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This page includes history for this award between 1983-2008

Most Recent Winner(s) (2008): Cecil Cooper (NL (Voting Rank: # 7)), Terry Francona (AL (Voting Rank: # 4)), Ron Gardenhire (Baseball America), Ron Gardenhire (AL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: # 6)), Fredi Gonzalez (NL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Ozzie Guillen (AL (Voting Rank: # 5)), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: # 5)), Joe Maddon (American League), Charlie Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Jerry Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: # 6)), Lou Piniella (National League), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Dale Sveum (NL (Voting Rank: # 8)), Joe Torre (NL (Voting Rank: # 4))

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Manager of the Year

Year	Award Winners
1983	Joe Altobelli (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Bobby Cox (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Tony LaRussa (American League), Tom Lasorda (National League), Bob Lillis (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Paul Owens (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Chuck Tanner (NL (Voting Rank: #3))
1984	Sparky Anderson (American League), Bobby Cox (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Frey (National League), Billy Gardner (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Dick Howser (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Bob Lillis (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), John McNamara (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Dick Williams (NL (Voting Rank: #3))
1985	Bobby Cox (American League), Whitey Herzog (National League), Dick Howser (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tony LaRussa (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Tom Lasorda (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Billy Martin (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Gene Mauch (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), John McNamara (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Jackie Moore (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Buck Rodgers (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Pete Rose (NL (Voting Rank: #2))
1986	Pat Corrales (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Roger Craig (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), John Felske (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Hal Lanier (National League), Jim Leyland (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Gene Mauch (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), John McNamara (American League), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bobby Valentine (AL (Voting Rank: #2))
1987	Sparky Anderson (American League), Roger Craig (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Doc Edwards (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Whitey Herzog (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tom Kelly (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Tony LaRussa (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Leyland (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Buck Rodgers (National League), Tom Trebelhorn (AL (Voting Rank: #2))
1988	Sparky Anderson (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Jim Fregosi (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Tom Kelly (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tony LaRussa (American League), Tom Lasorda (National League), Jim Leyland (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Jack McKeon (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Joe Morgan (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #5))
1989	Roger Craig (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Whitey Herzog (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Art Howe (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tony LaRussa (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Jack McKeon (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Doug Rader (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Frank Robinson (American League), John Wathan (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Don Zimmer (National League)
1990	Sparky Anderson (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Roger Craig (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bud Harrelson (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Tony LaRussa (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Tom Lasorda (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Jim Lefebvre (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Jim Leyland (National League), Joe Morgan (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Lou Piniella (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Doug Rader (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Buck Rodgers (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Jeff Torborg (American League), Bobby Valentine (AL (Voting Rank: #6))
1991	Sparky Anderson (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Bobby Cox (National League), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Tom Kelly (American League), Tony LaRussa (AL (Voting Rank: #9)), Tom Lasorda (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Lefebvre (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Leyland (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Hal McRae (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Stump Merrill (AL (Voting Rank: #10)), Joe Morgan (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jeff Torborg (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Joe Torre (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Bobby Valentine (AL (Voting Rank: #7))
1992	Felipe Alou (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Phil Garner (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Art Howe (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tony LaRussa (American League), Jim Leyland (National League), Johnny Oates (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Lou Piniella (NL (Voting Rank: #5))
1993	Felipe Alou (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Dusty Baker (National League), Don Baylor (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Jim Fregosi (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Butch Hobson (AL (Voting Rank: #8)), Kevin Kennedy (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Gene Lamont (American League), Johnny Oates (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Buck Showalter (AL (Voting Rank: #2))
1994	Felipe Alou (National League), Dusty Baker (NL (Voting Rank: #8)), Don Baylor (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Terry Collins (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #7)), Dallas Green (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Butch Hobson (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Gene Lamont (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Tony LaRussa (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tom Lasorda (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Hal McRae (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Buck Showalter (American League)
1995	Don Baylor (National League), Bruce Bochy (NL (Voting Rank: #7)), Bob Boone (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Terry Collins (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Phil Garner (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Dallas Green (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Davey Johnson (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Kevin Kennedy (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Marcel Lachemann (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Johnny Oates (AL (Voting Rank: #8)), Lou Piniella (American League), Jim Riggleman (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Buck Showalter (AL (Voting Rank: #4))
