# Eastern League Manager of the Year Award

The Eastern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Eastern 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 1938, the award was not created until 1962. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021 before reverting to the Eastern League name in 2022.
Four managers have won the award twice: Bill Dancy, Brad Komminsk, Matt Walbeck, and Dusty Wathan. Wathan won the award in consecutive years (2015 and 2016).
Eight managers from the Reading Fightin Phils have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Akron RubberDucks (5); the Harrisburg Senators (4); the Albany-Colonie Yankees, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Trenton Thunder, and West Haven Yankees (3); the Chesapeake Baysox, Elmira Pioneers, Erie SeaWolves, Glens Falls Tigers, Pittsfield Red Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, and Trois-Rivières Aigles (2); and the Altoona Curve, Binghamton Triplets, Bristol Red Sox, Charleston Indians, Hartford Yard Goats, Holyoke Millers, London Tigers, Lynn Sailors, New Britain Rock Cats, New Haven Ravens, Québec Carnavals, Somerset Patriots, Vermont Mariners, Waterbury Giants, Waterbury Pirates, Williamsport Grays, and York Pirates (1).
Nine managers from the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the award, more than any others, followed the Cleveland Guardians organization (6); the Boston Red Sox organization (5); the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals organizations (4); the Detroit Tigers organization (4); the New York Mets organization (3); the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners organizations (2); and the Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, and San Francisco Giants 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 |
| 1962 | Frank Lucchesi | Williamsport Grays | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | — | 83–57 |
| 1963 | Johnny Lipon | Charleston Indians$^*$ | Cleveland Indians | 1st | — | 83–57 |
| 1964 | Earl Weaver | Elmira Pioneers$^*$ | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | — | 82–58 |
| 1965 | Eddie Popowski | Pittsfield Red Sox$^*$ | Boston Red Sox | 1st | — | 85–55 |
| 1966 | Darrell Johnson | Elmira Pioneers$^*$ | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | — | 88–51 |
| 1967 | Jack Reed | Binghamton Triplets$^*$ | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 82–58 |
| 1968 | Billy Gardner | Pittsfield Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1st | — | 84–55 |
| 1969 | Joe Morgan | York Pirates$^*$ | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1st | — | 89–50 |
| 1970 | Red Davis | Waterbury Pirates$^*$ | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1st | — | 79–62 |
| 1971 | Jim Snyder | Trois-Rivières Aigles | Cincinnati Reds | 1st | 1st | 78–59 |
| 1972 | Karl Kuehl | Québec Carnavals | Montreal Expos | 4th | 3rd | 75–64 |
| 1973 | Doc Edwards | West Haven Yankees | New York Yankees | 4th | 2nd | 72–66 |
| 1974 | Stan Williams | Bristol Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1st | 1st | 74–61 |
| 1975 | Bob Wellman | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | — | 84–53 |
| 1976 | Roy Majtyka | Trois-Rivières Aigles | Cincinnati Reds | 1st | 1st | 83–55 |
| 1977$^^$ | Mike Ferraro | West Haven Yankees$^*$ | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 86–52 |
| 1977$^^$ | Andy Gilbert | Waterbury Giants | San Francisco Giants | 3rd | 2nd | 77–63 |
| 1978 | Lee Elia | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 2nd | — | 79–57 |
| 1979 | Stump Merrill | West Haven Yankees$^*$ | New York Yankees | 1st | — | 83–56 |
| 1980 | Lee Sigman | Holyoke Millers$^*$ | Milwaukee Brewers | 2nd (tie) | 1st | 78–61 |
| 1981 | Jim Mahoney | Glens Falls White Sox | Chicago White Sox | 1st | 1st | 83–52 |
| 1982 | Mickey Bowers | Lynn Sailors | Seattle Mariners | 2nd | 1st | 82–57 |
| 1983 | Bill Dancy (1) | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | — | 96–44 |
| 1984 | Keith Lieppman | Albany-Colonie A's | Oakland Athletics | 1st | — | 81–57 |
| 1985 | Barry Foote | Albany-Colonie Yankees | New York Yankees | 1st | — | 82–57 |
| 1986 | Bob Schaefer | Glens Falls Tigers | Detroit Tigers | 4th | — | 67–71 |
| 1987 | Dave Trembley | Harrisburg Senators$^*$ | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2nd | — | 77–63 |
| 1988 | Rich Morales | Vermont Mariners | Seattle Mariners | 2nd | — | 79–60 |
| 1989 | Buck Showalter | Albany-Colonie Yankees$^*$ | New York Yankees | 1st | — | 92–48 |
| 1990 | Chris Chambliss | London Tigers$^*$ | Detroit Tigers | 2nd | — | 76–63 |
| 1991 | Mike Quade | Harrisburg Senators | Montreal Expos | 1st | — | 87–53 |
| 1992 | Steve Swisher | Binghamton Mets$^*$ | New York Mets | 2nd | — | 79–59 |
| 1993 | Jim Tracy | Harrisburg Senators$^*$ | Montreal Expos | 1st | — | 94–44 |
| 1994 | Dave Jauss | Harrisburg Senators | Montreal Expos | 1st | 1st | 88–51 |
| 1995 | Bill Dancy (2) | Reading Phillies$^*$ | Philadelphia Phillies | 3rd (tie) | 1st (tie) | 73–69 |
| 1996 | Carlos Tosca | Portland Sea Dogs | Florida Marlins | 2nd | 1st | 83–58 |
| 1997 | Al LeBoeuf | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 4th | 3rd | 74–68 |
| 1998 | John Gibbons | Binghamton Mets | New York Mets | 2nd | 2nd | 82–60 |
| 1999 | DeMarlo Hale | Trenton Thunder | Boston Red Sox | 1st | 1st | 92–50 |
| 2000 | Gary Varsho | Reading Phillies | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 85–57 |
| 2001 | Stan Cliburn | New Britain Rock Cats$^*$ | Minnesota Twins | 1st | 1st | 87–55 |
| 2002 | Brad Komminsk (1) | Akron Aeros | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 93–48 |
| 2003 | Marty Pevey | New Haven Ravens | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd | 1st | 79–63 |
| 2004 | Mike Basso | New Hampshire Fisher Cats$^*$ | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd | 1st | 84–57 |
| 2005 | Torey Lovullo | Akron Aeros$^*$ | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 84–58 |
| 2006 | Tim Bogar | Akron Aeros | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 87–55 |
| 2007 | Matt Walbeck (1) | Erie SeaWolves | Detroit Tigers | 1st | 1st | 81–59 |
| 2008 | Brad Komminsk (2) | Bowie Baysox | Baltimore Orioles | 2nd | 1st | 84–58 |
| 2009 | Mike Sarbaugh | Akron Aeros$^*$ | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 89–53 |
| 2010 | Matt Walbeck (2) | Altoona Curve$^*$ | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2nd | 1st | 82–60 |
| 2011 | Sal Fasano | New Hampshire Fisher Cats$^*$ | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd | 1st | 77–65 |
| 2012 | Tony Franklin | Trenton Thunder | New York Yankees | 2nd | 1st | 79–63 |
| 2013 | Pedro Lopez | Binghamton Mets | New York Mets | 1st | 1st | 86–55 |
| 2014 | Billy McMillon | Portland Sea Dogs | Boston Red Sox | 1st | 1st | 88–54 |
| 2015 | Dusty Wathan (1) | Reading Fightin Phils | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 80–61 |
| 2016 | Dusty Wathan (2) | Reading Fightin Phils | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 89–52 |
| 2017 | Bobby Mitchell | Trenton Thunder | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 92–48 |
| 2018 | John Schneider | New Hampshire Fisher Cats$^*$ | Toronto Blue Jays | 4th | 2nd | 76–62 |
| 2019 | Buck Britton | Bowie Baysox | Baltimore Orioles | 5th | 3rd | 76–64 |
| 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 | Rouglas Odor | Akron RubberDucks$^*$ | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 73–46 |
| 2022 | Dan Fiorito | Somerset Patriots$^*$ | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 83–53 |
| 2023 | Gabe Alvarez | Erie SeaWolves$^*$ | Detroit Tigers | 3rd | 1st | 75–62 |
| 2024 | Bobby Meacham | Hartford Yard Goats | Colorado Rockies | 4th | 2nd | 76–60 |

