# Texas League Manager of the Year Award

The Texas League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Texas 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 1888, the award was not created until 1955. The Texas League suspended operations during World War II from 1943 to 1945. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A Central in 2021 before reverting to the Texas League name in 2022.
The only manager to win the award on three occasions is Jackie Moore, who won in 2000, 2001, and 2004. Four others have each won twice: Red Davis, Andy Gilbert, Tim Ireland, and Phillip Wellman. Davis (1955 and 1956) and Moore (2000 and 2001) won the award in consecutive years.
Eight managers from the El Paso Diablos have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the San Antonio Missions (6); the Arkansas Travelers and Midland RockHounds (5); the Amarillo Gold Sox, Corpus Christi Hooks, Frisco RoughRiders, Jackson Generals, and Tulsa Drillers (4); the Dallas Eagles and Round Rock Express (3); the Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs, Shreveport Captains, and Wichita Wranglers (2); and the Albuquerque Dodgers, Alexandria Aces, Amarillo Sod Poodles, Houston Buffaloes, Lafayette Drillers, Memphis Blues, Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Rio Grande Valley Giants, Springfield Cardinals, Tulsa Oilers, Victoria Rosebuds, and Wichita Wind Surge (1).
Nine managers from the Houston Astros Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers organizations (8); the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (7); the Los Angeles Angels organization (5); the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets organizations (4); the Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics organizations (3); the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, and Minnesota Twins organizations (1).

