The Akron RubberDucks minor league baseball franchise has employed 19 managers since its 1980 inception in Lynn, Massachusetts. Four of the managers have guided the team to win the Eastern League championship.
Jack Lind led the team to win the Eastern League title in the 1984 and 1985 seasons as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
Jay Ward managed the team to its third consecutive Eastern League title in the 1986 season as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
In 2003, as the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, Brad Komminsk, led the team to its fourth Eastern League championship.
In 2005, still the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, Torey Lovullo became the fourth manager to lead the team to an Eastern League championship.
Years | Each year is linked to an article about that particular Akron RubberDucks season. | |
W% | Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed in the regular season | |
PA | Playoff appearances: number of seasons 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 | |
PW% | Playoff winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed in the playoffs |
Manager | Year(s) | Wins | Losses | W% | PA | PW | PL | PW% | Ref | ||
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1 | 1980–1981 | 128 | 147 | .465 | 0 | — | — | [1] | |||
2 | 1982 | 82 | 57 | .590 | 1 | 3 | .400 | [2] | |||
3 | 1983 | 77 | 62 | .554 | 1 | 3 | .500 | [3] | |||
4 | 1984–1985 | 146 | 132 | .525 | 2 | 4 | .750 | [4] | |||
5 | 1986 | 77 | 62 | .554 | 1 | 4 | .600 | [5] | |||
6 | 1987 | 73 | 67 | .521 | 1 | 4 | .500 | [6] | |||
7 | 1988 | 79 | 60 | .568 | 1 | 4 | .500 | [7] | |||
8 | 1989 | 70 | 69 | .504 | 1 | 3 | .400 | [8] | |||
9 | 1990–1991 | 151 | 129 | .539 | 2 | 6 | .333 | [9] | |||
10 | 1992–1993 | 155 | 121 | .562 | 2 | 8 | .555 | [10] | |||
11 | 1994–1995 | 136 | 148 | .479 | 0 | — | — | [11] | |||
12 | 1996–1997 | 122 | 161 | .431 | 0 | — | — | [12] | |||
13 | 1998–1999 | 150 | 131 | .534 | 1 | 3 | .250 | [13] | |||
14 | 2000 | 75 | 68 | .524 | 0 | — | — | [14] | |||
15 | 2001 | 68 | 74 | .479 | 0 | — | — | [15] | |||
16 | 2002–2004 | 244 | 179 | .577 | 2 | 4 | .666 | [16] | |||
17 | 2005 | 84 | 58 | .592 | 1 | 3 | .666 | [17] | |||
18 | 2006–2007 | 167 | 116 | .590 | 2 | 9 | .500 | [18] | |||
19 | 2008 | 80 | 62 | .563 | 1 | 4 | .500 | [19] | |||
Totals | 2,164 | 1,903 | .532 | 19 | 74 | 62 | .544 | — |