Southern League Manager of the Year Award

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Southern League
Manager of the Year Award
Sport Baseball
League Southern League
Awarded forBest regular-season manager in the Southern League
CountryUnited States
Presented by Southern League
History
First award Joe Sparks (1972)
Most wins
Most recentKevin Randle (2023)

The Southern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Southern League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. [1] Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. [2] Though the league was established in 1964, [3] the award was not created until 1972. [4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season, [5] the league was known as the Double-A South in 2021 before reverting to the Southern League name in 2022. [6] [7]

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Two managers have won the award on multiple occasions. John Shoemaker won in 2001 and 2006, while Andy Green won back-to-back in 2013 and 2014.

Seven managers from the Jacksonville Suns have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Birmingham Barons and Orlando Cubs (5); the Chattanooga Lookouts, Greenville Braves, Huntsville Stars, Tennessee Smokies, and Mobile BayBears (4); the Columbus Astros and Jackson Generals (3); the Biloxi Shuckers, Mississippi Braves, and Montgomery Biscuits (2); and the Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Sounds, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Rocket City Trash Pandas, and Savannah Braves (1).

Seven managers from the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox organization (6); the Minnesota Twins organization (5); the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers organizations (4); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, and Washington Nationals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (2); and the Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Winners

Billy Gardner was the 1973 Southern League Manager of the Year. His son, Billy Gardner Jr., won the award in 2012. Billy Gardner 1957.jpg
Billy Gardner was the 1973 Southern League Manager of the Year. His son, Billy Gardner Jr., won the award in 2012.
Stump Merrill's 1980 Nashville Sounds were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. 1980 Nashville Stump Merrill.jpg
Stump Merrill's 1980 Nashville Sounds were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.
Ron Gardenhire, the 1990 recipient, won the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010. Ron Gardenhire 2013.jpg
Ron Gardenhire, the 1990 recipient, won the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010.
Terry Francona, the 1993 selection, won two American League Manager of the Year Awards (2013 and 2016). Terry Francona on June 26, 2013.jpg
Terry Francona, the 1993 selection, won two American League Manager of the Year Awards (2013 and 2016).
Andy Green won the Manager of the Year Award in back-to-back seasons (2013 and 2014). 2015 -WinterMeetings- Andy Green (23011644904).jpg
Andy Green won the Manager of the Year Award in back-to-back seasons (2013 and 2014).
Key
LeagueThe team's final position in the league standings
DivisionThe team's final position in the divisional standings
RecordThe team's wins and losses during the regular season
(#)Number of wins by managers who won the award multiple times
^Indicates multiple award winners in the same year
*
Indicates league champions
Winners
YearWinnerTeamOrganizationLeagueDivisionRecordRef(s).
1972 Joe Sparks Knoxville Sox Chicago White Sox 4th2nd76–64 [12] [13]
1973 Billy Gardner Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals 2nd1st76–60 [14] [15]
1974 Jim Napier Knoxville Sox* Chicago White Sox 3rd1st72–63 [16] [17]
1975 Dick Phillips Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins 1st1st81–57 [18] [19]
1976 Rene Lachemann Chattanooga Lookouts Oakland Athletics 4th2nd70–68 [20] [21]
1977 Ed Brinkman Montgomery Rebels* Detroit Tigers 1st1st86–51 [22] [23]
1978 Bobby Dews Savannah Braves Atlanta Braves 4th3rd72–72 [24] [25]
1979 Jimmy Johnson Columbus Astros Houston Astros 1st1st84–59 [26] [27]
1980 Stump Merrill Nashville Sounds New York Yankees 1st1st97–46 [28] [29]
1981 Tom Kelly Orlando Twins* Minnesota Twins 2nd1st79–63 [30] [31]
1982 Gene Lamont Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals 1st1st83–61 [32] [33]
1983 Roy Majtyka Birmingham Barons* Detroit Tigers 1st1st91–54 [34] [35]
1984^ Charlie Manuel Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins 2nd2nd79–65 [36] [37]
Rick Renick Jacksonville Suns Montreal Expos 3rd3rd76–69 [37] [38]
1985^ Carlos Alfonso Columbus Astros Houston Astros 2nd1st79–65 [39] [40]
John McLaren Knoxville Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays 1st1st79–64 [40] [41]
1986 Gary Tuck Columbus Astros* Houston Astros 5th3rd70–70 [42] [43]
1987 Tommy Thompson Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos 1st1st85–59 [44] [45]
1988 Buddy Bailey Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves 1st1st87–57 [46] [47]
1989 Jeff Newman Huntsville Stars Oakland Athletics 2nd2nd82–61 [48] [49]
1990^ Ron Gardenhire Orlando Sun Rays Minnesota Twins 1st1st85–59 [50] [51]
Jerry Manuel Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos 2nd2nd84–60 [51] [52]
1991 Chris Chambliss Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves 1st1st88–56 [53] [54]
1992 Grady Little Greenville Braves* Atlanta Braves 1st1st100–43 [55] [56]
1993 Terry Francona Birmingham Barons* Chicago White Sox 1st1st78–64 [57] [58]
1994 Gary Jones Huntsville Stars* Oakland Athletics 1st1st81–57 [59] [60]
1995 Bruce Kimm Orlando Cubs Chicago Cubs 4th2nd76–67 [61] [62]
1996 Mark Berry Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds 2nd2nd81–59 [63] [64]
1997Randy Ingle Greenville Braves* Atlanta Braves 4th2nd74–66 [65] [66]
1998 Mike Ramsey Mobile BayBears* San Diego Padres 1st (tie)1st86–54 [67] [68]
1999 Dave Trembley West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Chicago Cubs 1st1st84–57 [69] [70]
2000 Dave Bialas West Tenn Diamond Jaxx* Chicago Cubs 1st1st80–58 [71] [72]
2001 John Shoemaker (1) Jacksonville Suns* [lower-alpha 1] Los Angeles Dodgers 1st1st83–56 [74] [75]
2002 Wally Backman Birmingham Barons* Chicago White Sox 1st1st79–61 [76] [77]
2003 Frank Kremblas Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers 2nd1st75–63 [78] [79]
2004 Jayhawk Owens Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds 1st1st87–53 [80] [81]
2005 Razor Shines Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox 2nd1st82–57 [82] [83]
2006 John Shoemaker (2) Jacksonville Suns Los Angeles Dodgers 1st1st86–54 [74] [84]
2007 Don Money Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers 3rd1st75–62 [85] [86]
2008 Phillip Wellman Mississippi Braves* Atlanta Braves 3rd2nd73–66 [87] [88]
2009 Ever Magallanes Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox 1st1st92–47 [89] [90]
2010 Bill Dancy Tennessee Smokies Chicago Cubs 1st1st86–53 [91] [92]
2011 Turner Ward Mobile BayBears* Arizona Diamondbacks 1st1st84–54 [93] [94]
2012Billy Gardner Jr. Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays 2nd1st74–63 [95] [96]
2013 Andy Green (1) Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks 1st1st79–60 [97] [98]
2014 Andy Green (2) Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks 3rd3rd79–58 [97] [99]
2015 Carlos Subero Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers 1st1st78–59 [100] [101]
2016 Daren Brown Jackson Generals* Seattle Mariners 1st1st84–55 [102] [103]
2017 Jake Mauer Chattanooga Lookouts* [lower-alpha 2] Minnesota Twins 1st1st91–49 [104] [105]
2018 Mike Guerrero Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers 1st1st81–59 [106] [107]
2019 Morgan Ensberg Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays 1st1st88–50 [108] [109]
2020None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [5]
2021 Dan Meyer Mississippi Braves* Atlanta Braves 1st1st67–44 [110] [111] [112]
2022Andy Schatzley Rocket City Trash Pandas Los Angeles Angels 1st1st81–57 [1] [113] [114]
2023Kevin Randle Pensacola Blue Wahoos Miami Marlins 1st1st79–57 [115] [116] [117]

