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [21] |
13 | George Gore * | 1892 | 16 | 6 | 9 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [22] |
14 | Bob Caruthers * | 1892 | 50 | 16 | 32 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [23] |
15 | Bill Watkins | 1893 | 135 | 57 | 75 | .432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [24] |
16 | Doggie Miller * | 1894 | 133 | 56 | 76 | .424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [25] |
17 | Al Buckenberger | 1895 | 50 | 16 | 34 | .320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [26] |
18 | Chris von der Ahe | 1895, 1896, 1897 | 17 | 3 | 14 | .176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [27] |
19 | Joe Quinn * | 1895 | 40 | 11 | 28 | .282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [28] |
20 | Lew Phelan | 1895 | 45 | 11 | 30 | .268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [29] |
21 | Harry Diddlebock | 1896 | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [30] |
22 | Arlie Latham * | 1896 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [31] |
23 | Roger Connor *† | 1896 | 46 | 8 | 37 | .178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [32] |
24 | Tommy Dowd * | 1896–1897 | 92 | 31 | 60 | .341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [33] |
25 | Hugh Nicol * | 1897 | 40 | 8 | 32 | .200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [34] |
26 | Bill Hallman * | 1897 | 50 | 13 | 36 | .265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [35] |
27 | Tim Hurst | 1898 | 154 | 39 | 111 | .260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [36] |
28 | Patsy Tebeau * | 1899–1900 | 247 | 126 | 117 | .519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [37] |
29 | Louie Heilbroner | 1900 | 50 | 23 | 25 | .479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [38] |
30 | Patsy Donovan * | 1901–1903 | 421 | 175 | 236 | .426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [39] |
31 | Kid Nichols *† | 1904–1905 | 169 | 80 | 88 | .476 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [40] |
32 | Jimmy Burke * | 1905 | 90 | 34 | 56 | .378 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [41] |
33 | Stanley Robison | 1905 | 50 | 19 | 31 | .380 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [42] |
34 | John McCloskey | 1906–1908 | 463 | 153 | 304 | .335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [43] |
35 | Roger Bresnahan *† | 1909–1912 | 618 | 255 | 352 | .420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [44] |
36 | Miller Huggins *‡ | 1913–1917 | 774 | 346 | 415 | .455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [45] |
37 | Jack Hendricks | 1918 | 133 | 51 | 78 | .395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [46] |
38 | Branch Rickey ‡ | 1919–1925 | 947 | 458 | 485 | .486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [47] |
39 | Rogers Hornsby *†§ | 1925–1926 | 271 | 153 | 116 | .569 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | V | [48] |
40 | Bob O'Farrell * | 1927 | 153 | 92 | 61 | .601 | — | — | — | — | — | V | [49] |
41 | Bill McKechnie ‡ | 1928–1929 | 217 | 129 | 88 | .594 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | –– | [50] |
42 | Billy Southworth *‡§ | 1929, 1940–1945 | 981 | 680 | 346 | .642 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Y (2) | [51] |
43 | Gabby Street * | 1929–1933 | 556 | 312 | 242 | .563 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | –– | [52] |
44 | Frankie Frisch *†§ | 1933–1938 | 822 | 458 | 354 | .564 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | –– | [53] |
45 | Mike González * | 1938, 1940 | 23 | 9 | 13 | .409 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [54] |
46 | Ray Blades * | 1939–1940 | 194 | 106 | 85 | .555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [55] |
47 | Eddie Dyer * | 1946–1950 | 777 | 446 | 325 | .578 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Y | [56] |
48 | Marty Marion * | 1951 | 155 | 81 | 73 | .526 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [57] |
49 | Eddie Stanky * | 1952–1955 | 501 | 260 | 238 | .522 | — | — | — | — | — | Y | [58] |
50 | Harry Walker * | 1955 | 118 | 51 | 67 | .432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [59] |
51 | Fred Hutchinson | 1956–1958 | 434 | 232 | 220 | .513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [60] |
52 | Stan Hack | 1958 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [61] |
53 | Solly Hemus * | 1959–1961 | 384 | 190 | 192 | .497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [62] |
54 | Johnny Keane | 1961–1964 | 567 | 317 | 249 | .560 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Y | [63] |
55 | Red Schoendienst *†§ | 1965–1976, 1980, 1990 |
1,999 | 1,041 | 955 | .522 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | –– | [64] |
56 | Vern Rapp | 1977–1978 | 179 | 89 | 90 | .497 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [65] |
57 | Jack Krol | 1978, 1980 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [66] |
58 | Ken Boyer * | 1978–1980 | 357 | 166 | 190 | .466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [67] |
59 | Whitey Herzog ‡§ | 1980–1990 | 1,553 | 822 | 728 | .530 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | S, Y, M | [7][68] |
60 | Joe Torre *∂‡ | 1990–1995 | 706 | 351 | 354 | .498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [69] |
61 | Mike Jorgensen * | 1995 | 96 | 42 | 54 | .438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [70] |
62 | Tony La Russa ‡ | 1996–2011 | 2,591 | 1,408 | 1,182 | .544 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 3 | 2 | M | [71][72] |
63 | Mike Matheny * | 2012–2018 | 1074 | 591 | 474 | .555 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | [73] |
64 | Mike Shildt | 2018–2021 | 451 | 252 | 199 | .559 | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | M | |
65 | Oliver Marmol | 2022–present | 324 | 164 | 160 | .506 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | |
1,233 | 780 | 432 | .644 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 1[b] | –– | [1] | |||
NL (1892–1919) | 4,128 | 1,632 | 2,425 | .402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –– | [1] | ||
NL ( 1920–1952 ) |
5,112 | 2,898 | 2,171 | .572 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 6 | –– | [74] | ||
NL ( 1953–1989 ) |
5,867 | 3,038 | 2,814 | .519 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 3 | –– | [75] | ||
NL (1990–present) | 4,631 | 2,462 | 2,167 | .532 | 12 | 70 | 61 | 4 | 2 | –– | [76] | ||
NL totals (1892–present)[c] | 19,900 | 10,030 | 9,577 | .512 | 27 | 129 | 114 | 19 | 11 | –– | [77] | ||
All-time totals | 20,971 | 10,810 | 10,009 | .519 | 31 | 145 | 135 | 23 | 12[b] | –– | [77] |
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American Associationtitles.
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1947, Frisch guided the Cardinals for six seasons and .564 winning percentage, leading them to the 1934 World Seriestitle.
