List of Cleveland Guardians managers

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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.

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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 eight 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, Francona, and Vogt 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, Francona, and Vogt are the only Cleveland managers to win the Manager of the Year award: Wedge in 2007; Francona in 2013, 2016, and 2022; and Vogt in 2024. [5] [6]

Table key

WPct
Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA
Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW
Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PL
Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
WS
World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by this manager
orElected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager) [7]

Managers

Statistics current through the 2025 season.

# [a] ImageManagerSeasonsGamesWinsLossesWPctPAPWPLWSRef(s)
1 Jimmy McAleer c1910.jpg Jimmy McAleer 1901 1365482.397 [8]
2 Bill Armour 1905.jpg Bill Armour 19021904 427232195.543 [9]
3 Nap Lajoie 1913.jpg Nap Lajoie 1905 583721.638 [10]
4 (William J. Bradley, Toronto (baseball)) LOC 2163449080.jpg Bill Bradley 1905 412021.488 [11]
Nap Lajoie 1913.jpg Nap Lajoie 19051909 628340288.541 [10]
5 Deacon McGuire (Cleveland).jpg Deacon McGuire 19091911 20891117.438 [12]
6 George Stovall 1917.jpeg George Stovall 1911 1367462.544 [13]
7 Harry H. Davis.jpg Harry Davis 1912 1255471.432 [14]
8 1913 Joe Birmingham.jpeg Joe Birmingham 19121915 361170191.471 [15]
9 Lee Fohl 1916.jpeg Lee Fohl 19151919 637327310.513 [16]
10 Tris Speaker - DPLA - 7826f0aacbc1e27ca3f0250de41056f4.jpg Tris Speaker 19191926 1,137617520.5431521 [17] [18]
11 McAllister, Coach, Cleveland, 1924 LOC npcc.11158.jpg Jack McCallister 1927 1536687.431 [19]
12 Roger Peckinpaugh undated.jpg Roger Peckinpaugh 19281933 817415402.508 [20]
13 Bibb Falk.jpg Bibb Falk 1933 1101.000 [21]
14 Walter Johnson 1924.jpg Walter Johnson 19331935 347179168.516 [22]
15 Steve O'Neill undated.jpg Steve O'Neill 19351937 367199168.542 [23]
16 Ossie Vitt 1942 (better version).jpg Ossie Vitt 19381940 460262198.570 [24]
Roger Peckinpaugh undated.jpg Roger Peckinpaugh 1941 1547579.487 [20]
17 Lou Boudreau 1944.jpg Lou Boudreau 19421950 1,377728649.5291421 [25] [26]
18 Al Lopez Indians.jpg Al López 19511956 924570354.617104 [27] [28]
19 Kirby Farrell April 1957 BB Digest cover (cropped).jpg Kerby Farrell 1957 1537677.497 [29]
20 Bobby Bragan 1963.png Bobby Bragan 1958 673136.463 [30]
21 Joe Gordon bowman.jpg Joe Gordon 19581960 335184151.549 [31]
22 Jo-Jo White 1946.jpg Jo-Jo White 1960 1101.000 [32]
23 Jimmy Dykes.jpg Jimmy Dykes 19601961 218103115.472 [33]
24 Mel Harder Goudey.jpg Mel Harder 1961 1101.000 [34]
25 Mel McGaha 1965.jpg Mel McGaha 1962 1607882.488 [35]
Mel Harder Goudey.jpg Mel Harder 1962 2201.000 [34]
26 Birdie Tebbetts 1954.jpg Birdie Tebbetts 1963 1627983.488 [36]
27 George Strickland 1952.jpg George Strickland 1964 723339.458 [37]
Birdie Tebbetts 1954.jpg Birdie Tebbetts 19641966 375199176.531 [36]
George Strickland 1952.jpg George Strickland 1966 391524.385 [37]
28 Joe Adcock 1954.png Joe Adcock 1967 1627587.463 [38]
29 Al Dark - St. Louis Cardinals - 1957.jpg Alvin Dark 19681971 587266321.453 [39]
30 Johnny Lipon 1953.jpg Johnny Lipon 1971 591841.305 [40]
31 Ken Aspromonte 1961.jpg Ken Aspromonte 19721974 480220260.458 [41]
32 Frank Robinson 1974.jpeg Frank Robinson 19751977 375186189.496 [42]
33 Jeff Torborg Yankees postcard (cropped).jpg Jeff Torborg 19771979 358157201.439 [43]
34 Dave Garcia 19791982 491247244.503 [44]
35 Mike Ferraro Royals.jpg Mike Ferraro 1983 1004060.400 [45]
36 Pat Corrales.jpg Pat Corrales 19831987 635280355.441 [46]
37 Doc Edwards 1965.jpg Doc Edwards 19871989 380173207.455 [47]
38 John Hart 1989 19811.421 [48]
39 Boston Red Sox John McNamara (cropped).jpg John McNamara 19901991 239102137.427 [49]
40 MikeHargrove.jpg Mike Hargrove 19911999 1,312721591.55052725 [50]
41 Charlie Manuel speaking (cropped).jpg Charlie Manuel 20002002 410220190.537123 [51] [52]
42 00204094 Joel Skinner.jpg Joel Skinner 2002 763541.461 [53]
43 Eric Wedge.jpg Eric Wedge 20032009 1,134561573.495165 [54] [55]
44 Manny Acta (7291506942).jpg Manny Acta 20102012 480214266.446 [56]
45 Sandy Alomar Jr at Minute Maid Park in April 2015.jpg Sandy Alomar Jr. 2012 633.500 [57]
46 2015 -WinterMeetings- Terry Francona (23011673784) (cropped).jpg Terry Francona 20132023 1,678921757.54861617 [58] [b]
47 Stephen Vogt (53479720675) (cropped).jpg Stephen Vogt 2024–present323180143.557258 [59]
Totals19,3839,9409,443.5131865662

See also

Notes

  1. A running total of the number of managers of the Guardians. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted only once.
  2. Francona managed only 14 games during the 60-game 2020 season due to health issues. He is credited with the 28 wins and 18 losses of acting manager Sandy Alomar Jr. Francona stepped aside for health reasons during the 2021 season after managing 99 games. He is credited with the 30 wins and 33 losses of acting manager DeMarlo Hale.

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