List of Los Angeles Dodgers managers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division. The Dodgers began play in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and have been known by seven nicknames since (including the Grays, Grooms, Superbas, and Robins), before adopting the Dodgers name for good in 1932.[1] They played in Brooklyn, New York until their move to Los Angeles in 1958. During the team's existence, they have employed 32 different managers.[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.[3]
Table key
# | A running total of the number of Dodgers managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted only once. |
G | Number of postseason games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games |
W | Number of regular season wins in games managed |
L | Number of regular season losses in games managed |
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 |
LC | League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager |
WS | World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
† | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
Managers
| #[a] | Name | Term | Wins | Losses | WPct | PA | PW | PL | LC | WS | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Taylor | 1884 | 40 | 64 | .384 | — | — | — | — | — | [4] |
| 2 | Charlie Hackett | 1885 | 15 | 22 | .405 | — | — | — | — | — | [5] |
| 3 | Charlie Byrne | 1885–1887 | 174 | 172 | .503 | — | — | — | — | — | [6] |
| 4 | Bill McGunnigle | 1888–1890 | 268 | 138 | .660 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | [7] |
| 5 | John Montgomery Ward† | 1891–1892 | 156 | 135 | .536 | — | — | — | — | — | [8] |
| 6 | Dave Foutz | 1893–1896 | 264 | 257 | .507 | — | — | — | — | — | [9] |
| 7 | Billy Barnie | 1897–1898 | 76 | 91 | .455 | — | — | — | — | — | [10] |
| 8 | Mike Griffin | 1898 | 1 | 3 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | [11] |
| 9 | Charles Ebbets | 1898 | 38 | 68 | .358 | — | — | — | — | — | [12] |
| 10 | Ned Hanlon† | 1899–1905 | 511 | 488 | .512 | — | — | — | 2 | — | [13] |
| 11 | Patsy Donovan | 1906–1908 | 184 | 270 | .405 | — | — | — | — | — | [14] |
| 12 | Harry Lumley | 1909 | 55 | 98 | .360 | — | — | — | — | — | [15] |
| 13 | Bill Dahlen | 1910–1913 | 251 | 355 | .428 | — | — | — | — | — | [16] |
| 14 | Wilbert Robinson† | 1914–1931 | 1,375 | 1,341 | .506 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | [17] |
| 15 | Max Carey† | 1932–1933 | 146 | 161 | .476 | — | — | — | — | — | [18] |
| 16 | Casey Stengel† | 1934–1936 | 208 | 251 | .461 | — | — | — | — | — | [19] |
| 17 | Burleigh Grimes† | 1937–1938 | 131 | 171 | .434 | — | — | — | — | — | [20] |
| 18 | Leo Durocher† | 1939–1946 | 703 | 528 | .571 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | [21] |
| 19 | Clyde Sukeforth | 1947 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | [22] |
| 20 | Burt Shotton | 1947 | 92 | 60 | .605 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | [23] |
| — | Leo Durocher† | 1948 | 35 | 37 | .486 | — | — | — | — | — | [21] |
| 21 | Ray Blades | 1948 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | [24] |
| — | Burt Shotton | 1948–1950 | 234 | 155 | .601 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | [23] |
| 22 | Chuck Dressen | 1951–1953 | 298 | 166 | .642 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | [25] |
| 23 | Walter Alston† | 1954–1976 | 2,040 | 1,613 | .558 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | [26] |
| 24 | Tommy Lasorda†[b] | 1976–1996 | 1,599 | 1,439 | .526 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 2 | [27] |
| 25 | Bill Russell | 1996–1998 | 173 | 149 | .537 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | [28] |
| 26 | Glenn Hoffman | 1998 | 47 | 41 | .534 | — | — | — | — | — | [29] |
| 27 | Davey Johnson | 1999–2000 | 163 | 161 | .503 | — | — | — | — | — | [30] |
| 28 | Jim Tracy | 2001–2005 | 427 | 383 | .527 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | [31] |
| 29 | Grady Little | 2006–2007 | 170 | 154 | .525 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | [32] |
| 30 | Joe Torre† | 2008–2010 | 259 | 227 | .533 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | [33] |
| 31 | Don Mattingly | 2011–2015 | 446 | 363 | .551 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | — | [34] |
| 32 | Dave Roberts | 2016–present | 753 | 442 | .630 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 1 | [35] |
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Tommy Lasorda was elected to the Hall of Fame for his tenure as Dodgers manager and led the team to the World Series. -
Don Mattingly, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2011 to 2015. -
Joe Torre was the Dodgers manager from 2008 to 2010. -
Dave Roberts is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Footnotes
- a A running total of the number of Dodgers managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted only once.
- b Tommy Lasorda won the Manager of the Year Award in 1983 and 1988.[36]
References
- General references
- "Los Angeles Dodgers Managerial Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- "Dodgers All-Time Managers". Los Angeles Dodgers. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- Inline citations
- ^ Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia
- ^ Los Angeles Dodgers Managers
- ^ "Manager: Definition | Dictionary.com". Dictionary.Reference.com. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ "George Taylor Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Charlie Hackett Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Charlie Byrne Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Bill McGunnigle Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "John Montgomery Ward Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Dave Foutz Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Billy Barnie Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Mike Griffin Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Charles Ebbets Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Ned Hanlon Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Patsy Donovan Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Harry Lumley Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Bill Dahlen Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Wilbert Robinson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Max Carey Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Casey Stengel Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Burleigh Grimes Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ a b "Leo Durocher Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Clyde Sukeforth Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ a b "Burt Shotton Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Ray Blades Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Chuck Dressen Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Walter Alston Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Tommy Lasorda Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Bill Russell Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Glenn Hoffman Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Davey Johnson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Jim Tracy Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Grady Little Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ "Joe Torre Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ "Don Mattingly Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ^ "Dave Roberts Managerial Record". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "MLB Awards (Manager of the Year)". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
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