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Red Schoendienst led the Cardinals for more than 13 seasons, who claimed the 1967 World Series.
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Red Schoendienst managed the Cardinals from 1965 to 1976, 1978, 1980 and won two World Series titles with St. Louis.
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Whitey Herzog managed the Cardinals from 1980 to 1990 and won one World Series titles with St. Louis.
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Tony La Russa managed the Cardinals from 1996 to 2011 and won two World Series titles with St. Louis.
References
Footnotes
- a Although the American Association is considered a former Major League, the Cardinals' regular season records, postseason records and World Series championships attained since their entrance into the National League in 1892 are the official totals considered part of their official Major League achievements.
- b The manager's number in the order of Cardinals managerial succession. All managers with multiple terms have their totals tallied on a single line.
- c This line is the official total considered as St. Louis' all-time Major League record. Their Major League won-loss total only counts the regular season, as postseason play is considered separately.
Source notes
- ^ a b c "St. Louis Cardinals Team History & Encyclopedia". Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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Note: Sort by games managed to view order of total games managed, which will show Rickey became the record-holder after Comiskey
- ^ New York Times. October 19, 1982. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
The Sporting News today named Whitey Herzog of the St. Louis Cardinals manager of the year. Herzog edged Milwaukee's Harvey Kuenn in the balloting of major league managers conducted for the weekly newspaper.
- ^ "Baseball Hall of Fame inductees". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Doug Harvey, Whitey Herzog Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. December 7, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ "Ned Cuthbert Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Ted Sullivan Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Charlie Comiskey Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Jimmy Williams Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Tommy McCarthy Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "John Kerins Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Chief Roseman Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Count Campau Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Joe Gerhardt Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Jack Glasscock Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Cub Stricker Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Jack Crooks Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "George Gore Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Bob Caruthers Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Bill Watkins Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Doggie Miller Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Al Buckenberger Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Chris Von der Ahe Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Joe Quinn Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Lew Phelan Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Harry Diddlebock Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Arlie Latham Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Roger Connor Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Tommy Dowd Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Hugh Nicol Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Bill Hallman Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Tim Hurst Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Patsy Tebeau Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Louie Heilbroner Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Patsy Donovan Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Kid Nichols Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Jimmy Burke Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Stanley Robison Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "John McCloskey Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Roger Bresnahan Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Miller Huggins Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Jack Hendricks Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Branch Rickey Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Rogers Hornsby Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Bob O'Farrell Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Bill McKechnie Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Billy Southworth Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Gabby Street Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Frankie Frisch Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Mike Gonzalez Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Ray Blades Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Eddie Dyer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Marty Marion Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Eddie Stanky Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Harry Walker Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Fred Hutchinson Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Stan Hack Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Solly Hemus Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Johhny Keane Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Red Schoendienst Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Vern Rapp Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Jack Krol Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Ken Boyer Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Whitey Herzog Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Joe Torre Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Mike Jorgensen Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Tony LaRussa Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "LaRussa named NL Manager of the Year". The Chattanoogan. November 6, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
- ^ "Mike Matheny Managerial Record". Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Breakout selected from 1920 to 1952". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout selected from 1953 to 1989". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ "Breakout selected from 1990 to 2017". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "St. Louis Cardinals Team History & Encyclopedia". Sports-Reference, LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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