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| Rk | Mgr | Yrs | From | To | G | W | L | G>.500 | BestFin | WrstFin | AvRk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Bell | 3 | 2005 | 2007 | 436 | 174 | 262 | .399 | -88 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Bob Boone | 3 | 1995 | 1997 | 387 | 181 | 206 | .468 | -25 | 2 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 3 | Mike Ferraro | 1 | 1986 | 1986 | 74 | 36 | 38 | .486 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Jim Frey | 2 | 1980 | 1981 | 232 | 127 | 105 | .547 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1.9 |
| 5 | Billy Gardner | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | 126 | 62 | 64 | .492 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| 6 | Joe Gordon HOF | 1 | 1969 | 1969 | 163 | 69 | 93 | .426 | -24 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Whitey Herzog | 5 | 1975 | 1979 | 714 | 410 | 304 | .574 | 106 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Trey Hillman | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | 324 | 140 | 184 | .432 | -44 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Dick Howser | 6 | 1981 | 1986 | 770 | 404 | 365 | .525 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Bob Lemon HOF | 3 | 1970 | 1972 | 425 | 207 | 218 | .487 | -11 | 2 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 11 | Jack McKeon | 3 | 1973 | 1975 | 420 | 215 | 205 | .512 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| 12 | Hal McRae | 4 | 1991 | 1994 | 563 | 286 | 277 | .508 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 13 | Charlie Metro | 1 | 1970 | 1970 | 52 | 19 | 33 | .365 | -14 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 14 | John Mizerock | 1 | 2002 | 2002 | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | -3 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 15 | Tony Muser | 6 | 1997 | 2002 | 748 | 317 | 431 | .424 | -114 | 3 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 16 | Tony Pena | 4 | 2002 | 2005 | 483 | 198 | 285 | .410 | -87 | 3 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 17 | Bob Schaefer | 2 | 1991 | 2005 | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | -6 | 5 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 18 | John Wathan | 5 | 1987 | 1991 | 557 | 287 | 270 | .515 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3.7 |
