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TSN Minor League Manager of the Year Winners

By Patrick Mondout

The Sporting News (TSN) has a "Minor League Manager of the Year" since 1936. Baseball America has a similar award. Here are the TSN winners:

TSN Minor League Managers of the Year
YEAR WINNER   YEAR WINNER
1936 Allen Sothoron, Milwaukee Brewers   1972 Hank Bauer, Tidewater Tides
1937 Jake Flowers, Salisbury Indians   1973 Joe Morgan, Charleston Charlies
1938 Paul Richards, Atlanta Crackers   1974 Joe Altobelli, Rochester Red Wings
1939 Billy Meyer, Kansas City Blues   1975 Joe Frazier, Tidewater Tides
1940 Larry Gilbert, Nashville Volunteers   1976 Vern Rapp, Denver Bears
1941 Burt Shotton, Columbus Red Birds   1977 Tommy Thompson, Arkansas Travelers
1942 Eddie Dyer, Columbus Red Birds   1978 Les Moss, Evansville Triplets
1943 Nick Cullop, Columbus Red Birds   1979 Vern Benson, Syracuse Chiefs
1944 Tommy Thomas, Baltimore Orioles   1980 Hal Lanier, Springfield Cardinals
1945 Lefty O'Doul, San Francisco Seals   1981 Del Crandall, Albuquerque Dukes
1946 Clay Hopper, Montreal Royals   1982 George Scherger, Indianapolis Indians
1947 Nick Cullop, Milwaukee Brewers   1983 Bill Dancy, Reading Phillies
1948 Casey Stengel, Oakland Oaks   1984 Buck Rodgers, Indianapolis Indians
1949 Fred Haney, Hollywood Stars   1985 Jim Fregosi, Louisville Colonels
1950 Rollie Hemsley, Columbus Red Birds   1986 Joe Sparks, Indianapolis Indians
1951 Charlie Grimm, Milwaukee Brewers   1987 Terry Collins, Albuquerque Dukes
1952 Luke Appling, Memphis Chickasaws   1988 Joe Sparks, Indianapolis Indians
1953 Bobby Bragan, Hollywood Stars   1989 Bob Bailor, Syracuse Chiefs
1954 Kerby Farrell, Indianapolis Indians   1990 Sal Rende, Omaha Royals
1955 Bill Rigney, Minneapolis Millers   1991 Chris Chambliss, Greenville Braves
1956 Kerby Farrell, Indianapolis Indians   1992 Grady Little, Greenville Braves
1957 Ben Geraghty, Wichita Braves   1993 Jim Tracy, Harrisburg Senators
1958 Cal Ermer, Birmingham Barons   1994 Mike Jirschele, Wilmington Blue Rocks
1959 Pete Reiser, Victoria Rosebuds   1995 Pete Mackanin, Ottawa Lynx
1960 Mel McGaha, Toronto Maple Leafs   1996 John Mizerock, Wilmington Blue Rocks
1961 Kerby Farrell, Buffalo Bisons   1997 Marv Foley, Rochester Red Wings
1962 Ben Geraghty, Jacksonville Suns   1998 Doug Davis, Capital City Bombers
1963 Rollie Hemsley, Indianapolis Indians   1999 DeMarlo Hale, Trenton Thunder
1964 Harry Walker, Jacksonville Suns   2000 Joel Skinner, Buffalo Bisons
1965 Grady Hatton, Oklahoma City 89ers   2001 Tony Pena, New Orleans Zephyrs
1966 Bob Lemon, Seattle Rainiers   2002 Eric Wedge, Buffalo Bisons
1967 Bob Skinner, San Diego Padres   2003 Tony DeFrancesco, Sacramento River Cats
1968 Jack Tighe, Toledo Mud Hens   2004 Wally Backman, Lancaster JetHawks
1969 Clyde McCullough, Tidewater Tides   2005 Larry Parrish, Toledo Mud Hens
1970 Tom Lasorda, Spokane Indians      
1971 Del Rice, Salt Lake City Angels      
THE SPORTING NEWS ML MANAGERS OF YEAR

References

Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.
2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia by Gary Gillette (Editor), Pete Palmer (Editor).

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WINNER

Wally Backman's 2004 win got the attention of Arizona Diamondbacks execs, who verbally agreed to hire him as their manager for 2005. That hiring was noticed by your fellow Internet surfers, who easily dug up dirt on Backman that had somehow escaped the notice of the D-Backs. The offer was soon rescinded.

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