Midwest League Manager of the Year Award

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Midwest League
Manager of the Year Award
Sport Baseball
League Midwest League
Awarded forBest regular-season manager in the Midwest League
CountryUnited States
Presented by Texas League
History
First awardWalt DeFreitas (1947)
Most winsMark Haley (3)
Most recentVictor Estevez (2024)

The Midwest League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Midwest 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] The award was created in the league's inaugural 1947 season. [3] [4] The circuit was known as the Illinois State League from 1947 to 1948 and as the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League from 1949 to 1955 before becoming the Midwest League in 1956. [4] After the cancellation of the 2020 season, [5] the league was known as the High-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Midwest League name in 2022. [6] [7]

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The only manager to win the award on three occasions is Mark Haley, who won in 2005, 2008, and 2013. Three others have each won twice: Bruce Fields, Gomer Hodge, and Buddy Kerr.

Seven managers from the and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Cedar Rapids Kernels (6); the Kane County Cougars, Waterloo Indians, and West Michigan Whitecaps (5); the Quad Cities River Bandits and South Bend Cubs (4); the Burlington Bees, Danville Warriors, and Great Lakes Loons (3); the Clinton Giants, Kenosha Twins, Lansing Lugnuts, Michigan Battle Cats, Peoria Chiefs, and Wisconsin Rapids Twins (2); and the Belleville Stags, Beloit Sky Carp, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Decatur Commodores, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lafayette Red Sox, Madison Muskies, Michigan City White Caps, Quincy Giants, Rockford Royals, Springfield Cardinals, and Wausau Timbers (1).

Six managers from the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Oakland Athletics organizations (5); the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and San Francisco Giants organizations (4); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (3); the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (2); and the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (1). Two award winners played for teams that operated as cooperatives of several MLB organizations.

