# Northwest League Manager of the Year Award

The Northwest League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Northwest League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1955, the award was not created until 1956. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the High-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Northwest League name in 2022.
The only managers to win the award on three occasions are Steve Decker (2005, 2006, and 2007), Cliff Ditto (1971, 1976, and 1977), and John McNamara (1960, 1961, and 1962). Eight others have each won twice: Tim Hulett, Hugh Luby, Bobby Malkmus, Rob Mummau, Fred Ocasio, Greg Riddoch, Fred Stanley and Joe Vavra.
Ten managers from the Eugene Emeralds have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Spokane Indians (8); the Lewiston Broncs (7); the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (6); the Tri-City Padres (4); the Boise Hawks, Everett AquaSox, Salem Dodgers, Southern Oregon Timberjacks, and Vancouver Canadians (3); Bellingham Mariners, Hillsboro Hops, Medford A's, Tri-City Dust Devils, Walla Walla Padres, and Yakima Bears (2); and the Bellingham Giants, Central Oregon Phillies, Grays Harbor Loggers, Portland Rockies, Rogue Valley Dodgers, Tri-Cities Triplets, and Wenatchee Chiefs (1).
Nine managers from the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have each won the award, more than any others, followed by the San Diego Padres organization (7); the Los Angeles Dodgers organization (6); the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers organizations (5); the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (3); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (2); and the Cincinnati Reds organization (1). Five award winners managed teams that were not affiliated with any MLB organization.