## 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 |
| 1955 | Red Davis (1) | Dallas Eagles | New York Giants | 1st | — | 93–67 |
| 1956 | Red Davis (2) | Dallas Eagles | New York Giants | 2nd | — | 94–60 |
| 1957 | Salty Parker | Dallas Eagles | New York Giants | 1st | — | 102–52 |
| 1958 | Harry Walker | Houston Buffaloes | St. Louis Cardinals | 2nd | — | 79–74 |
| 1959 | Pete Reiser | Victoria Rosebuds | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | — | 86–60 |
| 1960 | Ray Murray | Rio Grande Valley Giants | San Francisco Giants | 1st | — | 85–59 |
| 1961 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1962 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1963 | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected | None selected |
| 1964 | Grover Resinger | Tulsa Oilers | St. Louis Cardinals | 2nd | — | 79–61 |
| 1965 | Whitey Lockman | Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs | Chicago Cubs | 2nd | 2nd | 80–61 |
| 1966 | Vern Rapp | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 1st | — | 81–59 |
| 1967 | Buddy Hancken | Amarillo Sonics | Houston Astros | 2nd | — | 75–65 |
| 1968 | Chuck Tanner | El Paso Sun Kings* | California Angels | 2nd | 1st | 77–60 |
| 1969^ | Joe Altobelli | Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs | Baltimore Orioles | 2nd | 2nd | 75–58 |
| 1969^ | Roy McMillan | Memphis Blues* | New York Mets | 4th | 1st | 66–65 |
| 1970^ | Del Crandall | Albuquerque Dodgers* | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | 1st | 83–52 |
| 1970^ | Del Rice | El Paso Sun Kings | California Angels | 2nd | 2nd | 77–59 |
| 1971 | Andy Gilbert (1) | Amarillo Giants | San Francisco Giants | 1st | 1st | 88–54 |
| 1972 | Duke Snider | Alexandria Aces | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1st | 84–56 |
| 1973 | Tony Pacheco | San Antonio Brewers | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 82–57 |
| 1974 | Dave Garcia | El Paso Diablos | California Angels | 3rd | 1st | 76–61 |
| 1975 | Dennis Sommers | Lafayette Drillers* | San Francisco Giants | 3rd | 1st | 72–57 |
| 1976 | Bob Miller | Amarillo Gold Sox* | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1st | 81–54 |
| 1977 | Buck Rodgers | El Paso Diablos | California Angels | 1st | 1st | 78–52 |
| 1978 | Jim Saul | Midland Cubs | Chicago Cubs | 5th | 3rd | 70–65 |
| 1979 | Andy Gilbert (2) | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 3rd | 2nd | 73–62 |
| 1980 | Bob Wellman | Jackson Mets | New York Mets | 4th (tie) | 3rd | 74–62 |
| 1981 | Eddie Watt | Amarillo Gold Sox | San Diego Padres | 2nd | 2nd | 77–59 |
| 1982 | Tom Burgess | Tulsa Drillers* | Texas Rangers | 2nd | 1st | 70–66 |
| 1983 | Nick Leyva | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 3rd (tie) | 2nd (tie) | 69–67 |
| 1984 | Sam Perlozzo | Jackson Mets* | New York Mets | 2nd | 1st | 83–53 |
| 1985 | Terry Bevington | El Paso Diablos | Milwaukee Brewers | 1st | 1st | 86–50 |
| 1986 | Wendell Kim | Shreveport Captains | San Francisco Giants | 2nd | 1st | 80–56 |
| 1987 | Duffy Dyer | El Paso Diablos | Milwaukee Brewers | 2nd | 1st | 75–59 |
| 1988 | Jim Skaalen | Tulsa Drillers* | Texas Rangers | 4th | 2nd | 71–65 |
| 1989 | Gaylen Pitts | Arkansas Travelers* | St. Louis Cardinals | 1st | 1st | 79–56 |
| 1990 | Clint Hurdle | Jackson Mets | New York Mets | 3rd | 1st | 73–62 |
| 1991 | Don Long | Midland Angels | California Angels | 5th | 3rd | 67–68 |
| 1992 | Bobby Jones | Tulsa Drillers | Texas Rangers | 1st (tie) | 1st (tie) | 77–59 |
| 1993 | Sal Butera | Jackson Generals* | Houston Astros | 2nd | 1st | 73–62 |
| 1994 | Tim Ireland (1) | El Paso Diablos* | Milwaukee Brewers | 1st | 1st | 88–48 |
| 1995 | Ron Johnson | Wichita Wranglers | Kansas City Royals | 2nd | 1st | 72–64 |
| 1996 | Dave Machemer | El Paso Diablos | Milwaukee Brewers | 1st | 1st | 76–63 |
| 1997 | Ron Roenicke | San Antonio Missions* | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1st | 1st | 84–55 |
| 1998 | Chris Maloney | Arkansas Travelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 1st | 1st | 80–60 |
| 1999 | John Mizerock | Wichita Wranglers* | Kansas City Royals | 1st | 1st | 83–57 |
| 2000 | Jackie Moore (1) | Round Rock Express* | Houston Astros | 1st | 1st | 83–57 |
| 2001 | Jackie Moore (2) | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 1st | 1st | 86–54 |
| 2002 | Tim Ireland (2) | Tulsa Drillers | Texas Rangers | 5th | 2nd | 72–67 |
| 2003 | Dave Brundage | San Antonio Missions* | Seattle Mariners | 1st | 1st | 80–51 |
| 2004 | Jackie Moore (3) | Round Rock Express | Houston Astros | 1st | 1st | 86–54 |
| 2005 | Von Hayes | Midland RockHounds* | Oakland Athletics | 1st | 1st | 78–62 |
| 2006 | Dave Clark | Corpus Christi Hooks* | Houston Astros | 3rd | 2nd | 76–63 |
| 2007 | Dave Anderson | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas Rangers | 1st | 1st | 85–55 |
| 2008 | Scott Little | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas Rangers | 1st | 1st | 84–56 |
| 2009 | Darren Bush | Midland RockHounds* | Oakland Athletics | 1st | 1st | 78–62 |
| 2010 | Brian Poldberg | Northwest Arkansas Naturals* | Kansas City Royals | 1st | 1st | 86–54 |
| 2011 | Doug Dascenzo | San Antonio Missions* | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1st | 94–46 |
| 2012 | Keith Bodie | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 1st | 1st | 81–59 |
| 2013 | Rich Dauer | San Antonio Missions* | San Diego Padres | 2nd | 2nd | 78–61 |
| 2014 | Jason Wood | Frisco RoughRiders | Texas Rangers | 1st | 1st | 80–59 |
| 2015 | Rodney Linares | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 1st | 1st | 89–51 |
| 2016 | Ryan Christenson | Midland RockHounds* | Oakland Athletics | 2nd | 2nd | 78–62 |
| 2017 | Phillip Wellman (1) | San Antonio Missions | San Diego Padres | 1st | 1st | 78–62 |
| 2018 | Omar López | Corpus Christi Hooks | Houston Astros | 1st | 1st | 82–56 |
| 2019 | Phillip Wellman (2) | Amarillo Sod Poodles* | San Diego Padres | 4th | 2nd | 72–66 |
| 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 | Ramon Borrego | Wichita Wind Surge | Minnesota Twins | 1st | 1st | 69–51 |
| 2022 | Jared Goedert | Frisco RoughRiders* | Texas Rangers | 2nd | 1st | 74–63 |
| 2023 | Mike Freeman | Arkansas Travelers | Seattle Mariners | 2nd | 1st | 73–65 |
| 2024 | Jose Leger | Springfield Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals | 4th | 2nd | 79–59 |

