# International League Manager of the Year Award

The International League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's International League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, members of the media, coaches, and other representatives from the league's clubs have previously voted as well. Though the circuit was founded in 1884, it did not become known as the International League on a consistent basis until 1912. The first Manager of the Year Award was not issued until 1967. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Triple-A East in 2021 before reverting to the International League name in 2022.
The only managers to win the award on three occasions are Joe Altobelli, who won in 1971, 1976, and 1980, and Rick Sweet, the winner in 2008, 2009, and 2022. Seven others have each won twice: Buddy Bailey, Eddie Haas, Dave Miley, Charlie Montoyo, Joe Morgan, Al Pedrique, and Jack Tighe. Tighe (1967 and 1968), Altobelli (1976 and 1977), Haas (1981 and 1982), Pedrique (2016 and 2017), and Sweet (2008 and 2009) won the award in consecutive years.
Seven managers from the Pawtucket Red Sox and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have each been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other teams in the league, followed by the Norfolk Tides and Rochester Red Wings (6); the Syracuse Mets (5); the Buffalo Bisons (4); the Charleston Charlies, Durham Bulls, Richmond Braves, and Toledo Mud Hens (3); the Columbus Clippers and Louisville Bats (2); and the Charlotte Knights, Gwinnett Stripers, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Memphis Blues, Nashville Sounds, Omaha Storm Chasers, and Ottawa Lynx (1).
Eight managers from the Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Boston Red Sox organization (7); the New York Yankees organization (6); Cleveland Guardians and Philadelphia Phillies organizations (5); the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (4); the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington Nationals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds organization (2); and the Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Pittsburgh Pirates 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 |
| 1967 | Jack Tighe (1) | Toledo Mud Hens* | Detroit Tigers | 3rd | — | 73–66 |
| 1968 | Jack Tighe (2) | Toledo Mud Hens | Detroit Tigers | 1st | — | 83–64 |
| 1969 | Clyde McCullough | Tidewater Tides | New York Mets | 1st | — | 76–59 |
| 1970 | Frank Verdi | Syracuse Chiefs* | New York Yankees | 1st | — | 84–56 |
| 1971 | Joe Altobelli (1) | Rochester Red Wings* | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | — | 86–54 |
| 1972 | Hank Bauer | Tidewater Tides* | New York Mets | 3rd | — | 78–65 |
| 1973 | Joe Morgan (1) | Charleston Charlies | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1st | 1st | 85–60 |
| 1974 | Karl Kuehl | Memphis Blues | Montreal Expos | 1st | 1st | 87–55 |
| 1975 | Joe Frazier | Tidewater Tides* | New York Mets | 1st | — | 86–55 |
| 1976 | Joe Altobelli (2) | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | — | 88–50 |
| 1977 | Joe Morgan (2) | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1st | — | 80–60 |
| 1978 | Jim Beauchamp | Charleston Charlies | Houston Astros | 1st | — | 85–55 |
| 1979 | Vern Benson | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd | — | 77–63 |
| 1980 | Joe Altobelli (3) | Columbus Clippers* | New York Yankees | 1st | — | 83–57 |
| 1981 | Eddie Haas (1) | Richmond Braves | Atlanta Braves | 2nd | — | 83–56 |
| 1982 | Eddie Haas (2) | Richmond Braves | Atlanta Braves | 1st | — | 82–57 |
| 1983 | Doc Edwards | Charleston Charlies | Cleveland Indians | 3rd | — | 74–66 |
| 1984 | Tony Torchia | Pawtucket Red Sox* | Boston Red Sox | 4th | — | 75–65 |
| 1985 | Doug Ault | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 1st | — | 79–61 |
| 1986 | John Hart | Rochester Red Wings | Baltimore Orioles | 2nd | — | 75–63 |
| 1987 | Ed Nottle | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 4th | — | 73–67 |
| 1988 | Johnny Oates | Rochester Red Wings* | Baltimore Orioles | 1st (tie) | 1st | 77–64 |
| 1989 | Bob Bailor | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 1st | 1st | 83–62 |
| 1990 | Greg Biagini | Rochester Red Wings* | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | 1st | 89–56 |
| 1991 | Butch Hobson | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 2nd | 1st | 79–64 |
| 1992 | Lee Elia | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Philadelphia Phillies | 2nd | 1st | 84–58 |
| 1993 | Mike Quade | Ottawa Lynx | Montreal Expos | 5th | 2nd | 73–69 |
| 1994 | Grady Little | Richmond Braves* | Atlanta Braves | 1st | 1st | 80–61 |
| 1995 | Toby Harrah | Norfolk Tides | New York Mets | 1st | 1st | 86–56 |
| 1996 | Buddy Bailey (1) | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 3rd | 1st | 78–64 |
| 1997 | Marv Foley | Rochester Red Wings* | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | 1st | 83–58 |
| 1998 | Ken Macha | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 4th | 3rd | 77–64 |
| 1999 | Tom Spencer | Charlotte Knights* | Chicago White Sox | 3rd | 2nd | 82–62 |
| 2000 | Joel Skinner | Buffalo Bisons | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 86–59 |
| 2001 | Eric Wedge | Buffalo Bisons | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 91–51 |
| 2002 | Marc Bombard | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 91–53 |
| 2003 | Buddy Bailey (2) | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 1st | 1st | 83–61 |
| 2004 | Marty Brown | Buffalo Bisons* | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 83–61 |
| 2005 | Larry Parrish | Toledo Mud Hens* | Detroit Tigers | 1st | 1st | 89–55 |
| 2006 | John Russell | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 84–58 |
| 2007 | Dave Miley (1) | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 84–59 |
| 2008 | Rick Sweet (1) | Louisville Bats | Cincinnati Reds | 1st (tie) | 1st | 88–56 |
| 2009 | Rick Sweet (2) | Louisville Bats | Cincinnati Reds | 1st | 1st | 84–58 |
| 2010 | Charlie Montoyo (1) | Durham Bulls | Tampa Bay Rays | 1st | 1st | 88–55 |
| 2011 | Mike Sarbaugh | Columbus Clippers* | Cleveland Indians | 1st | 1st | 88–56 |
| 2012 | Dave Miley (2) | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | New York Yankees | 2nd | 1st | 84–60 |
| 2013 | Charlie Montoyo (2) | Durham Bulls* | Tampa Bay Rays | 1st | 1st | 87–57 |
| 2014 | Billy Gardner Jr. | Syracuse Chiefs | Washington Nationals | 1st | 1st | 81–62 |
| 2015 | Ron Johnson | Norfolk Tides | Baltimore Orioles | 4th | 1st | 78–66 |
| 2016 | Al Pedrique (1) | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders* | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 91–52 |
| 2017 | Al Pedrique (2) | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | New York Yankees | 1st | 1st | 86–55 |
| 2018 | Gary Jones | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Philadelphia Phillies | 1st | 1st | 84–56 |
| 2019 | Damon Berryhill | Gwinnett Stripers | Atlanta Braves | 2nd | 1st | 80–59 |
| 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^ | Casey Candaele | Buffalo Bisons | Toronto Blue Jays | 2nd | 1st | 79–47 |
| 2021^ | Brady Williams | Durham Bulls* | Tampa Bay Rays | 1st | 1st | 86–44 |
| 2022 | Rick Sweet (3) | Nashville Sounds | Milwaukee Brewers | 1st | 1st | 91–58 |
| 2023 | Buck Britton | Norfolk Tides* | Baltimore Orioles | 1st | 1st | 90–59 |
| 2024 | Mike Jirschele | Omaha Storm Chasers* | Kansas City Royals | 1st | 1st | 89–59 |

