The Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award is the original name for two awards that are given by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh, [1] [2] [3] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is named for Chuck Tanner, former manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was first awarded on November 17, 2007, at the city's Rivers Club. [1] [4] For the first three years, the award was given to a manager in Major League Baseball. In 2010, a second award was presented to the "Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year"; the original award was renamed the "Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award".
During the selection process, a major factor for the committee is each candidate's career achievement. [5]
Proceeds from the annual awards dinner in November are used by the club to support its humanitarian service initiatives and Rotary Foundation programs. [6]
Year | Winner | Team | Ref |
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2007 | Joe Torre | Los Angeles Dodgers | [8] |
2008 | Joe Maddon | Tampa Bay Rays | [6] [9] |
2009 | Ron Gardenhire | Minnesota Twins | [10] [11] |
2010 | Charlie Manuel | Philadelphia Phillies | [5] [12] [13] [14] |
2011 | Jim Leyland | Detroit Tigers | [15] |
2012 | Davey Johnson Bob Melvin | Washington Nationals Oakland Athletics | [16] |
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This is intended to honor a manager who has had the most distinguished career and also a distinguished season.[ dead link ]
At the Rivers Club in downtown Pittsburgh last Saturday, the Yankees' Joe Torre was named as the recipient of the first "Chuck Tanner Major League Manager of the Year Award."
The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh has announced Manuel the winner of its 4th Annual Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award.
Over the past four years, Tanner supported the club as the namesake of the fundraiser ....