Eastern League Manager of the Year Award

The Eastern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's Eastern League. In 1962, Frank Lucchesi won the first ever Eastern League Manager of the Award. The only managers with more than one award are Bill Dancy, Brad Komminsk, Matt Walbeck, and Dusty Wathan, each with two wins. Wathan won the award in consecutive years (2015 and 2016).

Eight managers from the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the award, more than any others, followed by the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (5); the Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (4); the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Oakland Athletics organizations (1).

Key

(#)	Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times
^	Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
	Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[1]
*	Indicates league champions[2]

Winners

Frank Lucchesi, 1962 winner

Dave Trembley, 1987 winner

Buck Showalter, 1989 winner

John Gibbons, 1998 winner

Mike Sarbaugh, 2009 winner

Year	Winner	Team	Organization	Division	Finish[a]	Record[b]	Ref
1962	Frank Lucchesi	Williamsport Grays*	Philadelphia Phillies	—	1st	83–57	[3][4]
1963	Johnny Lipon	Charleston Indians*	Cleveland Indians	—	1st	83–57–1	[5][6]
1964	Earl Weaver	Elmira Pioneers*	Baltimore Orioles	—	1st	82–58	[7][8]
1965	Eddie Popowski	Pittsfield Red Sox*	Boston Red Sox	—	1st	85–55–1	[9][10]
1966	Tom Fisher	Elmira Pioneers*	Baltimore Orioles	—	—	—	[11][12]
1967	Jack Reed	Binghamton Triplets*	New York Yankees	East	—	—	[13][14]
1968	Billy Gardner	Pittsfield Red Sox*	Boston Red Sox	—	1st	84–55–1	[15][16]
1969	Joe Morgan	York Pirates*	Pittsburgh Pirates	—	1st	89–50	[17][18]
1970	Red Davis	Waterbury Pirates*	Pittsburgh Pirates	—	1st	79–62	[19][20]
1971	Jim Snyder	Trois-Rivieres Aigles	Cincinnati Reds	National	1st	78–59	[21][22]
1972	Karl Kuehl	Quebec Carnavals	Montreal Expos	National	3rd	75–64	[23][24]
1973	Doc Edwards	West Haven Yankees	New York Yankees	American	1st	72–66–1	[25][26]
1974	Stan Williams	Bristol Red Sox	Boston Red Sox	American	1st	74–61	[27][28]
1975	Bob Wellman	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	—	1st	84–53	[29][30]
1976	Roy Majtyka	Trois-Rivieres Aigles	Cincinnati Reds	North	1st	83–55–2	[31][32]
1977^	Mike Ferraro	West Haven Yankees*	New York Yankees	New England	1st	86–52	[33][34]
1977^	Andy Gilbert	Waterbury Giants	San Francisco Giants	New England	2nd	77–63	[35][34]
1978	Lee Elia	Waterbury Giants	San Francisco Giants	—	4th	65–74	[36][37]
1979	Stump Merrill	West Haven Yankees*	New York Yankees	—	—	83–56	[38][39]
1980	Lee Sigman	Holyoke Millers*	Milwaukee Brewers	North	—	78–61	[40][41]
1981	Jim Mahoney	Glens Falls White Sox	Chicago White Sox	North	1st	83–52	[42][43]
1982	Mickey Bowers	Lynn Sailors	Seattle Mariners	North	—	82–57	[44][45]
1983	Bill Dancy (1)	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	—	1st	96–44	[46][47]
1984	Keith Lieppman	Albany-Colonie A's	Oakland Athletics	—	1st	81–57–1	[48][49]
1985	Barry Foote	Albany-Colonie Yankees	New York Yankees	—	1st	82–57	[50][51]
