List of Cleveland Guardians managers

The Cleveland Guardians are a professional baseball franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio that formed in 1901. They are members of the Central division of Major League Baseball's American League.[1] The current manager of the Guardians is Terry Francona, who replaced Manny Acta after the end of the 2012 season.

The Guardians have had 46 managers in their history. Jimmy McAleer became the first manager of the then Cleveland Blues in 1901, serving for one season. In 1901, McAleer was replaced with Bill Armour. The Guardians made their first playoff appearance under Tris Speaker in 1920. Out of the six managers that have led the Guardians into the postseason, only Speaker and Lou Boudreau have led the Guardians to World Series championships, doing so in 1920 and 1948, respectively. Al López (1954), Mike Hargrove (1995 and 1997) and Terry Francona (2016) have also appeared in World Series with the Guardians. The highest winning percentage of any manager who managed at least one season was Lopez, with a percentage of .617. The lowest percentage was Johnny Lipon's .305 in 1971, although he managed for only 59 games. The lowest percentage of a manager with at least one season with the Guardians was McAleer's .397 in 1901.

Boudreau has managed more regular season games (1389)[2] than any other Guardians manager, closely followed by Francona (1354). Francona is also the winningest manager in Guardians history, with 753 wins as of the 2021 season. Charlie Manuel, Eric Wedge, Speaker, Boudreau, Lopez, Hargrove and Francona are the only managers to have led the Guardians into the playoffs. Speaker, Boudreau, Lopez, Walter Johnson, Joe Gordon, Nap Lajoie and Frank Robinson are the seven members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who are also former managers of this club. Of those seven, Lopez is the only one inducted as a manager.[3][4][5] Wedge became the first Guardians manager to win the Manager of the Year award, in 2007.[6]

Table key
WPct
Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA
Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW
Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PL
Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
WS
World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by this manager
† or ‡
Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager)[7]

Managers

Statistics current through 2021 season.

#[a]ManagerSeasonsWinsLossesWPctPAPWPLWSRef(s)
1Jimmy McAleer19015482.397————[8]
2Bill Armour1902–1904232195.543————[9]
3Nap Lajoie†1905–1909397330.550————[10]
4Bill Bradley19092021.488————[11]
5Deacon McGuire1909–191191117.438————[12]
6George Stovall19117462.544————[13]
7Harry Davis19125471.432————[14]
8Joe Birmingham1912–1915170191.471————[15]
9Lee Fohl1915–1919327310.513————[16]
10Tris Speaker†1919–1926617520.5431521[17][18]
11Jack McCallister19276687.431————[19]
12Roger Peckinpaugh1928–1933415402.508————[20]
13Bibb Falk1933101.000————[21]
14Walter Johnson†1933–1935180168.516————[22]
15Steve O'Neill1935–1937199168.542————[23]
16Ossie Vitt1938–1940262198.570————[24]
—Roger Peckinpaugh19417579.487————[20]
17Lou Boudreau†1942–1950728649.5291421[25][26]
18Al López‡1951–1956570354.6171—4—[27][28]
19Kerby Farrell19577677.497————[29]
20Bobby Bragan19583136.463————[30]
21Joe Gordon†1958–1960184161.549————[31]
22Jo-Jo White1960101.000————[32]
23Jimmy Dykes1960–1961103115.472————[33]
24Mel Harder1961101.000————[34]
25Mel McGaha19628082.488————[35]
—Mel Harder1962201.000————[34]
26Birdie Tebbetts19637983.488————[36]
27George Strickland19643339.458————[37]
—Birdie Tebbetts1964–1966199176.531————[36]
—George Strickland19661524.385————[37]
28Joe Adcock19677587.463————[38]
29Alvin Dark1968–1971266321.453————[39]
30Johnny Lipon19711841.305————[40]
31Ken Aspromonte1972–1974220260.458————[41]
32Frank Robinson†1975–1977186189.496————[42]
33Jeff Torborg1977–1979157201.439————[43]
34Dave Garcia1979–1982247244.503————[44]
35Mike Ferraro19834060.400————[45]
36Pat Corrales1983–1987280355.441————[46]
37Doc Edwards1987–1989173207.455————[47]
38John Hart1989811.421————[48]
39John McNamara1990–1991102137.427————[49]
40Mike Hargrove1991–1999721591.55052725—[50]
41Charlie Manuel2000–2002220190.537123—[51][52]
42Joel Skinner20023541.461————[53]
43Eric Wedge2003–2009561573.495165—[54][55]
44Manny Acta2010–2012214266.446————[56]
45Sandy Alomar, Jr.201233.500————[57]
46Terry Francona[58]2013–present753601.55641211—[59]
Totals95929144.5121456522

See also

Notes
  • A A running total of the number of managers of the Guardians. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted only once.

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  58. Francona managed only 14 games during the 60-game 2020 season due to health issues. He is credited with the 28 wins and 18 losses of acting manager Sandy Alomar, Jr. Francona stepped aside for health reasons during the 2021 season after managing 99 games. He is credited with the 30 wins and 33 losses of acting manager DeMarlo Hale.
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