Yankees All-Time Managers: Who Was the Best Yankee Manager?

(Zell's Pinstripe Blog)

The Yankees have such rich history and have won so many championships it’s hard to pick just one manager.  Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy, and Joe Torre are probably the best three managers the Yankees ever had. I would probably rank them in that order as well.  Miller Huggins would be ranked 4th.

I would probably say that Casey Stengel was the best manager the Yankees ever had. To think that he won five consecutive World Series is just unthinkable. Sure..they had a lot less teams back then, but that is extremely impressive.

He won seven WS and 10 AL Pennants during his 12 years as manager of the Yankees. McCarthy won the same amount as Stengel, but managed for four more seasons then Casey did. He won four consecutive instead of five, and won two less AL Pennants.

Mr. T would come in 3rd place. He made it to the playoffs every year from 1996-2007. This was also in a much larger league, then what Stengel and McCarthy managed in, so it makes it that more special. Torre was also the longest tenured manager under Steinbrenner, which says a lot about the guy. While managing the Yankees, he won 4 WS (three consecutive) and six AL Pennants during a 12-year span. Huggins comes in 4th place. I would say this because he won three WS and six AL Pennants in 12 years. So, he won one less championship then Torre and never won any consecutively.

The winners……

Casey Stengel- Won seven World Series (incl. five consec.), 10 AL Pennants (12 Seasons)

Joe McCarthy- Won seven World Series (incl. four consec.), eight AL Pennants (16 Seasons)

Joe Torre- Won four World Series (incl. three consec.), six AL Pennants (12 Seasons)

Miller Huggins- Won three World Series, six AL Pennants (12 Seasons)

Ralph Houk- two consec. World Series, three AL Pennants (11 Seasons)

Billy Martin- one World Series, two AL Pennants (8 Seasons)

Bob Lemon- one World Series, two AL Pennants (three Seasons)

Bucky Harris- Won one World Series, one AL Pennant (two Seasons)

Yankees All-Time Managers List

Name                     Years Managed                            Record

Joe Girardi	2008-Present	89-73
Joe Torre	1996-2007	1,173-767
Buck Showalter	1992-95	313-268
Stump Merrill	1990-91	120-155
Bucky Dent	1989-90	36-53
Dallas Green	1989	56-65
Lou Piniella	1986-87, 1988	224-193
Clyde King	1982	29-33
Gene Michael	1981, 1982	92-76
Dick Howser	1980	103-60
Bob Lemon	1978-79, 1981-82	99-73
Billy Martin	1975-78, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988	556-385
Bill Virdon	1974-75	142-124
Johnny Keane	1965-66	81-101
Yogi Berra	1964, 1984-85	192-148
Ralph Houk	1961-63, 1966-73	944-806
Casey Stengel	1949-60	1,149-696
Bucky Harris	1947-48	191-117
Johnny Neun	1946	8-6
Bill Dickey	1946	57-48
Joe McCarthy	1931-46	1,460-867
Bob Shawkey	1930	86-68
Art Fletcher	1929	6-5
Miller Huggins	1918-29	1,067-719
Bill Donovan	1915-17	220-239
Roger Peckinpaugh	1914	10-10
Frank Chance	1913-14	117-168
Harry Wolverton	1912	50-102
Hal Chase	1910-11	85-78
George Stallings	1909-10	153-138
Norm Elberfeld	1908	27-71
Clark Griffith	1903-08	419-370

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