Toronto Blue Jays Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Toronto Blue Jays 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.

"Anyone who tells himself he can win a pennant with an expansion team is just spitting into a gale." - Toronto Blue Jays Manager (1977-1979) Roy Hartsfield
Toronto Blue Jays Managers
1977 - 2008

Toronto Blue Jays Managers & Finishes in Chronological Order

Year

Uniform #

Manager

Wins

Losses

WP

Finish

GB

Roster

1977

7

Roy Hartsfield

54 107 .335 7th 45½

1977

1978

7

Roy Hartsfield

59 102 .336 7th 40

1978

1979

7

Roy Hartsfield

53 109 .327 7th 50½

1979

1980

3

Bobby Mattick

67 95 .414 7th 36

1980

1981

3

Bobby Mattick

37 69 .349 7th / 7th 23½

1981

1982

6

Bobby Cox

78 84 .481 6th 17

1982

1983

6

Bobby Cox

89 73 .549 4th 9

1983

1984

6

Bobby Cox

89 73 .549 2nd 15

1984

1985

6

Bobby Cox

99 62 .615 1st +2

1985

1986

3

Jimy Williams

86 76 .531 4th

1986

1987

3

Jimy Williams

96 66 .593 2nd 2

1987

1988

3

Jimy Williams

87 75 .537 3rd 2

1988

1989

3

Jimy Williams

12 24 .333 1st +2

1989

43

Cito Gaston

77 49 .611
1990

43

Cito Gaston

86 76 .531 2nd 2

1990

1991

43

Cito Gaston

91 71 .562 1st +7

1991

1992

43

Cito Gaston

96 66 .593 1st +4

1992

1993

43

Cito Gaston

95 67 .586 1st +7

1993

1994

43

Cito Gaston

55 60 .478 3rd 16

1994

1995

43

Cito Gaston

56 88 .389 5th 30

1995

1996

43

Cito Gaston

74 88 .457 4th 18

1996

1997

43

Cito Gaston

72 85 .459 5th 22

1997

34

Mel Queen

4 1 .800
1998

17

Tim Johnson

88 74 .543 3rd 26

1998

1999

11

Jim Fregosi

84 78 .519 3rd 14

1999

2000

11

Jim Fregosi

83 79 .512 3rd

2000

2001

13

Buck Martinez

80 82 .494 3rd 16

2001

2002

13

Buck Martinez

20 33 .377 3rd 25½

2002

14

Carlos Tosca

58 51 .532
2003

14

Carlos Tosca

86

76

.531

3rd

15

2003

2004

14

Carlos Tosca

47

64

.423 5th 33½

2004

58

John Gibbons

20 30 .400

2005

5

John Gibbons

80

82

.494

3rd

15

2005

2006

5

John Gibbons

87

75

.537

2nd

10

2006

2007

5

John Gibbons

83

79

.512

3rd

13

2007

2008

5

John Gibbons

35

39

.473

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2008

43

Cito Gaston

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Year

Uniform #

Manager

Wins

Losses

WP

Finish

GB

Roster

Toronto Blue Jays Managers & Finishes



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