Southern League Manager of the Year Award

The Southern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Southern League (SL) based on their team's regular season performance. The award was created in 1972,[1] eight years after the league was established in 1964.[2] The only managers with more than one win are Andy Green and John Shoemaker, each with two awards. Green won in consecutive years (2013 and 2014).

Southern League
Manager of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueSouthern League
Given forBest regular season manager in the Southern League
CountryUnited States
Presented bySouthern League
History
First award1972
Most wins
Most recentMorgan Ensberg (2019)

Seven managers from the Jacksonville Suns/Expos have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Birmingham Barons and Orlando Twins/Sun Rays/Cubs (5); the Chattanooga Lookouts, Greenville Braves, Huntsville Stars, Knoxville Sox/Blue Jays/Tennessee Smokies, and Mobile BayBears (4); the Columbus Astros and West Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson Generals (3); the Biloxi Shuckers and Montgomery Biscuits (2); and the Mississippi Braves, Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Sounds, and Savannah Braves (1).

Six managers each from the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the Manager of the Year Award, more than any others, followed by the Minnesota Twins organization (5); the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers organizations (4); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, and Oakland Athletics organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (2); and the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Key
Finish 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[3]

Winners
Stump Merrill's 1980 Nashville Sounds were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.[4]
Ron Gardenhire, the 1990 recipient, went on to win the American League Manager of the Year Award in 2010.[5]
Terry Francona, the 1993 winner, managed the Birmingham Barons to the SL title and went on to win two American League Manager of the Year Awards.[6]
Daren Brown, the 2016 winner, led his Jackson Generals to win the SL championship.
Year Winner Team Organization Division Finish Record Refs.
1972 Joe Sparks Knoxville Sox Chicago White Sox West 2nd 76–64 [7][8]
1973 Billy Gardner Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals East 1st 76–60 [9][10]
1974 Jim Napier Knoxville Sox* Chicago White Sox West 1st 72–63 [11][12]
1975 Dick Phillips Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins East 1st 81–57 [13][14]
1976 Rene Lachemann Chattanooga Lookouts Oakland Athletics West 2nd 70–68 [15][16]
1977 Ed Brinkman Montgomery Rebels* Detroit Tigers West 1st 86–51 [17][18]
1978 Bobby Dews Savannah Braves Atlanta Braves East 3rd 72–72 [19][20]
1979 Jimmy Johnson Columbus Astros Houston Astros East 1st 84–59 [21][22]
1980 Stump Merrill Nashville Sounds New York Yankees West 1st 97–46 [23][24]
1981 Tom Kelly Orlando Twins* Minnesota Twins East 1st 76–63 [25][26]
1982 Gene Lamont Jacksonville Suns Kansas City Royals East 1st 83–61 [27][28]
1983 Roy Majtyka Birmingham Barons* Detroit Tigers West 1st 91–54 [29][30]
1984^ Charlie Manuel Orlando Twins Minnesota Twins East 2nd 79–65 [31][32]
1984^ Rick Renick Jacksonville Suns Montreal Expos East 3rd 76–69 [33][32]
1985^ Carlos Alfonso Columbus Astros Houston Astros East 1st 79–65 [34][35]
1985^ John McLaren Knoxville Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays West 1st 79–64 [36][35]
1986 Gary Tuck Columbus Astros* Houston Astros East 3rd 70–70 [37][38]
1987 Tommy Thompson Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos East 1st 85–59 [39][40]
1988 Buddy Bailey Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves East 1st 87–57 [41][42]
1989 Jeff Newman Huntsville Stars Oakland Athletics West 2nd 82–61 [43][44]
1990^ Ron Gardenhire Orlando Sun Rays Minnesota Twins East 1st 85–59 [45][46]
1990^ Jerry Manuel Jacksonville Expos Montreal Expos East 2nd 84–60 [47][46]
1991 Chris Chambliss Greenville Braves Atlanta Braves East 1st 88–56 [48][49]
1992 Grady Little Greenville Braves* Atlanta Braves East 1st 100–43 [50][51]
1993 Terry Francona Birmingham Barons* Chicago White Sox West 1st 78–64 [52][53]
1994 Gary Jones Huntsville Stars* Oakland Athletics West 1st 81–57 [54][55]
1995 Bruce Kimm Orlando Cubs Chicago Cubs East 2nd 76–67 [56][57]
1996 Mark Berry Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds West 1st 81–59 [58][59]
1997 Randy Ingle Greenville Braves* Atlanta Braves East 2nd 77–66 [60][61]
1998 Mike Ramsey Mobile BayBears* San Diego Padres West 1st 86–54 [62][63]
1999 Dave Trembley West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Chicago Cubs West 1st 84–57 [64][65]
2000 Dave Bialas West Tenn Diamond Jaxx* Chicago Cubs West 1st 80–58 [66][67]
2001 John Shoemaker (1) Jacksonville Suns*[lower-alpha 1] Los Angeles Dodgers East 1st 83–56 [68][69]
2002 Wally Backman Birmingham Barons* Chicago White Sox West 1st 79–61 [70][71]
2003 Frank Kremblas Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers West 1st 75–63 [72][73]
2004 Jayhawk Owens Chattanooga Lookouts Cincinnati Reds East 1st 87–53 [74][75]
2005 Razor Shines Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox South 1st 79–61 [76][77]
2006 John Shoemaker (2) Jacksonville Suns Los Angeles Dodgers South 1st 86–54 [68][78]
2007 Don Money Huntsville Stars Milwaukee Brewers North 1st 75–62 [79][80]
2008 Phillip Wellman Mississippi Braves* Atlanta Braves South 1st 73–66 [81][82]
2009 Ever Magallanes Birmingham Barons Chicago White Sox South 1st 92–47 [83][84]
2010 Bill Dancy Tennessee Smokies Chicago Cubs North 1st 86–53 [85][86]
2011 Turner Ward Mobile BayBears* Arizona Diamondbacks South 1st 84–54 [87][88]
2012 Billy Gardner, Jr. Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays South 1st 74–63 [89][90]
2013 Andy Green (1) Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks South 1st 79–60 [91][92]
2014 Andy Green (2) Mobile BayBears Arizona Diamondbacks South 3rd 79–58 [91][93]
2015 Carlos Subero Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers South 1st 78–59 [94][95]
2016 Daren Brown Jackson Generals* Seattle Mariners North 1st 84–55 [96][97]
2017 Jake Mauer Chattanooga Lookouts* Minnesota Twins North 1st 91–49 [98][99]
2018 Mike Guerrero Biloxi Shuckers Milwaukee Brewers South 1st 81–59 [100][101]
2019 Morgan Ensberg Montgomery Biscuits Tampa Bay Rays North 1st 88–50 [102][103]
2020 None selected (season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) [104]