1986	Bob Schaefer	Glens Falls Tigers	Detroit Tigers	—	4th	67–71	[52][53]
1987	Dave Trembley	Harrisburg Senators*	Pittsburgh Pirates	—	2nd	77–63	[54][55]
1988	Rich Morales	Vermont Mariners	Seattle Mariners	—	2nd	79–60	[56][57]
1989	Buck Showalter	Albany-Colonie Yankees*	New York Yankees	—	1st	92–48	[58][59]
1990	Chris Chambliss	London Tigers*	Detroit Tigers	—	2nd	76–63	[60][61]
1991	Mike Quade	Harrisburg Senators	Montreal Expos	—	1st	87–53	[62][63]
1992	Steve Swisher	Binghamton Mets*	New York Mets	—	1st	79–59–1	[64][65]
1993	Jim Tracy	Harrisburg Senators*	Montreal Expos	—	1st	94–44	[66][67]
1994	Dave Jauss	Harrisburg Senators	Montreal Expos	South	1st	88–51	[68][69]
1995	Bill Dancy (2)	Reading Phillies*	Philadelphia Phillies	South	1st	73–69	[46][70]
1996	Carlos Tosca	Portland Sea Dogs	Florida Marlins	North	1st	83–58	[71][72]
1997	Al LeBoeuf	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	South	3rd	74–68	[73][74]
1998	John Gibbons	Binghamton Mets	New York Mets	North	2nd	82–60	[75][76]
1999	DeMarlo Hale	Trenton Thunder	Boston Red Sox	North	1st	92–50	[77][78]
2000	Gary Varsho	Reading Phillies	Philadelphia Phillies	South	1st	85–57	[79][80]
2001	Stan Cliburn	New Britain Rock Cats*[c]	Minnesota Twins	North	1st	87–55	[81][82]
2002	Brad Komminsk (1)	Akron Aeros	Cleveland Indians	South	1st	93–48	[83][84]
2003	Marty Pevey	New Haven Ravens	Toronto Blue Jays	Northern	1st	79–63	[85][86]
2004	Mike Basso	New Hampshire Fisher Cats*	Toronto Blue Jays	North	1st	84–57	[87][88]
2005	Torey Lovullo	Akron Aeros*	Cleveland Indians	South	1st	84–58	[89][90]
2006	Tim Bogar	Akron Aeros	Cleveland Indians	South	1st	87–55	[91][92]
2007	Matt Walbeck (1)	Erie SeaWolves	Pittsburgh Pirates	South	1st	81–59	[93][94]
2008	Brad Komminsk (2)	Bowie Baysox	Baltimore Orioles	Southern	1st	84–58	[83][95]
2009	Mike Sarbaugh	Akron Aeros*	Cleveland Indians	Southern	1st	89–53	[96][97]
2010	Matt Walbeck (2)	Altoona Curve*	Pittsburgh Pirates	Western	1st	82–60	[93][98]
2011	Sal Fasano	New Hampshire Fisher Cats*	Toronto Blue Jays	Eastern	1st	77–65	[99][100]
2012	Tony Franklin	Trenton Thunder	New York Yankees	Eastern	1st	79–63	[101][102]
2013	Pedro Lopez	Binghamton Mets	New York Mets	Eastern	1st	86–55	[103][104]
2014	Billy McMillon	Portland Sea Dogs	Boston Red Sox	Eastern	1st	88–54	[105][106]
2015	Dusty Wathan (1)	Reading Fightin Phils	Philadelphia Phillies	Eastern	1st	80–61	[107][108]
2016	Dusty Wathan (2)	Reading Fightin Phils	Philadelphia Phillies	Eastern	1st	80–52	[107][109]
2017	Bobby Mitchell	Trenton Thunder	New York Yankees	Eastern	1st	92–48	[110][111]
2018	John Schneider	New Hampshire Fisher Cats*	Toronto Blue Jays	Eastern	2nd	76–62	[112][113]

Notes

• ^a The Finish column indicates final position in the divisional standings.
• ^b The Record column indicates wins and losses during the regular season and excludes any post-season play.
• ^c New Britain and the Reading Phillies were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.^[2]

References

General

• "Season-Ending Awards". Eastern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

Specific