1996	Felipe Alou (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Buddy Bell (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bruce Bochy (National League), Terry Collins (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Art Howe (AL (Voting Rank: #8)), Davey Johnson (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Tom Kelly (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Kevin Kennedy (AL (Voting Rank: #9)), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Johnny Oates (American League), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Bill Russell (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Joe Torre (American League)
1997	Dusty Baker (National League), Buddy Bell (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Terry Collins (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Larry Dierker (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Terry Francona (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Phil Garner (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Davey Johnson (American League), Gene Lamont (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Jim Leyland (NL (Voting Rank: #7)), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Bobby Valentine (NL (Voting Rank: #4))
1998	Dusty Baker (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Bruce Bochy (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Terry Collins (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Larry Dierker (National League), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Tim Johnson (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Jerry Manuel (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Johnny Oates (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Riggleman (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Joe Torre (American League), Bobby Valentine (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Jimy Williams (AL (Voting Rank: #2))
1999	Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Larry Dierker (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Mike Hargrove (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Art Howe (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Jack McKeon (National League), Johnny Oates (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Buck Showalter (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Bobby Valentine (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Jimy Williams (American League)
2000	Felipe Alou (NL (Voting Rank: #7)), Dusty Baker (National League), Buddy Bell (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), John Boles (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Phil Garner (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Art Howe (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Jerry Manuel (American League), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bobby Valentine (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jimy Williams (AL (Voting Rank: #7))
2001	Dusty Baker (NL (Voting Rank: #8)), Don Baylor (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Larry Bowa (National League), Bob Brenly (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #7)), Larry Dierker (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Art Howe (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Tom Kelly (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Charlie Manuel (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Lou Piniella (American League), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Jim Tracy (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Jimy Williams (AL (Voting Rank: #4))
2002	Dusty Baker (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bob Brenly (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Ron Gardenhire (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Art Howe (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Tony LaRussa (National League), Frank Robinson (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Mike Scioscia (American League), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Tracy (NL (Voting Rank: #4))
2003	Felipe Alou (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Dusty Baker (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Bobby Cox (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Ron Gardenhire (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Grady Little (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Ken Macha (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Jack McKeon (National League), Tony Pena (American League), Lou Piniella (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Frank Robinson (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Carlos Tosca (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Alan Trammell (AL (Voting Rank: #9)), Eric Wedge (AL (Voting Rank: #8))
2004	Felipe Alou (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Bruce Bochy (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Bobby Cox (National League), Terry Francona (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Ron Gardenhire (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Phil Garner (NL (Voting Rank: #4)), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Buck Showalter (American League), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Jim Tracy (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), Eric Wedge (AL (Voting Rank: #6))
2005	Bruce Bochy (NL (Voting Rank: #6)), Bobby Cox (National League), Terry Francona (AL (Voting Rank: #6)), Phil Garner (NL (Voting Rank: #3)), John Gibbons (AL (Voting Rank: #7)), Ozzie Guillen (American League), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: #2)), Ken Macha (AL (Voting Rank: #4)), Charlie Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: #5)), Willie Randolph (NL (Voting Rank: #7)), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: #5)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: #3)), Eric Wedge (AL (Voting Rank: #2)), Ned Yost (NL (Voting Rank: #4))
2006	Bruce Bochy (NL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Ron Gardenhire (AL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Phil Garner (NL (Voting Rank: # 7)), Joe Girardi (National League), Jim Leyland (American League), Grady Little (NL (Voting Rank: # 4)), Ken Macha (AL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Charlie Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: # 5)), Jerry Narron (NL (Voting Rank: # 6)), Willie Randolph (NL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: # 4))
2007	Manny Acta (NL (Voting Rank: # 6)), Bud Black (NL (Voting Rank: # 5)), Terry Francona (AL (Voting Rank: # 4)), Clint Hurdle (NL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Charlie Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Bob Melvin (National League), Lou Piniella (NL (Voting Rank: # 4)), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Joe Torre (AL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Eric Wedge (American League), Ned Yost (NL (Voting Rank: # 7))
2008	Cecil Cooper (NL (Voting Rank: # 7)), Terry Francona (AL (Voting Rank: # 4)), Ron Gardenhire (Baseball America), Ron Gardenhire (AL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Cito Gaston (AL (Voting Rank: # 6)), Fredi Gonzalez (NL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Ozzie Guillen (AL (Voting Rank: # 5)), Tony LaRussa (NL (Voting Rank: # 5)), Joe Maddon (American League), Charlie Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: # 2)), Jerry Manuel (NL (Voting Rank: # 6)), Lou Piniella (National League), Mike Scioscia (AL (Voting Rank: # 3)), Dale Sveum (NL (Voting Rank: # 8)), Joe Torre (NL (Voting Rank: # 4))