Southern League Manager of the Year Award

Southern League
Manager of the Year Award
Awarded for Southern League's Regular Season Manager of the Year
Country United States
First awarded 1972
Currently held by Mike Guerrero

The Southern League Manager of the Year Award (MOTY) is an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's Southern League. In 1972, Joe Sparks won the first ever Southern League MOTY Award. The only managers with more than one award are Andy Green and John Shoemaker, each with two wins. Green won the award in consecutive years (2013 and 2014).

Seven managers from the Jacksonville Suns/Expos have been selected for the MOTY Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Huntsville Stars/Biloxi Shuckers, Savannah/Greenville/Mississippi Braves and Orlando Twins/Sun Rays/Cubs/Montgomery Biscuits (6); the Birmingham Barons (5); the Chattanooga Lookouts, Knoxville Sox/Blue Jays/Tennessee Smokies, and Mobile BayBears (4); the Columbus Astros and West Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson Generals (3); and the Montgomery Rebels and Nashville Sounds (1).

Six managers each from the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the MOTY Award, more than any others, followed by the Minnesota Twins organization (5); the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers organizations (4); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, and Oakland Athletics organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Los Angeles Dodgers, organizations (2); and the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Key

(#)
Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times
^
Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
*
Indicates league champions[1]

Winners

Ron Gardenhire, 1990 Southern League MOTY
Terry Francona, 1993 Southern League MOTY
Carlos Subero, 2015 Southern League MOTY
Daren Brown, 2016 Southern League MOTY
Year Winner Team Organization Division Finish[a] Record[b] Ref
1972 Joe Sparks Knoxville Sox Chicago White Sox West 2nd 76–64 [2]
1973 Billy Gardner Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals East 1st 76–60 [3]
1974 Jim Napier Knoxville Sox* Chicago White Sox West 1st 72–63 [4]
1975 Dick Phillips Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins East 1st 81–57 [5]
1976 Rene Lachemann Chattanooga Lookouts Oakland Athletics West 2nd 70–68 [6]
1977 Ed Brinkman Montgomery Rebels* Detroit Tigers West 1st 86–51 [7]
1978 Bobby Dews Savannah Braves Atlanta Braves East 3rd 72–72 [8]
1979 Jimmy Johnson Columbus Astros Houston Astros East 1st 84–59 [9]
1980 Stump Merrill Nashville Sounds New York Yankees West 1st 97–46 [10]
1981 Tom Kelly Orlando Twins* Minnesota Twins East 1st 76–63 [11]
1982 Gene Lamont Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals East 1st 83–61 [12]
1983 Roy Majtyka Birmingham Barons* Detroit Tigers West 1st 91–54 [13]
1984^ Charlie Manuel Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins East 2nd 79–65 [14]
1984^ Rick Renick Jacksonville Suns Montreal Expos East 3rd 76–69 [15]
1985^ Carlos Alfonso Columbus Astros Houston Astros East 1st 79–65 [16]
1985^ John McLaren Knoxville Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays West 1st 79–64 [17]
1986 Gary Tuck Columbus Astros* Houston Astros East 3rd 70–70 [18]
1987 Tommy Thompson Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos East 1st 85–59 [19]
1988 Buddy Bailey Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves East 1st 87–57 [20]
1989 Jeff Newman Huntsville Stars Oakland Athletics West 2nd 82–61 [21]
1990^ Ron Gardenhire Orlando Sun Rays Minnesota Twins East 1st 85–59 [22]
1990^ Jerry Manuel Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos East 2nd 84–60 [23]
1991 Chris Chambliss Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves East 1st 88–56 [24]
1992 Grady Little Greenville Braves* Atlanta Braves East 1st 100–43 [25]
1993 Terry Francona Birmingham Barons* Chicago White Sox West 1st 78–64 [26]
1994 Gary Jones Huntsville Stars* Oakland Athletics West 1st 81–57 [27][28]
1995 Bruce Kimm Orlando Cubs Chicago Cubs East 2nd 76–67 [29][30]
1996 Mark Berry Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds West 1st 81–59 [31][32]
1997 Randy Ingle Greenville Braves* Atlanta Braves East 2nd 77–66 [33][34]
1998 Mike Ramsey Mobile BayBears* San Diego Padres West 1st 86–54 [35][36]
1999 Dave Trembley West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Chicago Cubs West 1st 84–57 [37][38]
2000 Dave Bialas West Tenn Diamond Jaxx* Chicago Cubs West 1st 80–58 [39][40]
2001 John Shoemaker (1) Jacksonville Suns*[c] Los Angeles Dodgers East 1st 83–56 [41][42]
2002 Wally Backman Birmingham Barons* Chicago White Sox West 1st 79–61 [43][44]
2003 Frank Kremblas Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers West 1st 75–63 [45][46]
2004 Jayhawk Owens Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds East 1st 87–53 [47][48]
2005 Razor Shines Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox South 1st 79–61 [49][50]
2006 John Shoemaker (2) Jacksonville Suns Los Angeles Dodgers South 1st 86–54 [41][51]
2007 Don Money Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers North 1st 75–62 [52][53]
2008 Phillip Wellman Mississippi Braves* Atlanta Braves South 1st 73–66 [54][55]
2009 Ever Magallanes Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox South 1st 92–47 [56][57]
2010 Bill Dancy Tennessee Smokies Chicago Cubs North 1st 86–53 [58][59]
2011 Turner Ward Mobile BayBears* Arizona Diamondbacks South 1st 84–54 [60][61]
2012 Billy Gardner, Jr. Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays South 1st 74–63 [62][63]
2013 Andy Green (1) Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks South 1st 79–60 [64][65]
2014 Andy Green (2) Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks South 3rd 79–58 [64][66]
2015 Carlos Subero Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers South 1st 78–59 [67][68]
2016 Daren Brown Jackson Generals* Seattle Mariners North 1st 84–55 [69][70]
2017 Jake Mauer Chattanooga Lookouts* Minnesota Twins North 1st 91–49 [71][72]
2018 Mike Guerrero Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers South 1st 81–59 [73][74]