## Winners

Key :
| League | The team's final position in the league standings |
| Division | The team's final position in the divisional standings |
| Record | The 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 :
| Year | Winner | Team | Organization | League | Division | Record |
| 1956 | Hugh Luby (1) | Salem Senators | — | 3rd (tie) | — | 64–68 |
| 1957 | Hugh Luby (2) | Eugene Emeralds | — | 1st | — | 77–58 |
| 1958 | Hillis Layne | Lewiston Broncs | — | 1st | — | 80–56 |
| 1959 | Dick Wilson | Wenatchee Chiefs | — | 2nd | — | 74–67 |
| 1960 | John McNamara (1) | Lewiston Broncs | Kansas City Athletics | 3rd | — | 78–63 |
| 1961 | John McNamara (2) | Lewiston Broncs* | Kansas City Athletics | 1st | — | 84–56 |
| 1962 | John McNamara (3) | Lewiston Broncs* | Kansas City Athletics | 5th | — | 66–75 |
| 1963 | William Robertson | Lewiston Broncs | Kansas City Athletics | 3rd | — | 77–63 |
| 1964 | Stan Wasiak | Salem Dodgers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | — | 78–62 |
| 1965 | Cal Ripken Sr. | Tri-City Atoms* | Baltimore Orioles | 2nd | — | 81–58 |
| 1966 | Duke Snider | Tri-City Atoms* | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | — | 57–27 |
| 1967 | Bobby Malkmus (1) | Eugene Emeralds | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | — | 50–34 |
| 1968 | Don LeJohn | Tri-City Atoms* | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | — | 45–30 |
| 1969 | Bill Berrier | Rogue Valley Dodgers* | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | — | 50–29 |
| 1970 | Fred Hatfield | Lewis-Clark Broncs* | St. Louis Cardinals | 2nd | 1st | 43–37 |
| 1971 | Cliff Ditto (1) | Tri-City Padres* | St. Louis Cardinals | 1st | 1st | 50–30 |
| 1972 | Bobby Malkmus (2) | Lewis-Clark Broncs* | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | 1st | 54–26 |
| 1973 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1974 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1975 | Greg Riddoch (1) | Eugene Emeralds* | Cincinnati Reds | 1st | 1st | 54–25 |
| 1976 | Cliff Ditto (2) | Walla Walla Padres* | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1st | 46–26 |
| 1977 | Cliff Ditto (3) | Walla Walla Padres | San Diego Padres | 3rd | 2nd | 41–27 |
| 1978 | Bill Bryk | Grays Harbor Loggers* | — | 1st | 1st | 47–23 |
| 1979 | Tom Harmon | Central Oregon Phillies* | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 43–28 |
| 1980 | Jeff Scott | Bellingham Mariners* | Seattle Mariners | 1st | 1st | 45–25 |
| 1981 | Brad Fischer | Medford A's* | Oakland Athletics | 1st | 1st | 42–28 |
| 1982 | Joe Maddon | Salem Angels* | California Angels | 2nd | 1st | 34–36 |
| 1983 | Dennis Rogers | Medford A's* | Oakland Athletics | 1st | 1st | 50–18 |
| 1984 | Marty Scott | Tri-Cities Triplets* | Texas Rangers | 1st | 1st | 46–28 |
| 1985 | Frank Funk | Eugene Emeralds | Kansas City Royals | 1st (tie) | 1st | 40–34 |
| 1986 | Sal Rende | Bellingham Mariners* | Seattle Mariners | 1st (tie) | 1st | 45–29 |
| 1987 | Rob Picciolo | Spokane Indians* | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1st | 54–22 |
| 1988 | Lenn Sakata | Southern Oregon A's | Oakland Athletics | 1st | 1st | 46–30 |
| 1989 | Bruce Bochy | Spokane Indians* | San Diego Padres | 3rd | 1st | 41–34 |
| 1990 | Gene Glynn | Spokane Indians* | San Diego Padres | 2nd | 1st | 49–27 |
| 1991 | Tom Poquette | Eugene Emeralds | Kansas City Royals | 3rd | 2nd | 42–34 |
| 1992 | Tom Kotchman | Boise Hawks | California Angels | 3rd | 2nd | 40–36 |
| 1993 | Dick Scott | Southern Oregon A's | Oakland Athletics | 5th | 3rd | 37–39 |
| 1994 | Joe Vavra (1) | Yakima Bears | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | 1st | 49–27 |
| 1995 | Glenn Tufts | Bellingham Giants | San Francisco Giants | 2nd | 1st | 43–33 |
| 1996 | Joe Vavra (2) | Yakima Bears* | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3rd | 1st | 40–36 |
| 1997 | Jim Eppard | Portland Rockies* | Colorado Rockies | 3rd | 1st | 44–32 |
| 1998 | Keith Comstock | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes* | San Francisco Giants | 3rd (tie) | 1st (tie) | 43–33 |
| 1999^ | Kevin Long | Spokane Indians* | Kansas City Royals | 1st | 1st | 44–32 |
| 1999^ | Greg Sparks | Southern Oregon Timberjacks | Oakland Athletics | 5th | 2nd | 38–38 |
| 2000 | Fred Stanley (1) | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | San Francisco Giants | 7th | 3rd | 36–40 |
| 2001 | Fred Stanley (2) | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes* | San Francisco Giants | 2nd | 1st | 51–25 |
| 2002 | Steve McFarland | Boise Hawks* | Chicago Cubs | 1st | 1st | 49–27 |
| 2003 | Darryl Kennedy | Spokane Indians* | Texas Rangers | 1st | 1st | 50–26 |
| 2004 | Tom Beyers | Boise Hawks* | Chicago Cubs | 1st (tie) | 1st | 42–34 |
| 2005 | Steve Decker (1) | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | San Francisco Giants | 2nd | 2nd | 45–31 |
| 2006^ | Doug Dascenzo | Eugene Emeralds | San Diego Padres | 3rd | 2nd | 43–33 |
| 2006^ | Steve Decker (2) | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes* | San Francisco Giants | 1st | 1st | 55–21 |
| 2007^ | Steve Decker (3) | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes* | San Francisco Giants | 1st | 1st | 57–19 |
| 2007^ | Greg Riddoch (2) | Eugene Emeralds | San Diego Padres | 6th | 4th | 34–42 |
| 2008 | Tim Hulett (1) | Spokane Indians* | Texas Rangers | 1st | 1st | 51–25 |
| 2009 | Fred Ocasio (1) | Tri-City Dust Devils | Colorado Rockies | 2nd | 1st | 47–29 |
| 2010 | Tim Hulett (2) | Spokane Indians | Texas Rangers | 2nd | 1st | 43–33 |
| 2011 | Fred Ocasio (2) | Tri-City Dust Devils | Colorado Rockies | 2nd | 1st | 44–32 |
| 2012 | Clayton McCullough | Vancouver Canadians* | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd | 2nd | 46–30 |
| 2013 | Rob Mummau (1) | Everett AquaSox | Seattle Mariners | 2nd | 1st | 44–32 |
| 2014 | J. R. House | Hillsboro Hops* | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1st | 1st | 48–28 |
| 2015 | Rob Mummau (2) | Everett AquaSox | Seattle Mariners | 2nd (tie) | 1st (tie) | 42–34 |
| 2016 | Jesús Feliciano | Eugene Emeralds* | Chicago Cubs | 1st | 1st | 54–22 |
| 2017 | Rich Miller | Vancouver Canadians* | Toronto Blue Jays | 1st | 1st | 43–33 |
| 2018 | Shawn Roof | Hillsboro Hops | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1st | 1st | 51–25 |
| 2019 | Kenny Hook | Spokane Indians | Texas Rangers | 3rd | 1st | 45–31 |
| 2020 | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) | None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) |
| 2021 | Dennis Pelfrey | Eugene Emeralds* | San Francisco Giants | 1st | — | 69–50 |
| 2022 | Carlos Valderrama | Eugene Emeralds* | San Francisco Giants | 1st | — | 81–48 |
| 2023 | Ryan Scott | Everett AquaSox | Seattle Mariners | 2nd | — | 74–58 |
| 2024 | Brent Lavallee | Vancouver Canadians | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd (tie) | — | 68–61 |

