Minor League Wins by a Manager
The following is a list of the all-time leaders in wins by a minor league manager.
During Spencer Abbott's (#5) last year of managing (1947), he was replaced as manager of the Charlotte Hornets by Cal Ermer (#17) in his first year.
(As of 1/1/23) with selected additional updates through 2024.
Rank | Manager | Record | Win Pct. | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stan Wasiak | 2,530-2,314 | .522 | 1950-1986 |
2 | Bob Coleman | 2,496-2,103 | .543 | 1919-1957 |
3 | Mike Kelley | 2,390-2,102 | .532 | 1901-1931 |
4 | Buddy Bailey | 2,357-2,152 | .519 | 1983-2023 |
5 | Rick Sweet | 2,268-2,101 | .518 | 1987-2023 |
6 | Johnny Lipon | 2,185-1,987 | .524 | 1959-1992 |
7 | Spencer Abbott | 2,180-2,037 | .517 | 1903-1947 |
8 | Larry Gilbert | 2,128-1,627 | .567 | 1923-1948 |
9 | Bill Clymer | 2,122-1,762 | .546 | 1898-1932 |
10 | Jack Dunn | 2,107-1,530 | .579 | 1905-1928 |
11 | Lefty O'Doul | 2,094-1,970 | .515 | 1935-1957 |
12 | Butch Hobson | 2,082-1873 | .526 | 1987-2023 |
13 | Tom Kotchman | 2,034-1,668 | .546 | 1979-2023 |
14 | Stan Cliburn | 2,015-2,024 | .499 | 1988-2024 |
15 | Andy Gilbert | 2,009-1,899 | .514 | 1950-1982 |
16 | Red Davis | 1,993-1,927 | .508 | 1949-1976 |
17 | Dave Huppert | 1,986-1,888 | .513 | 1986-2016 |
18 | Jake Atz | 1,972-1,619 | .549 | 1911-1941 |
19 | Red Killefer | 1,940-1,800 | .519 | 1917-1941 |
20 | John Dobbs | 1,918-1,487 | .563 | 1907-1933 |
21 | Clay Hopper | 1,916-1,675 | .534 | 1929-1956 |
22 | Cal Ermer | 1,906-1,728 | .524 | 1947-1984 |
23 | Bruno Betzel | 1,887-1,891 | .499 | 1927-1956 |
24 | Marc Bombard | 1,878-1,768 | .515 | 1982-2017 |
25 | John Shoemaker | 1,845-1,744 | .514 | 1987-2024 |
26 | Roy Majtyka | 1,832-1,747 | .512 | 1968-1997 |
27 | Bert Niehoff | 1,824-1,713 | .516 | 1922-1954 |
28 | Doc Edwards | 1,790-1,797 | .499 | 1973-2014 |
29 | Ron Johnson | 1,755-1,773 | .497 | 1992-2018 |
30 | Cananea Reyes | 1,717-1,295 | .570 | 1968-1991 |
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