Minor League Manager of the Year

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The Minor League Manager of the Year is awarded annually by The Sporting News to the top manager in the minors since 1936. Baseball America developed a similar award in 1981.

[edit] Award Winners

[edit] The Sporting News

Year	Manager	Team
1936	Allen Sothoron	Milwaukee Brewers
1937	Jake Flowers	Salisbury Indians
1938	Paul Richards	Atlanta Crackers
1939	Billy Meyer	Kansas City Blues
1940	Larry Gilbert	Nashville Volunteers
1941	Burt Shotton	Columbus Red Birds
1942	Eddie Dyer	Columbus Red Birds
1943	Nick Cullop	Columbus Red Birds
1944	Tommy Thomas	Baltimore Orioles
1945	Lefty O'Doul	San Francisco Seals
1946	Clay Hopper	Montreal Royals
1947	Nick Cullop	Milwaukee Brewers
1948	Casey Stengel	Oakland Oaks
1949	Fred Haney	Hollywood Stars
1950	Rollie Hemsley	Columbus Red Birds
1951	Charlie Grimm	Milwaukee Brewers
1952	Luke Appling	Memphis Chickasaws
1953	Bobby Bragan	Hollywood Stars
1954	Kerby Farrell	Indianapolis Indians
1955	Bill Rigney	Minneapolis Millers
1956	Kerby Farrell	Indianapolis Indians
1957	Ben Geraghty	Wichita Braves
1958	Cal Ermer	Birmingham Barons
1959	Pete Reiser	Victoria Rosebuds
1960	Mel McGaha	Toronto Maple Leafs
1961	Kerby Farrell	Buffalo Bisons
1962	Ben Geraghty	Jacksonville Suns
1963	Rollie Hemsley	Indianapolis Indians
1964	Harry Walker	Jacksonville Suns
1965	Grady Hatton	Oklahoma City 89ers
1966	Bob Lemon	Seattle Rainiers
1967	Bob Skinner	San Diego Padres
1968	Jack Tighe	Toledo Mud Hens
1969	Clyde McCullough	Tidewater Tides
1970	Tommy Lasorda	Spokane Indians
1971	Del Rice	Salt Lake City Angels
1972	Hank Bauer	Tidewater Tides
1973	Joe Morgan	Charleston Charlies
1974	Joe Altobelli	Rochester Red Wings
1975	Joe Frazier	Tidewater Tides
1976	Vern Rapp	Denver Bears
1977	Tommy Thompson	Arkansas Travelers
1978	Les Moss	Evansville Triplets
1979	Vern Benson	Syracuse Chiefs
1980	Hal Lanier	Springfield Redbirds
1981	Del Crandall	Albuquerque Dukes
1982	George Scherger	Indianapolis Indians
1983	Bill Dancy	Reading Phillies
1984	Buck Rodgers	Indianapolis Indians
1985	Jim Fregosi	Louisville Colonels
1986	Joe Sparks	Indianapolis Indians
1987	Terry Collins	Albuquerque Dukes
1988	Joe Sparks	Indianapolis Indians
1989	Bob Bailor	Syracuse Chiefs
1990	Sal Rende	Omaha Royals
1991	Chris Chambliss	Greenville Braves
1992	Grady Little	Greenville Braves
1993	Jim Tracy	Harrisburg Senators
1994	Mike Jirschele	Wilmington Blue Rocks
1995	Pete Mackanin	Ottawa Lynx
1996	John Mizerock	Wilmington Blue Rocks
1997	Marv Foley	Rochester Red Wings
1998	Doug Davis	Capital City Bombers
1999	DeMarlo Hale	Trenton Thunder
2000	Joel Skinner	Buffalo Bisons
2001	Tony Pena	New Orleans Zephyrs
2002	Eric Wedge	Buffalo Bisons
2003	Tony DeFrancesco	Sacramento River Cats
2004	Wally Backman	Lancaster JetHawks
2005	Larry Parrish	Toledo Mud Hens

[edit] Baseball America

Year	Manager	Team
1981	Ed Nottle	Tacoma Tigers
1982	Eddie Haas	Richmond Braves
1983	Bill Dancy	Reading Phillies
1984	Sam Perlozzo	Jackson Mets
1985	Jim Lefebvre	Phoenix Giants
1986	Brad Fischer	Huntsville Stars
1987	Dave Trembley	Harrisburg Senators
1988	Joe Sparks	Indianapolis Indians
1989	Buck Showalter	Albany-Colonie Yankees
1990	Kevin Kennedy	Albuquerque Dukes
1991	Butch Hobson	Pawtucket Red Sox
1992	Grady Little	Greenville Braves
1993	Terry Francona	Birmingham Barons
1994	Tim Ireland	El Paso Diablos
1995	Marc Bombard	Indianapolis Indians
1996	Carlos Tosca	Portland Sea Dogs
1997	Gary Jones	Edmonton Trappers
1998	Terry Kennedy	Iowa Cubs
1999	John Mizerock	Wichita Wranglers
2000	Joel Skinner	Buffalo Bisons
2001	Jackie Moore	Round Rock Express
2002	John Russell	Edmonton Trappers
2003	Dave Brundage	San Antonio Missions
2004	Marty Brown	Buffalo Bisons
2005	Ken Oberkfell	Norfolk Tides
2006	Todd Claus	Portland Sea Dogs
2007	Matt Walbeck	Erie Sea Wolves
2008	Rocket Wheeler	Myrtle Beach Pelicans