Washington Senators Managers

This is a comprehensive analysis of managers for the Minnesota Twins organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"I liked his (Bucky Harris) cockiness. He told me he thought he knew as much baseball 'as that old buzzard (John) McGraw,' even if it was his first year as a manager." - Clark Griffith
Washington Senators Managers
1906 - 1960

Minnesota Twins Managers
1961 - Today

Washington Senators Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster
1901

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Jim Manning

61 72 .459 6th 20½

1901

1902

n/a

Tom Loftus

61 75 .449 6th 22

1902

1903

n/a

Tom Loftus

43 94 .314 8th 47½

1903

1904

n/a

Patsy Donovan

38 113 .251 8th 55½

1904

1905

n/a

Jake Stahl

64 87 .421 7th 29½

1905

1906

n/a

Jake Stahl

55 95 .367 7th 37½

1906

1907

n/a

Joe Cantillon

49 102 .325 8th 43½

1907

1908

n/a

Joe Cantillon

67 85 .441 7th 22½

1908

1909

n/a

Joe Cantillon

42 110 .276 8th 56

1909

1910

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

66 85 .437 7th 36½

1910

1911

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

64 90 .416 7th 38½

1911

1912

n/a

Clark Griffith

91 61 .599 2nd 14

1912

1913

n/a

Clark Griffith

90 64 .584 2nd

1913

1914

n/a

Clark Griffith

81 73 .526 3rd 19

1914

1915

n/a

Clark Griffith

85 68 .556 4th 17

1915

1916

n/a

Clark Griffith

76 77 .497 7th 14½

1916

1917

n/a

Clark Griffith

74 79 .484 5th 25½

1917

1918

n/a

Clark Griffith

72 56 .563 3rd 4

1918

1919

n/a

Clark Griffith

56 84 .400 7th 32

1919

1920

n/a

Clark Griffith

68 84 .447 6th 29

1920

1921

n/a

George McBride

80 73 .523 4th 18

1921

1922

n/a

Clyde Milan

69 85 .448 6th 25

1922

1923

n/a

Donie Bush

75 78 .490 4th 23½

1923

1924

n/a

Bucky Harris

92 62 .597 1st +2

1924

1925

n/a

Bucky Harris

96 55 .636 1st +8½

1925

1926

n/a

Bucky Harris

81 69 .540 4th 8

1926

1927

n/a

Bucky Harris

85 69 .552 3rd 25

1927

1928

n/a

Bucky Harris

75 79 .487 4th 26

1928

1929

n/a

Walter Johnson

71 81 .467 5th 8

1929

1930

n/a

Walter Johnson

94 60 .610 2nd 8

1930

1931

28

Walter Johnson

92 62 .597 3rd 16

1931

1932

25

Walter Johnson

93 61 .604 3rd 14

1932

1933

4

Joe Cronin

99 53 .651 1st +7

1933

1934

4

Joe Cronin

66 86 .434 7th 34

1934

1935

35

Bucky Harris

67 86 .438 6th 27

1935

1936

30

Bucky Harris

82 71 .536 4th 20

1936

1937

30

Bucky Harris

73 80 .477 6th 28½

1937

1938

30

Bucky Harris

75 76 .497 5th 23½

1938

1939

30

Bucky Harris

65 87 .428 6th 41½

1939

1940

30

Bucky Harris

64 90 .416 7th 26

1940

1941

28

Bucky Harris

70 84 .455 6th 31

1941

1942

28

Bucky Harris

62 89 .411 7th 39½

1942

1943

25

Ossie Bluege

84 69 .549 2nd 13½

1943

1944

30

Ossie Bluege

64 90 .416 8th 23

1944

1945

30

Ossie Bluege

87 67 .565 2nd

1945

1946

30

Ossie Bluege

76 78 .494 4th 28

1946

1947

30

Ossie Bluege

64 90 .416 7th 33

1947

1948

40

Joe Kuhel

56 97 .366 7th 40

1948

1949

40

Joe Kuhel

50 104 .325 8th 7

1949

1950

50

Bucky Harris

67 87 .435 5th 31

1950

1951

50

Bucky Harris

62 92 .403 7th 36

1951

1952

50

Bucky Harris

78 76 .506 5th 17

1952

1953

50

Bucky Harris

76 76 .500 5th 23½

1953

1954

50

Bucky Harris

66 88 .429 6th 45

1954

1955

7

Chuck Dressen

53 101 .344 8th 43

1955

1956

7

Chuck Dressen

59 95 .383 7th 38

1956

1957

7

Chuck Dressen

4 16 .200 8th 43

1957

51

Cookie Lavagetto

51 83 .381
1958

51

Cookie Lavagetto

61 93 .396 8th 31

1958

1959

51

Cookie Lavagetto

63 91 .409 8th 31

1959

1960

51

Cookie Lavagetto

73 81 .474 5th 24

1960

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB Roster

Washington Senators Managers & Finishes



Did you know that these Washington Senators became the modern-day Minnesota Twins (click here for their managers) in 1961?

During the 1946 season the Washington Senators, who had a seventy-six & seventy-eight record, had their largest attendance when 1,027,216 fans attended home games.

On April 19, 1948, the Washington Senators set a new team record when 31,728 fans attend an Opening Day game. Baseball Almanac invites you to share your memories of ANY Washington Senators games you have seen or read about in our exclusive Washington Senators forum on Baseball Fever.

     

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