Winners

Buddy Kerr won the Manager of the Year Award in 1958 and 1961. BuddyKerr1948bowman.jpg
Buddy Kerr won the Manager of the Year Award in 1958 and 1961.
Cal Ripken Sr. was the 1962 Manager of the Year. Cal Ripken Sr. (cropped).JPG
Cal Ripken Sr. was the 1962 Manager of the Year.
John Goryl, the 1974 winner, was the recipient of the 2012 Mike Coolbaugh Award. 1981 Minnesota Twins Postcards John Goryl.jpg
John Goryl, the 1974 winner, was the recipient of the 2012 Mike Coolbaugh Award.
Duffy Dyer was the 1985 Manager of the Year. Duffy Dyer Mets.jpg
Duffy Dyer was the 1985 Manager of the Year.
Don Leppert won the Manager of the Year Award in 1987. Don Leppert - Washington Senators - 1964.jpg
Don Leppert won the Manager of the Year Award in 1987.
Rick Renteria was the 1999 Manager of the Year. Rick Renteria 2017 (34319070672).jpg
Rick Renteria was the 1999 Manager of the Year.
John Shoemaker was the Manager of the Year in 2019. John Shoemaker 6 (6906796452) (3x4a).jpg
John Shoemaker was the Manager of the Year in 2019.
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).
1947Walt DeFreitas Belleville Stags* St. Louis Browns 1st—75–37 [9] [10]
1948None selected [3]
1949None selected [3]
1950None selected [3]
1951None selected [3]
1952None selected [3]
1953None selected [3]
1954None selected [3]
1955None selected [3]
1956 Len Okrie Lafayette Red Sox Boston Red Sox 2nd—69–56 [11] [12]
1957None selected [3]
1958 Buddy Kerr (1) Michigan City White Caps San Francisco Giants 2nd—69–55 [13] [14]
1959 Stubby Overmire Decatur Commodores Detroit Tigers 3rd (tie)—63–61 [15] [16]
1960 Matt Sczesny Waterloo Hawks* Boston Red Sox 1st—81–43 [17] [18]
1961 Buddy Kerr (2) Quincy Giants* San Francisco Giants 4th—67–59 [19] [20]
1962 Cal Ripken Sr. Appleton Foxes Baltimore Orioles 7th—61–63 [21] [22]
1963 Don Bacon Clinton C-Sox* Chicago White Sox 1st—83–41 [23] [24]
1964None selected [3]
1965 Gus Niarhos Burlington Bees* Kansas City Athletics 1st—82–40 [25] [26]
1966Al Ronning Burlington Bees Kansas City Athletics 3rd—77–48 [27] [28]
1967 Alex Cosmidis Appleton Foxes* Chicago White Sox 1st—71–46 [29] [30]
1968 Jack Krol Cedar Rapids Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 3rd—63–53 [31] [32]
1969 Tom Saffell Appleton Foxes* Chicago White Sox 1st—84–41 [33] [34]
1970Frank Calo Danville Warriors Co-op [lower-alpha 1] 4th—64–59 [36] [37]
1971 Joe Sparks Appleton Foxes Chicago White Sox 1st1st79–44 [38] [39]
1972 Joe Nossek Danville Warriors* Milwaukee Brewers 2nd1st73–52 [40] [41]
1973 Bernie Smith Danville Warriors Milwaukee Brewers 3rd1st66–57 [42] [43]
1974 Johnny Goryl Wisconsin Rapids Twins Minnesota Twins 1st1st80–48 [44] [45]
1975 John Sullivan Waterloo Royals* Kansas City Royals 1st1st93–35 [46] [47]
1976 Salty Parker Cedar Rapids Giants San Francisco Giants 2nd1st78–53 [48] [49]
1977 Denis Menke Burlington Bees* Milwaukee Brewers 5th4th71–68 [50] [51]
1978^ Gordon Lund Appleton Foxes* Chicago White Sox 1st1st97–40 [52] [53]
Woody Smith Waterloo Indians Cleveland Indians 2nd2nd91–46 [53] [54]
1979 Tom Robson Wausau Timbers Co-op [lower-alpha 2] 4th2nd69–61 [56] [57]
1980 Rick Stelmaszek Wisconsin Rapids Twins Minnesota Twins 3rd3rd77–64 [58] [59]
1981 Gomer Hodge (1) Waterloo Indians Cleveland Indians 2nd2nd81–55 [60] [61]
1982 George Enright Quad Cities Cubs Chicago Cubs 4th1st79–60 [62] [63]
1983 Gomer Hodge (2) Waterloo Indians Cleveland Indians 3rd (tie)1st (tie)76–64 [60] [64]
1984 Tom Gamboa Beloit Brewers Milwaukee Brewers 2nd1st86–53 [65] [66]
1985 Duffy Dyer Kenosha Twins* Minnesota Twins 4th1st76–60 [67] [68]
1986 Gaylen Pitts Springfield Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 1st1st87–53 [69] [70]
1987 Don Leppert Kenosha Twins* Minnesota Twins 2nd1st82–58 [71] [72]
1988 Marc Bombard Cedar Rapids Reds* Cincinnati Reds 1st1st87–53 [73] [74]
1989 Dave Miley Cedar Rapids Reds Cincinnati Reds 2nd1st80–57 [75] [76]
1990 Don Long Quad Cities Angels* California Angels 2nd2nd81–59 [77] [78]
1991 Gary Jones Madison Muskies Oakland Athletics 1st1st77–61 [79] [80]
1992 Tom Poquette Appleton Foxes Kansas City Royals 6th3rd70–62 [81] [82]
1993 Jack Mull Clinton Giants San Francisco Giants 1st1st80–54 [83] [84]
1994 John Mizerock Rockford Royals Kansas City Royals 1st1st89–50 [85] [86]
1995 DeMarlo Hale Michigan Battle Cats Boston Red Sox 4th1st75–63 [87] [88]
1996Roy Silver Peoria Chiefs St. Louis Cardinals 1st1st79–57 [89] [90]
1997 Bruce Fields (1) West Michigan Whitecaps Detroit Tigers 1st1st92–39 [91] [92]
1998 Billy Gardner Jr. Michigan Battle Cats Boston Red Sox 2nd (tie)2nd (tie)79–61 [93] [94]
1999 Rick Renteria Kane County Cougars Florida Marlins 1st1st78–59 [95] [96]
2000 Bruce Fields (2) West Michigan Whitecaps Detroit Tigers 1st1st88–52 [91] [97]
2001 Russ Morman Kane County Cougars* Florida Marlins 1st1st88–50 [98] [99]
2002 Todd Claus Cedar Rapids Kernels Anaheim Angels 3rd2nd81–58 [100] [101]
2003 Webster Garrison Kane County Cougars Oakland Athletics 1st1st80–59 [102] [103]
2004 Dave Joppie Kane County Cougars Oakland Athletics 1st1st83–56 [104] [105]
2005Mark Haley(1) South Bend Silver Hawks* Arizona Diamondbacks 1st1st84–56 [106] [107]
2006 Matt Walbeck West Michigan Whitecaps* Detroit Tigers 1st1st89–48 [108] [109]
2007 Tom Brookens West Michigan Whitecaps* Detroit Tigers 1st1st83–57 [110] [111]
2008Mark Haley(2) South Bend Silver Hawks Arizona Diamondbacks 2nd2nd76–63 [106] [112]
2009^ Doug Dascenzo Fort Wayne TinCaps* San Diego Padres 1st1st94–46 [113] [114]
Marty Pevey Peoria Chiefs Chicago Cubs 2nd1st81–57 [114] [115]
2010 Juan Bustabad Great Lakes Loons Los Angeles Dodgers 1st1st90–49 [116] [117]
2011 Mike Redmond Lansing Lugnuts Toronto Blue Jays 3rd2nd77–60 [118] [119]
2012 John Tamargo Lansing Lugnuts Toronto Blue Jays 1st1st82–55 [120] [121]
2013Mark Haley(3) South Bend Silver Hawks Arizona Diamondbacks 4th2nd81–58 [106] [122]
2014 Mark Johnson Kane County Cougars* Chicago Cubs 1st1st91–49 [123] [124]
2015 Josh Bonifay Quad Cities River Bandits Houston Astros 1st1st88–50 [125] [126]
2016Jimmy Gonzalez South Bend Cubs Chicago Cubs 2nd (tie)1st (tie)84–55 [127] [128]
2017 Mike Rabelo West Michigan Whitecaps Detroit Tigers 1st1st91–45 [129] [130]
2018 Craig Albernaz Bowling Green Hot Rods* Tampa Bay Rays 1st1st90–49 [131] [132]
2019 John Shoemaker Great Lakes Loons Los Angeles Dodgers 1st1st81–55 [133] [134]
2020None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [5]
2021 Chris Widger Quad Cities River Bandits* Houston Astros 1st1st77–41 [135] [136]
2022Austin Chubb Great Lakes Loons Los Angeles Dodgers 2nd2nd76–55 [137] [138]
2023 Brian Dinkelman Cedar Rapids Kernels* Minnesota Twins 1st1st82–50 [139] [140]
2024Victor Estevez Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Milwaukee Brewers 1st2nd77–54 [141] [142]

