List of Los Angeles Dodgers managers

Don Mattingly, current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division. The Dodgers began play in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and have been known by several nicknames since (including the Grays, Grooms, Bridegrooms, Superbas, and Robins), before adopting the Dodgers name for good in 1932.^[1] They played in Brooklyn, New York until their move to Los Angeles in 1958. During the teams existence, they have employed 30 different managers.^[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.^[3]

Table key

#	A running total of the number of Dodgers managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted only once.
G	Number of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games
W	Number of regular season wins in games managed
L	Number of regular season losses in games managed
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
†	Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Managers

Joe Torre was the Dodgers manager from 2008–2010

Tommy Lasorda was elected to the Hall of Fame for his tenure as Dodgers manager

#[a]	Manager	Years	Wins	Losses	WPct	PA	PW	PL	Pen	WS	Ref
1	Taylor !George Taylor	1884	40	64	.384	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[4]
2	Hackett !Charlie Hackett	1885	15	22	.405	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[5]
3	Byrne !Charlie Byrne	1885–1887	174	172	.503	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[6]
4	McGunnigle !Bill McGunnigle	1888–1890	268	138	.660	002 !2	006 !6	009 !9	002 !2	-1 !—	[7]
5	Ward !John Montgomery Ward†	1891–1892	156	135	.536	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[8]
6	Foutz !Dave Foutz	1893–1896	264	257	.507	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[9]
7	Barnie !Billy Barnie	1897–1898	76	91	.455	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[10]
8	Griffin !Mike Griffin	1898	1	3	.333	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[11]
9	Ebbets !Charles Ebbets	1898	38	68	.358	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[12]
10	Hanlon !Ned Hanlon†	1899–1905	511	488	.512	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	002 !2	-1 !—	[13]
11	Donovan !Patsy Donovan	1906–1908	184	270	.405	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[14]
12	Lumley !Harry Lumley	1909	55	98	.360	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[15]
13	Dahlen !Bill Dahlen	1910–1913	251	355	.428	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[16]
14	Robinson !Wilbert Robinson†	1914–1931	1,375	1,341	.506	002 !2	003 !3	009 !9	002 !2	-1 !—	[17]
15	Carey !Max Carey†	1932–1933	146	161	.476	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[18]
16	Stengel !Casey Stengel†	1934–1936	208	251	.461	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[19]
17	Grimes !Burleigh Grimes†	1937–1938	131	171	.434	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[20]
18	Durocher !Leo Durocher†	1939–1946	703	528	.571	001 !1	001 !1	004 !4	001 !1	-1 !—	[21]
19	Sukeforth !Clyde Sukeforth	1947	2	0	1.000	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[22]
20	Shotton !Burt Shotton	1947	92	60	.605	001 !1	003 !3	004 !4	001 !1	-1 !—	[23]
-1 !—	Durocher !Leo Durocher†	1948	35	37	.486	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[21]
21	Blades !Ray Blades	1948	1	0	1.000	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[24]
-1 !—	Shotton !Burt Shotton	1948–1950	234	155	.601	001 !1	001 !1	004 !4	001 !1	-1 !—	[23]
22	Dressen !Chuck Dressen	1951–1953	298	166	.642	002 !2	005 !5	008 !8	002 !2	-1 !—	[25]
23	Alston !Walter Alston†	1954–1976	2,040	1,613	.558	007 !7	023 !23	021 !21	007 !7	004 !4	[26]
24	Lasorda !Tommy Lasorda†[b]	1976–1996	1,599	1,439	.526	007 !7	031 !31	030 !30	004 !4	002 !2	[27]
25	Russell !Bill Russell	1996–1998	173	149	.537	001 !1	-1 !—	003 !3	-1 !—	-1 !—	[28]
26	Hoffman !Glenn Hoffman	1998	47	41	.534	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[29]
27	Johnson !Davey Johnson	1999–2000	163	161	.503	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[30]
28	Tracy !Jim Tracy	2001–2005	427	383	.527	001 !1	001 !1	003 !3	-1 !—	-1 !—	[31]
29	Little !Grady Little	2006–2007	170	154	.525	001 !1	-1 !—	003 !3	-1 !—	-1 !—	[32]
30	Torre !Joe Torre	2008–2010	259	227	.533	002 !2	008 !8	008 !8	-1 !—	-1 !—	[33]
31	Mattingly !Don Mattingly	2011–present	82	79	.509	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	[34]

Footnotes

• ^a A running total of the number of Dodgers managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is counted onlyonce.
• ^b Tommy Lasorda won the Manager of the Year Award in 1983 and 1988.^[35]

References

General references

1. "Los Angeles Dodgers Managerial Register". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/managers.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
2. "Dodgers All-Time Managers". Los Angeles Dodgers. http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/managers.jsp. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 

Inline citations

1. ^ Los Angeles Dodgers Team History & Encyclopedia
2. ^ Los Angeles Dodgers Managers
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4. ^ "George Taylor Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/tayloge99.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
5. ^ "Charlie Hackett Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/hackech99.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
6. ^ "Charlie Byrne Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/byrnech99.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
7. ^ "Bill McGunnigle Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mcgunbi01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
8. ^ "John Montgomery Ward Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/wardjo01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
9. ^ "Dave Foutz Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/foutzda01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
10. ^ "Billy Barnie Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/barnibi01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
11. ^ "Mike Griffin Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/griffmi01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
12. ^ "Charles Ebbets Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/ebbetch99.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
13. ^ "Ned Hanlon Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/hanlone01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
14. ^ "Patsy Donovan Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/donovpa01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
15. ^ "Harry Lumley Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lumleha01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
16. ^ "Bill Dahlen Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dahlebi01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
17. ^ "Wilbert Robinson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/robinwi01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
18. ^ "Max Carey Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/careyma01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
19. ^ "Casey Stengel Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/stengca01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
20. ^ "Burleigh Grimes Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/grimebu01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
21. ^ ^{a b} "Leo Durocher Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/durocle01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
22. ^ "Clyde Sukeforth Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/sukefcl01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
23. ^ ^{a b} "Burt Shotton Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/shottbu01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
24. ^ "Ray Blades Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bladera01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
25. ^ "Chuck Dressen Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/dressch01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
26. ^ "Walter Alston Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/alstowa01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
27. ^ "Tommy Lasorda Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lasorto01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
28. ^ "Bill Russell Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/russebi01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
29. ^ "Glenn Hoffman Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/hoffmgl01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
30. ^ "Davey Johnson Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/johnsda02.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
31. ^ "Jim Tracy Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/tracyji01.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
32. ^ "Grady Little Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/littlgr99.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
33. ^ "Joe Torre Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torrejo01.shtml. Retrieved 2010-01-07. 
34. ^ "Don Mattingly Managerial Record". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mattido01.shtml. Retrieved 2011-04-05. 
35. ^ "MLB Awards (Manager of the Year)". Major League Baseball. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/mlb_awards_content.jsp?content=mgr_history. Retrieved 2009-11-16.