1988 American League Manager of the Year Award
The winner of the 1988 American League Manager of the Year Award was Tony La Russa of the Oakland Athletics.
Award Voting[edit]
Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | W | L | Finish | GA/GB | Difference (Prev. Record) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony La Russa | Oakland Athletics | 103 | 0.74 (140) | 15 | 104 | 58 | 1st | +13 | +23 (81–81) | |
Joe Morgan | Boston Red Sox | 89 | 0.64 (140) | 9 | 46 (89) |
31 (73) |
1st | +1 | +11 (78–84) | |
Sparky Anderson | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 0.26 (140) | 3 | 88 | 74 | 2nd | –1 | –10 (98–64) | |
Tom Trebelhorn | Milwaukee Brewers | 15 | 0.11 (140) | 1 | 87 | 75 | 4th | –2 | –4 (91–71) | |
Tom Kelly | Minnesota Twins | 6 | 0.04 (140) | 0 | 91 | 71 | 2nd | –13 | +6 (85–77) | |
Jim Fregosi | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 0.01 (140) | 0 | 71 | 90 | 5th | –32½ | –5½ (77–85) | |
Lou Piniella | New York Yankees | 1 | 0.01 (140) | 0 | 45 (85) |
48 (76) |
5th | –3½ | –3½ (89–73) |
Preceded by 1987 |
Manager of the Year Award National 1988 |
Succeeded by 1989 |
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