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 Jacksonville and the Huntsville Stars were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.[1]

References

General
  • "Southern League Managers of the Year". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  • O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 328–331, ISBN 0890159521
Specific
  1. 1 2 "Southern League Past Champions". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Joe Sparks Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Billy Gardener Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jim Napier Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dick Phillips Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rene Lachemann Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Ed Brinkman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Bobby Dews Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jim Johnson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Stump Merrill Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tom Kelly Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Gene Lamont Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Roy Majtyka Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Charlie Manuel Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rick Renick Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Carlos Alfonso Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  17. ↑ "John McLaren Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Gary Tuck Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Thomas Thompson Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Buddy Bailey Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Jeff Newman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Ron Gardenhire Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Jerry Manuel Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Chris Chambliss Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Grady Little Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Terry Francona Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Gary Jones Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  28. ↑ "1994 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Bruce Kimm Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  30. ↑ "1995 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Mark Berry Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  32. ↑ "1996 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Randy Ingle Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  34. ↑ "1997 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Mike Ramsey Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  36. ↑ "1998 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  37. ↑ "Dave Trembley Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  38. ↑ "1999 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  39. ↑ "Dave Bialas Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  40. ↑ "2000 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  41. 1 2 "John Shoemaker Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  42. ↑ "2001 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  43. ↑ "Wally Backman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  44. ↑ "2002 Southern League – Season Review". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  45. ↑ "Frank Kremblas Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  46. ↑ "2003 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  47. ↑ "Jayhawk Owens Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  48. ↑ "2004 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  49. ↑ "Razor Shines Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  50. ↑ "2006 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  51. ↑ "2005 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  52. ↑ "Don Money Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  53. ↑ "2007 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  54. ↑ "Phil Wellman Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  55. ↑ "2008 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  56. ↑ "Ever Magallanes Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  57. ↑ "2009 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  58. ↑ "Bill Dancy Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  59. ↑ "2010 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  60. ↑ "Turner Ward Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  61. ↑ "2011 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  62. ↑ "Billy Gardner Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  63. ↑ "2012 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  64. 1 2 "Andy Green Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  65. ↑ "2013 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  66. ↑ "2014 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  67. ↑ "Carlos Subero Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  68. ↑ "2015 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  69. ↑ "Daren Brown Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  70. ↑ "2016 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  71. ↑ "Jake Mauer Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  72. ↑ "2017 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  73. ↑ "Mike Guerrero Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  74. ↑ "2018 Southern League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
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