List of Pittsburgh Pirates managers

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Fred Clarke, the winningest manager in Pirates history; he led the team to 1,422 victories along with a World Series title and four National League pennants. Fred Clarke Baseball.jpg
Fred Clarke, the winningest manager in Pirates history; he led the team to 1,422 victories along with a World Series title and four National League pennants.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the National League Central division. The team began play in 1882 as the Alleghenies (alternatively spelled "Alleghenys" [1] ) in the American Association. The franchise moved to the National League after owner William Nimick became upset over a contract dispute, thus beginning the modern day franchise. [2] The team currently plays home games at PNC Park which they moved into in 2001. Prior to PNC Park, the Pirates played games at Three Rivers Stadium and Forbes Field, among other stadiums. [3]

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There have been 46 managers for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The Pirates' first manager upon joining the National League was Horace Phillips, who had coached the team before their move to the National League. [4] In 1900, Fred Clarke began his tenure with the franchise. Clarke's 1422 victories and 969 losses lead all managers of the Pirates in their respective categories, Clarke also had the longest tenure as manager in his 16 years in the position. [5] Clarke managed the franchise to its first World Series victory, a feat that would also be accomplished by Bill McKechnie, Danny Murtaugh, and Chuck Tanner. Thirteen Pirates managers have been player-managers—those who take on simultaneous roles as a player and manager. [6] McKechnie, Connie Mack, and Ned Hanlon were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as managers. Five Pirates managers were inducted into the Hall of Fame for their performance as players. [7] Billy Meyer's number 1, Pie Traynor's number 20, Honus Wagner's number 33, and Murtaugh's number 40 have been retired by the franchise. [8] Hired before the 2020 season, the Pirates' current manager is Derek Shelton. [9]

Table key

Years
Seasons managed; each is linked to an article about that particular season
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
Div
Division titles: number of division titles won by the general manager
Pen
Pennants: number of pennants (league championships) won by the manager
WS
World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
† or *Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum († denotes induction as manager)

American Association

#ManagerYearsWinsLossesWPctRef
1 Al Pratt 1882–1883 5159.464 [10]
2 Ormond Butler 1883 1736.321 [11]
3 Joe Battin 1883, 1884 818.308 [12]
4 Denny McKnight 1884 48.333 [13]
5 Bob Ferguson 1884 1131.262 [14]
6 George Creamer 1884 08.000 [15]
7 Horace Phillips 1885–1886 145136.516 [4]

National League

#ManagerYearsWinsLossesWPctPAPWPLPenWSRef
1 Horace Phillips 1887–1889 [a] 149180.453————— [16]
2 Fred Dunlap 1889 710.412————— [16]
3 Ned Hanlon† 1889, 1891 [b] 5765.467————— [16]
4 Guy Hecker 1890 23113.169————— [16]
5 Bill McGunnigle 1891 2433.421————— [16]
6 Tom Burns 1892 2732.458————— [16]
7 Al Buckenberger 1892–1894 187144.565————— [16]
8 Connie Mack† 1894–1896 149134.527————— [16]
9 Patsy Donovan 1897, 1899 [c] 129129.500————— [16]
10 Bill Watkins 1898–1899 7991.465————— [16]
11 Fred Clarke* 1900–1915 1422969.59547841 [17]
12 Nixey Callahan 1916–1917 85129.397————— [18]
13 Honus Wagner* 1917 14.200————— [18]
14 Hugo Bezdek 1917–1919 166187.470————— [19]
15 George Gibson 1920–1922,
1932–1934 [d] 		401330.549————— [20]
16 Bill McKechnie† 1922–1926 409293.58314311 [21]
17 Donie Bush 1927–1929 246178.58010410 [22]
18 Jewel Ens 1929–1931 176167.513————— [23]
19 Pie Traynor* 1934–1939 457406.530————— [24]
20 Frankie Frisch* 1940–1946 539528.505————— [25]
21 Spud Davis 1946 12.333————— [26]
22 Billy Herman* 1947 6192.399————— [26]
23 Bill Burwell 1947 101.000————— [26]
24 Billy Meyer 1948–1952 317452.412————— [27]
25 Fred Haney 1953–1955 163299.353————— [28]
26 Bobby Bragan 1956–1957 102155.397————— [28]
27 Danny Murtaugh 1957–1964,
1967,
1970–1971,
1973–1976 [e] 		1115950.5405151322 [29]
28 Harry Walker 1965–1967 224184.549————— [30]
29 Larry Shepard 1968–1969 164155.514————— [31]
30 Alex Grammas 1969 41.800————— [31]
31 Bill Virdon 1972–1973 163128.56012300 [32]
32 Chuck Tanner 1977–1985 711685.50917311 [33]
33 Jim Leyland 1986–1996 851863.496381200 [34]
34 Gene Lamont 1997–2000 295352.456————— [35]
35 Lloyd McClendon 2001–2005 336446.430————— [36]
36 Pete Mackanin 2005 1214.462————— [37]
37 Jim Tracy 2006–2007 135189.417————— [38]
38 John Russell 2008–2010 186299.384————— [39]
39 Clint Hurdle 2011–2019 735720.50533500 [40]
40 Derek Shelton 2020–present142242.370————— [41]

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