## Wins by team

Active International League teams appear in bold.
| Team | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Pawtucket Red Sox | 7 | 1977, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2003 |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons/Yankees) | 7 | 1992, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
| Norfolk Tides (Tidewater Tides) | 6 | 1969, 1972, 1975, 1995, 2015, 2023 |
| Rochester Red Wings | 6 | 1971, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1997 |
| Syracuse Mets (Syracuse Chiefs) | 5 | 1970, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2014 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 2000, 2001, 2004, 2021 |
| Charleston Charlies | 3 | 1973, 1978, 1983 |
| Durham Bulls | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2021 |
| Richmond Braves | 3 | 1981, 1982, 1994 |
| Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 1967, 1968, 2005 |
| Columbus Clippers | 2 | 1980, 2011 |
| Louisville Bats | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Charlotte Knights | 1 | 1999 |
| Gwinnett Stripers | 1 | 2019 |
| Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 1 | 2018 |
| Memphis Blues | 1 | 1974 |
| Nashville Sounds | 1 | 2022 |
| Omaha Storm Chasers | 1 | 2024 |
| Ottawa Lynx | 1 | 1993 |

## Wins by organization

Active International League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.
| Organization | Award(s) | Year(s) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 1971, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2015, 2023 |
| Boston Red Sox | 7 | 1977, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2003 |
| New York Yankees | 6 | 1970, 1980, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017 |
| Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians) | 5 | 1983, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2011 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | 1992, 2002, 2006, 2018, 1973 |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | 1981, 1982, 1994, 2019 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 1969, 1972, 1975, 1995 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 | 1979, 1985, 1989, 2021 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 1967. 1968, 2005 |
| Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) | 3 | 1974, 1993, 2014 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 2010, 2013, 2021 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 1999 |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 1978 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 2024 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 2022 |