List of Cleveland Guardians managers explained
The Cleveland Guardians (formerly known as the Indians) are a professional baseball franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio that formed in 1901. They are members of the Central division of Major League Baseball's American League.[1] The current manager of the Guardians is Stephen Vogt, who replaced Terry Francona after he stepped down at the end of the 2023 season.
Cleveland has had 47 managers in their major league history. Jimmy McAleer became the first manager of the then Cleveland Blues in 1901, serving for one season. In 1901, McAleer was replaced with Bill Armour. Cleveland made their first playoff appearance under Tris Speaker in 1920. Out of the seven managers that have led Cleveland into the postseason, only Speaker and Lou Boudreau have led Cleveland to World Series championships, doing so in 1920 and 1948, respectively. Al López (1954), Mike Hargrove (1995 and 1997) and Terry Francona (2016) have also appeared in World Series with Cleveland. The highest winning percentage of any manager who managed at least one season was López, with a percentage of .617. The lowest percentage was Johnny Lipon's .305 in 1971, although he managed for only 59 games. The lowest percentage of a manager with at least one season with Cleveland was McAleer's .397 in 1901.
Francona managed more regular season games (1,678) than any other Cleveland manager. Francona is also the winningest manager in Cleveland MLB history, with 921 wins. Charlie Manuel, Eric Wedge, Speaker, Boudreau, López, Hargrove and Francona are the only managers to have led Cleveland into the playoffs. Speaker, Boudreau, López, Walter Johnson, Joe Gordon, Nap Lajoie and Frank Robinson are the seven members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who are also former managers of this club. Of those seven, López is the only one inducted as a manager.[2] [3] [4] Wedge and Francona are the only Cleveland managers to win the Manager of the Year award; Wedge in 2007, and Francona in 2013, 2016, and 2022.[5]
Table key
| Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
| Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
| Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
| Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
| World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by this manager |
† or ‡ | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager)[6] | |
Managers
Statistics current through the 2023 postseason.
See also
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: Jimmy McAleer Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2008-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20080509184255/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mcaleji01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Bill Armour Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090821123647/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/armoubi99.shtml. live.
- Web site: Nap Lajoie Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100921032642/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lajoina01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Bill Bradley Managerial Record. 2010-07-25. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20110327155324/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bradlbi01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Nap Lajoie Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20100921032642/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lajoina01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Deacon McGuire Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2021-11-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211125234304/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mcguide01.shtml. live.
- Web site: George Stovall Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2008-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006153136/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/stovage01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Harry Davis Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20110707184207/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/davisha01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Joe Birmingham Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110804210454/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/birmijo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Lee Fohl Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2008-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20081219081634/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/fohlle01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Tris Speaker Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726222411/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/speaktr01.shtml. live.
- Web site: 1920 Cleveland Indians season. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726083458/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1920.shtml. live.
- Web site: Jack McCallister Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20110305124353/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mccalja99.shtml. live.
- Web site: Roger Peckinpaugh Managerial Record . 2010-07-17 . Sports Reference LLC . 2010-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100815065328/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/peckiro01.shtml . live .
- Web site: Bibb Falk Managerial Record . 2010-07-25 . Sports Reference LLC . 2011-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111102200250/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/falkbi01.shtml . live .
- Web site: Walter Johnson Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20091025094344/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/johnswa01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Steve O'Neill Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2021-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028070303/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/o%27neist01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Ossie Vitt Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20100623043345/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/vittos01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Lou Boudreau Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2022-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220207143352/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/boudrlo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: 1948 Cleveland Indians season. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2008-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20080622154225/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1948.shtml. live.
- Web site: Al López Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2022-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220105134059/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lopezal01.shtml. live.
- Web site: 1954 Cleveland Indians season. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-02-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20100208150430/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1954.shtml. live.
- Web site: Kerby Farrell Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20100730211646/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/farreke01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Bobby Bragan Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2008-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20081003084351/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bragabo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Joe Gordon Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20091110085322/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/gordojo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Jo-Jo White Managerial Record. 2010-07-25. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100704184846/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/whitejo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Jimmy Dykes Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2008-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20081219220956/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dykesji01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Mel Harder Managerial Record. 2010-07-25. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20100726083223/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/hardeme01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Mel McGaha Managerial Record. 2010-07-17 . Sports Reference LLC.
- Web site: Birdie Tebbetts Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20090511061855/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/tebbebi01.shtml. live.
- Web site: George Strickland Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626090917/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/stricge01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Joe Adcock Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100215114711/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/adcocjo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Alvin Dark Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2021-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410025503/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/darkal01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Johnny Lipon Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100516024341/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/liponjo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Ken Aspromonte Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904012901/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/asproke01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Frank Robinson Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20090125160641/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/robinfr02.shtml. live.
- Web site: Jeff Torborg Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2017-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831173315/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torboje01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Dave Garcia Managerial Record. 2010-07-17. Sports Reference LLC. 2018-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928025355/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/garcida99.shtml. live.
- Web site: Mike Ferraro Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20100104160850/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/ferrami01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Pat Corrales Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429031545/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/corrapa01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Doc Edwards Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20100922164606/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/edwardo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: John Hart Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-06-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110622110738/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/hartjo99.shtml. live.
- Web site: John McNamara Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2021-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031193452/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mcnamjo99.shtml. live.
- Web site: Mike Hargrove Managerial Record. 2010-07-30. retrosheet.org. 2017-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625211932/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phargm001.htm. live.
- Web site: Charlie Manuel Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203204350/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/manuech01.shtml. live.
- Web site: 2001 Cleveland Indians season. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2022-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013100143/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2001.shtml. live.
- Web site: Joel Skinner Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20100108211037/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/skinnjo01.shtml. live.
- Web site: Eric Wedge Managerial Record. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2009-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20090705094840/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/wedgeer01.shtml. live.
- Web site: 2005 Cleveland Indians season. 2010-07-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2011-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429193445/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2005.shtml. live.
- Web site: Manny Acta Managerial Record. 2012-10-22. Sports Reference LLC. 2012-10-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015223231/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/actama99.shtml. live.
- Web site: Sandy Alomar Managerial Record. 2012-10-22. Sports Reference LLC. 2013-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20130126122130/http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/alomasa02.shtml. live.
- Web site: Terry Francona Managerial Record. 2021-07-21. Sports Reference LLC. 2020-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827233833/https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/francte01.shtml. live.