## Wins by team

Active Eastern League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Reading Fightin Phils (Reading Phillies) | 8 | 1975, 1978, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2016 |
| Akron RubberDucks (Akron Aeros) | 5 | 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021 |
| Harrisburg Senators | 4 | 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| Albany-Colonie Yankees (Albany-Colonie A's) | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1989 |
| Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Binghamton Mets) | 3 | 1992, 1998, 2013 |
| New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 3 | 2004, 2011, 2018 |
| Trenton Thunder | 3 | 1999, 2012, 2017 |
| West Haven Yankees | 3 | 1973, 1977, 1979 |
| Chesapeake Baysox (Bowie Baysox) | 2 | 2008, 2019 |
| Elmira Pioneers | 2 | 1964, 1966 |
| Erie SeaWolves | 2 | 2007, 2023 |
| Glens Falls Tigers (Glens Falls White Sox) | 2 | 1981, 1986 |
| Pittsfield Red Sox | 2 | 1965, 1968 |
| Portland Sea Dogs | 2 | 1996, 2014 |
| Trois-Rivières Aigles | 2 | 1971, 1976 |
| Altoona Curve | 1 | 2010 |
| Binghamton Triplets | 1 | 1967 |
| Bristol Red Sox | 1 | 1974 |
| Charleston Indians | 1 | 1963 |
| Hartford Yard Goats | 1 | 2024 |
| Holyoke Millers | 1 | 1980 |
| London Tigers | 1 | 1990 |
| Lynn Sailors | 1 | 1982 |
| New Britain Rock Cats | 1 | 2001 |
| New Haven Ravens | 1 | 2003 |
| Québec Carnavals | 1 | 1972 |
| Somerset Patriots | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermont Mariners | 1 | 1988 |
| Waterbury Giants | 1 | 1977 |
| Waterbury Pirates | 1 | 1970 |
| Williamsport Grays | 1 | 1962 |
| York Pirates | 1 | 1969 |

## Wins by organization

Active Eastern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| New York Yankees | 9 | 1967, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2012, 2017, 2022 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 1962, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2015, 2016 |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 6 | 1963, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2021 |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | 1965, 1968, 1974, 1999, 2014 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1964, 1966, 2008, 2019 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 | 1986, 1990, 2007, 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 1969, 1970, 1987, 2010 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 2003, 2004, 2011, 2018 |
| Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) | 4 | 1972, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| New York Mets | 3 | 1992, 1998, 2013 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1971, 1976 |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 | 1982, 1988 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 1981 |
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami Marlins (Florida Marlins) | 1 | 1996 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 1980 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 | 2001 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 1984 |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1977 |