John McNamara

John Francis McNamara

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
• School Sacramento City College
• High School Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento)

• Born June 4, 1932 in Sacramento, CA USA
• Died July 28, 2020 in Brentwood, TN USA

BR Manager page

Biographical Information

John McNamara was a minor league catcher from 1951 to 1963, minor league manager from 1959 to 1967, and major league coach and manager. McNamara missed the 1953-1954 seasons due to military service.

McNamara was a coach for the Oakland A's in 1968-1969, the San Francisco Giants in 1971-1973, and the California Angels in 1978.

Notable Achievements

• AL Manager of the Year Award (1986)
• Division Titles: 2 (1979 & 1986)
• AL Pennants: 1 (1986)

Preceded by Hank Bauer

Oakland A's Manager 1969-1970

Succeeded by Dick Williams

Preceded by Don Zimmer

San Diego Padres Manager 1974-1977

Succeeded by Alvin Dark

Preceded by Sparky Anderson

Cincinnati Reds Manager 1979-1982

Succeeded by Russ Nixon

Preceded by Gene Mauch

California Angels Manager 1983-1984

Succeeded by Gene Mauch

Preceded by Ralph Houk

Boston Red Sox Manager 1985-1988

Succeeded by Joe Morgan

Preceded by John Hart

Cleveland Indians Manager 1990-1991

Succeeded by Mike Hargrove

Preceded by Marcel Lachemann

California Angels Manager 1996

Succeeded by Joe Maddon

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1959	Lewiston Broncs	Northwest League	75-66	2nd / 3rd	Sacramento Solons
1960	Lewiston Broncs	Northwest League	78-63	3rd / 3rd	Kansas City Athletics
1961	Lewiston Broncs	Northwest League	84-56	1st / 2nd	Kansas City Athletics	League Champs
1962	Lewiston Broncs	Northwest League	66-75	5th / 4th	Kansas City Athletics
1963	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	65-75	4th	Kansas City Athletics
1964	Dallas Rangers	Pacific Coast League	53-104	12th	Kansas City Athletics
1965	Birmingham Barons	Southern League	54-85	8th	Kansas City Athletics
1966	Mobile Athletics	Southern League	88-52	1st	Kansas City Athletics	League Champs
1967	Birmingham A's	Southern League	84-55	1st	Kansas City Athletics	League Champs
1969	Oakland Athletics	American League	8-5	2nd	Oakland Athletics		replaced Hank Bauer (80-69) on September 19
1970	Oakland Athletics	American League	89-73	2nd	Oakland Athletics
1974	San Diego Padres	National League	60-102	6th	San Diego Padres
1975	San Diego Padres	National League	71-91	4th	San Diego Padres
1976	San Diego Padres	National League	73-89	5th	San Diego Padres
1977	San Diego Padres	National League	20-28	--	San Diego Padres		replaced by Bob Skinner and Alvin Dark on May 29
1979	Cincinnati Reds	National League	90-71	1st	Cincinnati Reds	Lost NLCS
1980	Cincinnati Reds	National League	89-73	3rd	Cincinnati Reds
1981	Cincinnati Reds	National League	66-42	1st	Cincinnati Reds
1982	Cincinnati Reds	National League	34-58	--	Cincinnati Reds		replaced by Russ Nixon on July 21
1983	California Angels	American League	70-92	5th (t)	California Angels
1984	California Angels	American League	81-81	2nd	California Angels
1985	Boston Red Sox	American League	81-81	5th	Boston Red Sox
1986	Boston Red Sox	American League	95-66	1st	Boston Red Sox	Lost World Series
1987	Boston Red Sox	American League	78-84	5th	Boston Red Sox
1988	Boston Red Sox	American League	43-42	--	Boston Red Sox		replaced by Joe Morgan on July 14
1990	Cleveland Indians	American League	77-85	4th	Cleveland Indians
1991	Cleveland Indians	American League	25-52	--	Cleveland Indians		replaced by Mike Hargrove on July 6
1996	California Angels	American League	10-18	4th	California Angels		replaced Marcel Lachemann (52-59) on August 6 interim by Joe Maddon (8-14) August 21-September 13

Further Reading

• Mark Armour: "John McNamara", in Bill Nowlin and Leslie Heaphy, ed.: The 1986 Boston Red Sox: There Was More Than Game 6, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2016. pp. 258-262. ISBN 978-1-943816-19-4

Related Sites

• John McNamara at the SABR Bio Project
• Obituary