Wins by team

Active Southern League teams appear in bold.

TeamAward(s)Year(s)
Jacksonville Suns (Jacksonville Expos)71973, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2006
Birmingham Barons 51983, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009
Orlando Cubs (Orlando Twins/Sun Rays)1975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1995
Chattanooga Lookouts 41976, 1996, 2004, 2017
Greenville Braves 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997
Huntsville Stars 1989, 2003, 2007, 1994
Tennessee Smokies (Knoxville Sox/Blue Jays)1972, 1974, 1985, 2010
Mobile BayBears 1998, 2011, 2013, 2014
Columbus Astros 31979, 1985, 1986
Jackson Generals (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx)1999, 2000, 2016
Biloxi Shuckers 22015, 2018
Mississippi Braves 2008, 2021
Montgomery Biscuits 2012, 2019
Montgomery Rebels 11977
Nashville Sounds 1980
Pensacola Blue Wahoos 2023
Rocket City Trash Pandas 2022
Savannah Braves 1978

Wins by organization

Active Southern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

OrganizationAward(s)Year(s)
Atlanta Braves 71978, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2008, 2021
Chicago White Sox 61972, 1974, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009
Minnesota Twins 51975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2017
Chicago Cubs 41995, 1999, 2000, 2010
Milwaukee Brewers 2003, 2007, 2015, 2018
Arizona Diamondbacks 32011, 2013, 2014
Houston Astros 1979, 1985, 1986
Oakland Athletics 1976, 1989, 1994
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)1984, 1987, 1990
Cincinnati Reds 21996, 2004
Detroit Tigers 1977, 1983
Kansas City Royals 1973, 1982
Los Angeles Dodgers 2001, 2006
Tampa Bay Rays 2012, 2019
Los Angeles Angels 12022
Miami Marlins 2023
New York Yankees 1980
San Diego Padres 1998
Seattle Mariners 2016
Toronto Blue Jays 1985

Notes

  1. Jacksonville and the Huntsville Stars were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. [73]
  2. Chattanooga and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. [73]

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