Oakland Athletics Managers and Coaches
Managers and coaches for the Oakland Athletics (since 1968) and their predecessors the Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) and Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967).
All-Time Managers[edit]
Manager | Years | No. of Years | Games | Wins | Losses | PCT | Postseasons | AL Titles | World Series Titles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connie Mack | 1901-1950 | 50 | 7466 | 3582 | 3814 | .484 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Earle Mack | 1937, 1939 | 0.5 | 125 | 45 | 77 | .360 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Dykes | 1951-1953 | 3 | 466 | 208 | 254 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Joost | 1954 | 1 | 156 | 51 | 103 | .331 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lou Boudreau | 1955-1957 | 2.5 | 413 | 151 | 260 | .367 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Craft | 1957-1959 | 2.5 | 360 | 162 | 196 | .453 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Elliott | 1960 | 1 | 155 | 58 | 96 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Gordon | 1961 | 0.5 | 60 | 26 | 33 | .441 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hank Bauer | 1961-1962, 1969 | 2.5 | 413 | 187 | 226 | .453 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Lopat | 1963-1964 | 1.5 | 214 | 90 | 124 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mel McGaha | 1964-1965 | 1 | 137 | 45 | 91 | .331 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haywood Sullivan | 1965 | 1 | 136 | 54 | 82 | .397 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alvin Dark | 1966-1967 1974-1975 |
3.5 | 605 | 314 | 291 | .519 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Luke Appling | 1967 | 0.5 | 40 | 10 | 30 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy | 1968 | 1 | 163 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John McNamara | 1969-1970 | 1 | 175 | 97 | 78 | .554 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Williams | 1971-1973 | 3 | 478 | 288 | 190 | .603 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Chuck Tanner | 1976 | 1 | 161 | 87 | 74 | .540 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack McKeon | 1977, 1978 | 1 | 176 | 71 | 105 | .403 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Winkles | 1977-1978 | 1 | 147 | 61 | 86 | .415 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Marshall | 1979 | 1 | 162 | 54 | 108 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Martin | 1980-1982 | 3 | 433 | 215 | 218 | .497 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Boros | 1983-1984 | 1.5 | 206 | 94 | 112 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jackie Moore | 1984-1986 | 2 | 353 | 163 | 190 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony La Russa | 1986-1995 | 9.5 | 1471 | 798 | 673 | .542 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Art Howe | 1996-2002 | 7 | 1133 | 600 | 533 | .530 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Macha | 2003–2006 | 4 | 648 | 368 | 280 | .568 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Geren | 2007-2011 | 4.5 | 710 | 334 | 376 | .470 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Melvin | 2011-present | 9.5 | 1455 | 767 | 688 | .527 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Jeff Newman managed ten games in 1986.
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