## Wins by team

Active Northwest League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Eugene Emeralds | 10 | 1957, 1967, 1975, 1985, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
| Spokane Indians | 8 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2019 |
| Lewiston Broncs (Lewis-Clark Broncs) | 7 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1972 |
| Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | 6 | 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Tri-City Padres (Tri-City Atoms) | 4 | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971 |
| Boise Hawks | 3 | 1992, 2002, 2004 |
| Everett AquaSox | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2023 |
| Salem Dodgers (Salem Angels/Senators) | 3 | 1956, 1964, 1982 |
| Southern Oregon Timberjacks (Southern Oregon A's) | 3 | 1988, 1993, 1999 |
| Vancouver Canadians | 3 | 2012, 2017, 2024 |
| Bellingham Mariners | 2 | 1980, 1986 |
| Hillsboro Hops | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
| Medford A's | 2 | 1981, 1983 |
| Tri-City Dust Devils | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
| Walla Walla Padres | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| Yakima Bears | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Bellingham Giants | 1 | 1995 |
| Central Oregon Phillies | 1 | 1979 |
| Grays Harbor Loggers | 1 | 1978 |
| Portland Rockies | 1 | 1997 |
| Rogue Valley Dodgers | 1 | 1969 |
| Tri-Cities Triplets | 1 | 1984 |
| Wenatchee Chiefs | 1 | 1959 |

## Wins by organization

Active Northwest League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Oakland Athletics (Kansas City Athletics) | 9 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1999 |
| San Francisco Giants | 9 | 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2021, 2022 |
| San Diego Padres | 7 | 1976, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2006, 2007 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1994, 1996 |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 | 1980, 1986, 2013, 2015, 2023 |
| Texas Rangers | 5 | 1984, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2019 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 2002, 2004, 2016 |
| Colorado Rockies | 3 | 1997, 2009, 2011 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 1985, 1991, 1999 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | 2012, 2017, 2024 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 1965, 1972 |
| Los Angeles Angels (California Angels) | 2 | 1982, 1992 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1967, 1979 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 1975 |