1985 American League Manager of the Year Award
The winner of the 1985 American League Manager of the Year Award was Bobby Cox of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Award Voting[edit]
Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | W | L | Finish | GA/GB | Difference (Prev. Record) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Cox | Toronto Blue Jays | 104 | 0.74 (140) | 16 | 99 | 62 | 1st | +2 | +10½ (89–73) | |
Dick Howser | Kansas City Royals | 66 | 0.47 (140) | 4 | 91 | 71 | 1st | +1 | +7 (84–78) | |
Gene Mauch | California Angels | 57 | 0.41 (140) | 8 | 90 | 72 | 2nd | –1 | +9 (81–81) | |
Billy Martin | New York Yankees | 19 | 0.14 (140) | 0 | 91 (97) |
54 (64) |
2nd | –2 | 10½ (87–75) | |
Jackie Moore | Oakland Athletics | 4 | 0.03 (140) | 0 | 77 | 85 | 5th | –14 | 0 (77–85) | |
Tony La Russa | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0.01 (140) | 0 | 85 | 77 | 3rd | –6 | +11 (74–88) | |
John McNamara | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0.01 (140) | 0 | 81 | 81 | 5th | –18½ | –5 (86–76) |
Preceded by 1984 |
Manager of the Year Award National 1985 |
Succeeded by 1986 |
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