Oakland Athletics Managers (1968 - 2008) by Baseball Almanac

Oakland Athletics Managers

This is a comprehensive analysis of managers for the Oakland Athletics 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.

"There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience." - Oakland Athletics Manager (1976) Chuck Tanner

Year

Uniform #

Manager

Wins

Losses

Finish

Roster

1968

Bob Kennedy

.506

6^th

1968

1969

Hank Bauer

.537

2^nd

1969

John McNamara

.615

1970

John McNamara

.549

2^nd

1970

1971

Dick Williams

101

.627

1^st

+16

1971

1972

Dick Williams

.600

1^st

+5½

1972

1973

Dick Williams

.580

1^st

1973

1974

Alvin Dark

.556

1^st

1974

1975

Alvin Dark

.605

1^st

1975

1976

Chuck Tanner

.540

2^nd

2½

1976

1977

Jack McKeon

.491

7^th

38½

1977

Bobby Winkles

.343

1978

Bobby Winkles

.615

6^th

1978

Jack McKeon

.366

1979

Jim Marshall

108

.333

7^th

1979

1980

Billy Martin

.512

2^nd

1980

1981

Billy Martin

.587

1^st / 2^nd

1981

1982

Billy Martin

.420

5^th

1982

1983

Steve Boros

.457

4^th

1983

1984

Steve Boros

.455

4^th

.483

.475

4^th

1985

1986

Jackie Moore

.397

3^rd

.200

.570

.500

3^rd

1987

1988

Tony LaRussa

104

.642

1^st

+13

1988

1989

Tony LaRussa

.611

1^st

1989

1990

Tony LaRussa

103

.636

1^st

1990

1991

Tony LaRussa

.519

4^th

1991

1992

Tony LaRussa

.593

1^st

1992

1993

Tony LaRussa

.420

7^th

1993

1994

Tony LaRussa

.447

2^nd

1994

1995

Tony LaRussa

.465

4^th

11½

1995

1996

Art Howe

.481

3^rd

1996

1997

Art Howe

.401

4^th

1997

1998

Art Howe

.457

4^th

1998

1999

Art Howe

.537

2^nd

1999

2000

Art Howe

.565

1^st

+½

2000

2001

Art Howe

102

.630

2^nd

2001

2002

Art Howe

103

.636

1^st

2002

2003

Ken Macha

.593

1^st

2003

2004

Ken Macha

.562

2^nd

2004

2005

Ken Macha

.543

2^nd

2005

2006

Ken Macha

.574

1^st

2006

2007

Bob Geren

.469

3^rd

2007

2008

Bob Geren

2008

Year

Uniform #

Manager

Wins

Losses

Finish

Roster

Oakland Athletics Managers & Finishes

The Oakland Athletics have never had a hall of famer manage their team, but many fans believe Dick Williams and Billy Martin belong. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Share your opinion on our message board.

During the 1990 season the Oakland Athletics, who had a one-hundred three & fifty-nine record, had their largest attendance when 2,900,217 fans attended home games.

Did you know that on April 6, 1982, the Oakland Athletics had a team record 51,513 home town fans attend an Opening Day game?

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