Detroit Tigers Managers and Coaches
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The Detroit Tigers have employed thirty-six managers in their team history. The team has also had a number of All-Stars and veterans as coaches.
Managers[edit]
Manager | Years | No. of Years | Games | Wins | Losses | PCT | Postseasons | League Titles | World Series Titles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Stallings | 1901 | 1 | 136 | 74 | 61 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Dwyer | 1902 | 1 | 137 | 52 | 83 | .385 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ed Barrow | 1903-1904 | 1.5 | 221 | 97 | 117 | .453 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Lowe | 1904 | .5 | 78 | 30 | 44 | .405 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Armour | 1905-1906 | 2 | 305 | 150 | 152 | .497 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hughie Jennings | 1907-1920 | 14 | 2127 | 1131 | 972 | .538 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ty Cobb | 1921-1926 | 6 | 933 | 479 | 444 | .519 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
George Moriarty | 1927-1928 | 2 | 310 | 150 | 157 | .489 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bucky Harris | 1929-1933, 1955-1956 | 6.5 | 1078 | 516 | 557 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey Cochrane | 1934-1938 | 4.5 | 600 | 348 | 250 | .582 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Del Baker | 1933, 1939-1942 | 5 | 778 | 417 | 335 | .540 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Steve O'Neill | 1943-1948 | 6 | 933 | 509 | 414 | .551 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Red Rolfe | 1949-1952 | 3.5 | 539 | 278 | 256 | .521 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Hutchinson | 1952-1954 | 2.5 | 396 | 155 | 235 | .397 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Tighe | 1957 - 1958 | 1.5 | 203 | 99 | 104 | .488 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Norman | 1958-1959 | 1 | 122 | 58 | 64 | .475 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Dykes | 1959-1960 | 1 | 233 | 118 | 115 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Gordon | 1960 | 0.5 | 57 | 26 | 31 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Scheffing | 1961-1963 | 2.5 | 384 | 210 | 173 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Dressen | 1963-1964, 1965-1966 | 2.5 | 411 | 221 | 189 | .539 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Swift | 1965, 1966 | 1 | 99 | 56 | 43 | .566 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Skaff | 1966 | 0.5 | 79 | 40 | 39 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mayo Smith | 1967-1970 | 4 | 651 | 363 | 285 | .560 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Billy Martin | 1971-1973 | 2.5 | 452 | 248 | 204 | .549 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Schultz | 1973 | 0.5 | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Houk | 1974-1978 | 5 | 806 | 363 | 443 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Les Moss | 1979 | 0.5 | 53 | 27 | 26 | .509 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sparky Anderson | 1979-1995 | 16.5 | 2580 | 1331 | 1248 | .516 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Buddy Bell | 1996-1998 | 2.5 | 461 | 184 | 277 | .399 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Parrish | 1998-1999 | 1.5 | 186 | 82 | 104 | .441 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Garner | 2000-2002 | 2.5 | 330 | 145 | 185 | .439 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Pujols | 2002 | 1 | 155 | 55 | 100 | .355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alan Trammell | 2003-2005 | 3 | 486 | 186 | 300 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Leyland | 2006-2013 | 8 | 1297 | 700 | 597 | .540 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Brad Ausmus | 2014-2017 | 4 | 646 | 314 | 332 | .486 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ron Gardenhire | 2018-2020 | 3 | 373 | 132 | 241 | .354 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Lloyd McClendon was manager for the final 8 games in 2020.
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