## Wins by team

Active Texas League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| El Paso Diablos (El Paso Sun Kings) | 8 | 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996 |
| San Antonio Missions (San Antonio Brewers) | 6 | 1973, 1997, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
| Arkansas Travelers | 5 | 1966, 1983, 1989, 1998, 2023 |
| Midland RockHounds (Midland Cubs/Angels) | 5 | 1978, 1991, 2005, 2009, 2016 |
| Amarillo Gold Sox (Amarillo Sonics/Giants) | 4 | 1967, 1971, 1976, 1981 |
| Corpus Christi Hooks | 4 | 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018 |
| Frisco RoughRiders | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2014, 2022 |
| Jackson Generals (Jackson Mets) | 4 | 1980, 1984, 1990, 1993 |
| Tulsa Drillers | 4 | 1982, 1988, 1992, 2002 |
| Dallas Eagles | 3 | 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| Round Rock Express | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2004 |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs | 2 | 1965, 1969 |
| Shreveport Captains | 2 | 1979, 1986 |
| Wichita Wranglers | 2 | 1995, 1999 |
| Albuquerque Dodgers | 1 | 1970 |
| Alexandria Aces | 1 | 1972 |
| Amarillo Sod Poodles | 1 | 2019 |
| Houston Buffaloes | 1 | 1958 |
| Lafayette Drillers | 1 | 1975 |
| Memphis Blues | 1 | 1969 |
| Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 1 | 2010 |
| Rio Grande Valley Giants | 1 | 1960 |
| Springfield Cardinals | 1 | 2024 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 1 | 1964 |
| Victoria Rosebuds | 1 | 1959 |
| Wichita Wind Surge | 1 | 2021 |

## Wins by organization

Active Texas League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Houston Astros | 9 | 1967, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018 |
| San Francisco Giants (New York Giants) | 8 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1986 |
| Texas Rangers | 8 | 1982, 1988, 1992, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2022 |
| San Diego Padres | 7 | 1972, 1976, 1981, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 1958, 1964, 1966, 1983, 1989, 1998, 2024 |
| Los Angeles Angels (California Angels) | 5 | 1968, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1991 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4 | 1985, 1987, 1994, 1996 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 1969, 1980, 1984, 1990 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | 1995, 1999, 2010 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 1959, 1970, 1997 |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 | 2005, 2009, 2016 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 1965, 1978 |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | 2003, 2023 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 1969 |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 1 | 1973 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 2021 |