Wins by team

Active Midwest League teams appear in bold.

TeamAward(s)Year(s)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Appleton Foxes)71962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1992, 2024
Cedar Rapids Kernels (Cedar Rapids Cardinals/Giants/Reds)61968, 1976, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2023
Kane County Cougars 51999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014
Waterloo Indians (Waterloo Hawks/Royals)1960, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1983
West Michigan Whitecaps 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2017
Quad Cities River Bandits (Quad Cities Cubs/Angels)41982, 1990, 2015, 2021
South Bend Cubs (South Bend Silver Hawks)2005, 2008, 2013, 2016
Burlington Bees 31965, 1966, 1977
Danville Warriors 1970, 1972, 1973
Great Lakes Loons 2010, 2019, 2022
Clinton Giants (Clinton C-Sox)21963, 1993
Kenosha Twins 1985, 1987
Lansing Lugnuts 2011, 2012
Michigan Battle Cats 1995, 1998
Peoria Chiefs 1996, 2009
Wisconsin Rapids Twins 1974, 1980
Belleville Stags 11947
Beloit Sky Carp (Beloit Brewers)1984
Bowling Green Hot Rods 2018
Decatur Commodores 1959
Fort Wayne TinCaps 2009
Lafayette Red Sox 1956
Madison Muskies 1991
Michigan City White Caps 1958
Quincy Giants 1961
Rockford Royals 1994
Springfield Cardinals 1986
Wausau Timbers 1979

Wins by organization

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

OrganizationAward(s)Year(s)
Detroit Tigers 61959, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2017
Chicago White Sox 51963, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1978
Milwaukee Brewers 1972, 1973, 1977, 1984, 2024
Minnesota Twins 1974, 1980, 1985, 1987, 2023
Oakland Athletics (Kansas City Athletics)1965, 1966, 1991, 2003, 2004
Boston Red Sox 41956, 1960, 1995, 1998
Chicago Cubs 1982, 2009, 2014, 2016
San Francisco Giants 1958, 1961 1976, 1993
Arizona Diamondbacks 32005, 2008, 2013
Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians)1978, 1981, 1983
Kansas City Royals 1975, 1992, 1994
Los Angeles Dodgers 2010, 2019, 2022
St. Louis Cardinals 1968, 1986, 1996
Baltimore Orioles (St. Louis Browns)21947, 1962
Cincinnati Reds 1988, 1989
Los Angeles Angels (California/Anaheim Angels)1990, 2002
Houston Astros 2015, 2021
Miami Marlins (Florida Marlins)1999, 2001
Toronto Blue Jays 2011, 2012
San Diego Padres 12009
Tampa Bay Rays 2018

Notes

  1. ↑ Danville operated as a cooperative of 15 Major League Baseball teams in 1970. [35]
  2. ↑ Wasau operated as a cooperative of seven Major League Baseball teams in 1979, with most players coming from the Texas Rangers. [55]

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