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National League Manager Menu

The manager is one of the most overlooked participants in the game of baseball. Few fans can recite any records about the managers of their favorite team, and few know or appreciate some of the statistics regarding those men who also made it to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of the National League teams and EVERY manager in league history.

"To all the managers who are constantly being second guessed." - Keith Hernandez dedication in Pure Baseball (1994) book

Managerial Breakdown Team-By-Team Analysis
Modern	Team		Year(s)
		Arizona Diamondbacks	1998-2000

		Atlanta Braves	1966-2000
		Milwaukee Braves	1953-1965
		Boston Braves	1913-1952
		Boston Beaneaters	1889-1912
		Boston Red Stockings	1877-1888

		Chicago Cubs	1902-2000
		Chicago Orphans	1898-1901
		Chicago Colts	1891-1897
		Chicago White Stockings	1876-1890

		Cincinnati Reds	1890-2000

		Colorado Rockies	1993-2000

		Florida Marlins	1993-2000

		Houston Astros	1966-2000
		Houston Colt .45s	1962-1965

		Los Angeles Dodgers	1958-2000
		Brooklyn Dodgers	1905-1957
		Brooklyn Superbas	1899-1904
		Brooklyn Bridegrooms	1890-1898

		Milwaukee Brewers	1970-2000
		Seattle Pilots (AL)	1969

		Montreal Expos	1969-2000

		New York Mets	1962-2000

		Philadelphia Phillies	1883-2000

		Pittsburgh Pirates	1891-2000
		Pittsburgh Innocents	1890
		Pittsburgh Alleghenys	1887-1889

		St. Louis Cardinals	1901-2000
		St. Louis Perfectos	1899-1900
		St. Louis Browns	1892-1898

		San Diego Padres	1969-2000

		San Francisco Giants	1958-2000
		New York Giants	1885-1957
		New York Gothams	1883-1884
Defunct National League Teams
		Baltimore Orioles	1892-1899
		Boston Red Stockings	1876
		Buffalo Bisons	1879-1885
		Cincinnati Red Stockings	1876-1880
		Cleveland Blues	1879-1884
		Cleveland Spiders	1889-1899
		Indianapolis Browns	1878
		Indianapolis Hoosiers	1887-1889
		Kansas City Cowboys	1886
		Louisville Colonels	1892-1899
		Louisville Grays	1876-1877
		Milwaukee Cream Citys	1878
		New York Mutuals	1876
		Philadelphia Athletics	1876
		Providence Grays	1878-1885
		St. Louis Brown Stockings	1876-1877
		St. Louis Maroons	1885-1886
		Syracuse Stars	1879
		Troy Trojans	1879-1882
		Washington Senators	1886-1889
		Washington Senators	1892-1899
		Worcester Ruby Legs	1880-1882

Who is the best National League manager in history? Who is the worst? Which legendary skippers are the best? Talk managers in our forums!

Did you know that during the early years (1876) in the National League there was a written rule which stated managers could not sit on the players' bench?

Casey Stengel knew the secret to successul managing in the National League and he once shared it, "The secret of managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided."

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