Cleveland Indians Managers (1915 - 2008) by Baseball Almanac

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Cleveland Indians Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Cleveland Indians organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager." - Cleveland Indians Manager (1975-1977) Frank Robinson

Year

Uniform #

Manager(s)

Wins

Losses

WP

Finish

GB

Roster

n/a

12

16

.429

7^th

44½

n/a

45

79

.363

n/a

77

77

.500

6^th

14

n/a

88

66

.571

3^rd

12

n/a

73

54

.575

2^nd

2½

n/a

44

34

.564

2^nd

3½

n/a

40

21

.656

n/a

98

56

.636

1^st

+2

n/a

94

60

.610

2^nd

4½

n/a

78

76

.507

4^th

16

n/a

82

71

.536

3^rd

16½

n/a

67

86

.438

6^th

24½

n/a

70

84

.455

6^th

27½

n/a

88

66

.571

2^nd

3

n/a

Jack McAllister

66

87

.431

6^th

43½

n/a

Roger Peckinpaugh

62

92

.403

7^th

39

n/a

Roger Peckinpaugh

81

71

.533

3^rd

24

n/a

Roger Peckinpaugh

81

73

.536

4^th

21

10

Roger Peckinpaugh

78

76

.506

4^th

30

10

Roger Peckinpaugh

87

65

.572

4^th

19

10

Roger Peckinpaugh

26

25

.510

4^th

23½

10

48

51

.485

10

85

69

.552

3^rd

16

10

46

48

.489

3^rd

12

30

36

23

.610

30

80

74

.519

5^th

22½

26

83

71

.539

4^th

19

26

86

66

.566

3^rd

13

26

87

67

.565

3^rd

20½

26

89

65

.578

2^nd

1

27

Roger Peckinpaugh

75

79

.487

4^th

26

5

75

79

.487

4^th

28

5

82

71

.536

3^rd

15½

5

72

82

.468

5^th

17

5

73

72

.503

5^th

11

5

68

86

.442

6^th

36

5

80

74

.519

4^th

17

5

97

58

.626

1^st

+1

5

89

65

.578

3^rd

8

5

92

62

.597

4^th

6

10

93

61

.604

2^nd

5

10

93

61

.604

2^nd

2

10

92

62

.597

2^nd

8½

10

111

43

.721

1^st

+8

10

93

61

.604

2^nd

3

10

88

66

.571

2^nd

9

2

76

77

.497

6^th

21½

3

36

36

.463

4^th

14½

35

46

40

.535

35

89

65

.578

2^nd

5

35

49

46

.516

4^th

21

35

26

32

.448

35

78

83

.484

5^th

30½

43

1

0

1.000

43

2

0

1.000

6^th

16

42

Mel McGaha

80

82

.494

1

Birdie Tebbetts

79

83

.488

5^th

25½

1

Birdie Tebbetts

79

83

.488

6^th

20

1

Birdie Tebbetts

87

75

.537

5^th

15

1

Birdie Tebbetts

66

57

.537

5^th

17

3

George Strickland

33

39

.458

6

75

87

.463

8^th

17

5

66

75

.534

3^rd

16½

5

62

99

.385

6^th

46½

5, 1

76

86

.469

5^th

32

1

42

61

.408

6^th

43

4

18

41

.305

2

72

84

.462

5^th

14

2

71

91

.438

6^th

26

2

77

85

.475

4^th

14

20

79

80

.497

4^th

15½

20

81

78

.509

4^th

16

20

26

31

.456

5^th

28½

7, 10

45

59

.433

10

69

90

.434

6^th

29

10

43

52

.453

5^th

28½

1

Dave Garcia

38

28

.576

1

Dave Garcia

79

81

.494

6^th

23

1

Dave Garcia

52

51

.504

6^th / 5^th

7

1

Dave Garcia

78

84

.481

6^th

17

2

40

60

.400

7^th

28

18

30

32

.484

18

75

87

.463

6^th

29

7

60

102

.370

7^th

39½

7

84

78

.519

5^th

11½

7

31

56

.356

7^th

37

32

30

45

.400

32

78

84

.481

6^th

11

32

65

78

.455

6^th

16

32

John Hart

8

11

.421

1

John McNamara

77

85

.475

4^th

11

1

John McNamara

25

52

.325

7^th

34

12

32

53

.376

21

76

86

.469

4^th

20

21

76

86

.469

6^th

19

21

66

47

.584

2^nd

1

21

100

44

.694

1^st

+30

21

99

62

.615

1^st

+14½

21

86

75

.534

1^st

+6

21

89

73

.549

1^st

+9

21

97

65

.599

1^st

+21½

32

Charlie Manuel

90

72

.556

2^nd

5

32

Charlie Manuel

91

71

.562

1^st

+6

32

Charlie Manuel

39

47

.453

3^rd

20½

35

35

40

.467

22

68

94

.420

4^th

22

22

80

82

.494

3^rd

12

22

93

69

.574

2^nd

6

22

78

84

.481

4^th

18

22

96

66

.593

1^st

+8

2008

22

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2008

Year

Uniform #

Manager(s)

Wins

Losses

WP

Finish

GB

Roster

Cleveland Indians Managers & Finishes

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