List of Milwaukee Brewers managers

The Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise of the National League has employed 18 managers and 8 general managers (GMs) during its 41 seasons of play.^[1][2] Established in Seattle, Washington as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, the team became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1970. The franchise played in the American League until 1998, when it moved to the National League as a part of MLB's realignment plan.^[3] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. In contrast, the general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.

The team's first manager, Joe Schultz, stayed with the Pilots for the entire 1969 season, but was released before the move to Milwaukee. Buck Rodgers managed the team in 1981 when the Brewers won the American League second-half East Division title.^[4] Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split into two halves. The winners of each half met in the league division series. Rodgers and Harvey Kuenn managed the Brewers in 1982, leading them to win the American League pennant.^[5] Rodgers managed the team's first 47 games of the season before being fired and replaced by Kuenn.^[6] In 2008, Ned Yost and Dale Sveum, who took over for the fired Yost for the team's last 12 games, led the team to win the National League wild card.^[6][7] Ken Macha was the club's most recent manager, helming the club for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. However, it was announced after the completion of the 2010 season that Macha's 2011 option would not be picked up, leaving the spot currently vacant.^[8] Ron Roenicke is the team's current manager; he has done an excellent job this 2011 taken the Brewers to the postseason.^[9]

Phil Garner won 563 games from 1992 to 1999, giving him more wins than any other manager in franchise history.^[1] Having managed the team for 1,180 games, he is also the longest-tenured manager in team history.^[1] Harvey Kuenn's .576 winning percentage is the highest of all Brewers managers who have managed the team for a full season or more.^[1] Conversely, the lowest winning percentage over a season or more is .395, by the team's first manager, Joe Schultz.^[1] These records are correct as of the end of the 2008 season.

Table key

#	A running total of the number of Brewers managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
WPct	Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA	Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW	Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PL	Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
LC	League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager
WS	World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
‡	Member of the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame[10]

Managers

#[a]	Manager	Seasons	Wins	Losses	WPct	PA	PW	PL	LC	WS	Ref
1	Schultz !Joe Schultz	1969	64	98	.395	-01 !-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[11]
2	Bristol !Dave Bristol	1970–1972	144	209	.408	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[12]
3	McMillan !Roy McMillan	1972	1	1	.500	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[13]
4	Crandall !Del Crandall	1972–1975	271	338	.445	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[14]
5	Kuenn1 !Harvey Kuenn‡	1975	1	1	.500	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[15]
6	Grammas !Alex Grammas	1976–1977	133	190	.412	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[16]
7	Bamberger1 !George Bamberger[b]	1978–1980	235	180	.566	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[17]
8	Rodgers !Buck Rodgers	1980–1982	124	102	.549	1	2	3	0	0	[18]
-01 !—	Kuenn2 !Harvey Kuenn‡[c]	1982–1983	159	117	.576	1	6	6	001 !1	0	[15]
9	Lachemann !Rene Lachemann	1984	67	94	.416	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[19]
-01 !—	Bamberger2 !George Bamberger	1985–1986	142	171	.454	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[17]
10	Trebelhorn !Tom Trebelhorn	1986–1991	422	397	.515	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[20]
11	Garner !Phil Garner	1992–1999	563	617	.477	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[21]
12	Lefebvre !Jim Lefebvre	1999	22	27	.449	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[22]
13	Lopes !Davey Lopes	2000–2002	144	195	.425	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[23]
14	Royster !Jerry Royster	2002	53	94	.361	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[24]
15	Yost !Ned Yost	2003–2008	457	502	.477	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[25]
16	Sveum !Dale Sveum	2008	7	5	.583	1	1	3	0	0	[26]
17	Macha !Ken Macha	2009–2010	157	167	.485	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	[27]
18	Roenicke !Ron Roenicke	2011	0	0	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—
Totals			3,166	3,505	.475	3	9	12	1	0

General managers

#	Name	Seasons
1	Milkes !Marvin Milkes	1969–1970
2	Lane !Frank Lane	1971–1972
3	Wilson !Jim Wilson	1972–1974
4	Baumer !Jim Baumer	1974–1977
5	Dalton !Harry Dalton	1977–1991
6	Bando !Sal Bando	1991–1999
7	Taylor !Dean Taylor	1999–2002
8	Melvin !Doug Melvin	2002–present

Footnotes

• ^a #: A running total of the number of Brewers managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
• ^b George Bamberger won the Manager of the Year Award in 1978.^[28]
• ^c Harvey Kuenn won the Manager of the Year Award in 1982.^[28]

References

General

• "Brewers All-Time General Managers." Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
• "Brewers All-Time Managers." Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
• "Milwaukee Brewers Managerial Register." Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.

Specific

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Milwaukee Brewers Managerial Register.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
2. ^ "Brewers All-Time General Managers.". Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
3. ^ "Brewers Timeline 1991–1997." Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
4. ^ "1981 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
5. ^ "1982 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
6. ^ ^{a b} Jenkins, Chris. "Brewers fire manager Yost in midst of playoff race.". WTOP. 15 September 2008. Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
7. ^ "2008 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics and Roster.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 3 November 2008.
8. ^ Haurdicort, Tom. Brewers Make It Official." JSOnline. 4 October 2010. Retrieved on 2 November 2010.
9. ^ McCalvy, Adam. "Roenicke picked for manager's post." Major League Baseball. 2 November 2010. Retrieved on 2 November 2010.
10. ^ "Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame." Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
11. ^ "Joe Schultz Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
12. ^ "Dave Bristol Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
13. ^ "Roy McMillan Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
14. ^ "Del Crandall Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
15. ^ ^{a b} "Harvey Kuenn Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
16. ^ "Alex Grammas Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
17. ^ ^{a b} "George Bamberger Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
18. ^ "Buck Rodgers Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
19. ^ "Rene Lachemann Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
20. ^ "Tom Trebelhorn Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
21. ^ "Phil Garner Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
22. ^ "Jim Lefebvre Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
23. ^ "Davey Lopes Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
24. ^ "Jerry Royster Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
25. ^ "Ned Yost Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
26. ^ "Dale Sveum Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
27. ^ "Ken Macha Managerial Record.". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved on 4 October 2010.
28. ^ ^{a b} "Manager of the Year winners.". Major League Baseball. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.