15 Best MLB Managers to Never Win a World Series Championship

For much of the year, managers give everything they have to their organizations as they look to take teams to the Fall Classic in hopes of eventually earning World Series rings.

Many managers have won multiple championships, and no doubt have secured their place in baseball's memory.

Others may have put together resumes that are just as strong overall, but without World Series rings on their hands, they have failed to gain the same notoriety.

Here are some of the best managers that have never hoisted the championship hardware.

Al Lopez

Wins: 1,410 Win Pct: 0.584

Al Lopez currently ranks as one of the most successful managers in league history, though he never won himself a World Series championship.

He ranks fourth in terms of all-time winning percentage for a manager and during his 15 seasons as a skipper, he never posted a losing record.

Art Howe

Wins: 1,129 Win Pct: 0.498

Art Howe's tenure as a major league manager began with the Houston Astros, but also spanned seasons with the Oakland Athletics and New York Mets.

His only three postseason appearances came with the Oakland Athletics, when he lost twice to the New York Yankees and to the Minnesota Twins during the 2002 season, when the "Moneyball" A's put up one of the more memorable seasons in recent memory.

Bill Rigney

Wins: 1,239 Win Pct: 0.484

After an eight-year career playing for the New York Giants, Bill Rigney took over the helm as manager, and would lead the team as they made the cross-country move to San Francisco in 1958.

Rigney left the Giants after the 1960 season and spent the remainder of his managerial career with the expansion Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins.

Bobby Valentine

Wins: 1,117 Win Pct: 0.510

Taking over a very high-profile position as the Boston Red Sox new skipper, Bobby Valentine takes his eccentric personality into a highly-contested AL East, where he'll no doubt be under the microscope all along the way.

Valentine has been a manager since 1985, spending the majority of his time with the Texas Rangers and New York Mets, though he also spent time in Japan at the helm of the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Buck Showalter

Wins: 986 Win Pct: 0.510

It will only be a matter of time this season before we see Buck Showalter reach the 1,000-win milestone with the Baltimore Orioles, and he has the team set for success in the near future.

Much as he's doing in Baltimore, Showalter's work ethic has shown an ability to rebuild ballclubs, and his two Manager of the Year trophies tend to show some value in that.

Cap Anson

Wins: 1,295 Win Pct: 0.578

Cap Anson currently ranks 30th on the all-time list for wins by a manager, spending the majority of his time with the Chicago White Stockings.

However, his most notorious impact on the game may be his role in using his influence to make sure racial segregation was a part of baseball. There were a number of instances in which during exhibition games, he refused to take the field when the opposing team had African-American players on it.

Clark Griffith

Wins: 1,491 Win Pct: 0.522

Having his hand in just about every aspect of the game, Clark Griffith spent time in baseball as a player, manager and owner.

His latest managerial gig was with the organization he would eventually own, taking them over in 1920 and continuing as owner until his death in 1955.

Dusty Baker

Wins: 1,484 Win Pct: 0.521

Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker does have a World Series championship to his name, though it came as a player while with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981.

Since becoming a manager in 1993, Baker has won three Manager of the Year awards, spending time with the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, along with his current place with the Reds.

Frank Selee

Wins: 1,284 Win Pct: 0.598

A manager for 16 years in Major League Baseball, Frank Selee spent 12 seasons with the Boston Beaneaters and four with the Chicago Cubs, compiling the second-highest winning percentage by any manager in league history.

Though he never won a World Series, he did win five national league championships during his time in the league.

Gene Mauch

Wins: 1,902 Win Pct: 0.483

With only 11 managers ahead of him on the all-time list for wins, Gene Mauch managed four teams during his 26 seasons as skipper—the Philadelphia Phillies were his longest tenure from 1960 to 1968.

He didn't boast an overly impressive winning percentage as manager, and will likely be best remembered for his fiery demeanor and frequent altercations with umpires.

Hughie Jennings

Wins: 1,184 Win Pct: 0.543

Hughie Jennings' best-known distinction may have come during his playing days, as he's been hit by more pitches than anyone else in league history, but he's also one of the game's more successful managers never to win a championship.

As a manager, he was known for his colorful demeanor on the field and in the dugout, though a nervous breakdown would eventually force him out of the game.

Jimmy Dykes

Wins: 1,406 Win Pct: 0.477

Spending the majority of his time as a manager with the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1936, Jimmy Dykes became the first manager to reach 1,000 wins without winning a pennant, as his teams never finished above third place in respective divisions.

Joe Cronin

Wins: 1,236 Win Pct: 0.540

Joe Cronin got his start as a manager with the Washington Senators in 1933, though he would only spend two seasons there before becoming the skipper of the Boston Red Sox.

He stayed in Boston for 13 seasons, where he made a World Series appearance in 1946, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Mike Hargrove

Wins: 1,188 Win Pct: 0.503

Mike Hargrove spent a number of good seasons as manager of the Cleveland Indians from 1991 to 1999, at which point he would make the move to Baltimore before finishing his managerial career with the Seattle Mariners.

Though he most certainly enjoyed managing him while with the Mariners, Hargrove had years earlier noted during an exhibition in Japan that Ichiro Suzuki would be no better than a fourth outfielder in Major League Baseball.

Wilbert Robinson

Wins: 1,399 Win Pct: 0.500

Wilbert Robinson spent virtually all of his managerial career with Brooklyn, where he would twice take the NL pennant, in 1916 and 1920.

Robinson's ability to work with pitching staffs credited him with the development of such stars as Dazzy Vance, Rube Marquard and Burleigh Grimes, all Hall of Famers.