Wins by team
Team Award(s) Year(s)
Jacksonville Suns/Expos 7 1973, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2006
Birmingham Barons 5 1983, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009
Orlando Twins/Sun Rays/Cubs 1975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1995
Chattanooga Lookouts 4 1976, 1996, 2004, 2017
Greenville Braves 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997
Huntsville Stars 1989, 2003, 2007, 1994
Knoxville Sox/Blue Jays/Tennessee Smokies 1972, 1974, 1985, 2010
Mobile BayBears 1998, 2011, 2013, 2014
Columbus Astros 3 1979, 1985, 1986
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson Generals 1999, 2000, 2016
Biloxi Shuckers 2 2015, 2018
Montgomery Biscuits 2012, 2019
Mississippi Braves 1 2008
Montgomery Rebels 1977
Nashville Sounds 1980
Savannah Braves 1978

Wins by organization
Organization Award(s) Year(s)
Atlanta Braves 6 1978, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2008
Chicago White Sox 1972, 1974, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009
Minnesota Twins 5 1975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2017
Chicago Cubs 4 1995, 1999, 2000, 2010
Milwaukee Brewers 2003, 2007, 2015, 2018
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 2011, 2013, 2014
Houston Astros 1979, 1985, 1986
Montreal Expos 1984, 1987, 1990
Oakland Athletics 1976, 1989, 1994
Cincinnati Reds 2 1996, 2004
Detroit Tigers 1977, 1983
Kansas City Royals 1973, 1982
Los Angeles Dodgers 2001, 2006
Tampa Bay Rays 2012, 2019
New York Yankees 1 1980
San Diego Padres 1998
Seattle Mariners 2016
Toronto Blue Jays 1985

Notes
  1. Jacksonville and the Huntsville Stars were declared co-champions after the playoffs were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.[3]

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General
  • O'Neal, Bill (1994), The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885–1994, Eakin Press, pp. 328–331, ISBN 0890159521
  • "Southern League Award Winners". Southern League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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