1,000 Wins Club

The following managers have each achieved a true pinnacle in their managerial career: 1,000 plus Major League victories. No physical award is given for this honorary mark, but many of the managers in this "club" have been enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and maybe someday Major League Baseball will recognize this elite group of victorious skippers.

Notes: A bold faced entry denotes that the manager was active during the previous Major League season, an italic entry denotes a Hall of Fame manager, and a grayed-out entry denotes a manager with no Major League experience as a player.

“You realize the great managers that are on that list (our 1,000 Wins Club list), and to be among them is a unique honor. It says a lot about the players you’ve had play for you over the years. I think it’s about the fact that I’ve done this a long time.” - Mike Hargrove on MSNBC News (AP Wire, 04/13/2005)
1,000 Wins Club

In Order By Most Wins

Manager Name Wins - Losses Pct. Rank

Connie Mack

3,731 - 3,948

.486

1.

John McGraw

2,763 - 1,948

.586

2.

Tony LaRussa

2,214 - 1,908

.537

3.

Sparky Anderson

2,194 - 1,834

.545

4.

Bucky Harris

2,157 - 2,218

.493

5.

Joe McCarthy

2,125 - 1,333

.615

6.

Bobby Cox

2,092 - 1,603

.566

7.

Walt Alston

2,040 - 1,613

.558

8.

Leo Durocher

2,008 - 1,709

.540

9.

Casey Stengel

1,905 - 1,842

.508

10.

Gene Mauch

1,902 - 2,037

.483

11.

Bill McKechnie

1,896 - 1,723

.524

12.

Joe Torre

1,876 - 1,637

.534

13.

Ralph Houk

1,619 - 1,531

.514

14.

Fred Clarke

1,602 - 1,180

.576

15.

Tommy Lasorda

1,599 - 1,439

.526

16.

Dick Williams

1,571 - 1,451

.520

17.

Lou Piniella

1,519 - 1,420

.517

18.

Clark Griffith

1,491 - 1,367

.522

19.

Earl Weaver

1,480 - 1,060

.583

20.

Miller Huggins

1,413 - 1,134

.555

21.

Al Lopez

1,410 - 1,004

.584

22.

Jimmy Dykes

1,406 - 1,541

.477

23.

Wilbert Robinson

1,399 - 1,398

.500

24.

Chuck Tanner

1,352 - 1,381

.495

25.

Ned Hanlon

1,313 - 1,164

.530

26.

Cap Anson

1,296 - 947

.578

27.

Charlie Grimm

1,287 - 1,067

.547

28.

Frank Selee

1,284 - 862

.598

29.

Whitey Herzog

1,281 - 1,125

.532

30.

Billy Martin

1,253 - 1,013

.553

31.

Bill Rigney

1,239 - 1,321

.484

32.

Joe Cronin

1,236 - 1,055

.540

33.

Harry Wright

1,225 - 885

.581

34.

Hughie Jennings

1,184 - 995

.543

35.

John McNamara

1,168 - 1,247

.484

36.

Lou Boudreau

1,162 - 1,224

.487

37.

Davey Johnson

1,148 - 888

.564

38.

Tom Kelly

1,140 - 1,244

.478

39.

Frankie Frisch

1,138 - 1,078

.514

40.

Art Howe

1,129 - 1,137

.498

41.

Bobby Valentine

1,117 - 1,072

.510

42.

Danny Murtaugh

1,115 - 950

.540

43.

Dusty Baker

1,096 - 945

.537

44.

Jim Leyland

1,069 - 1,131

.486

45.

Mike Hargrove

1,065 - 1,056

.502

46.

Billy Southworth

1,044 - 704

.597

47.

Red Schoendienst

1,041 - 955

.522

48.

Steve O'Neill

1,040 - 821

.559

49.

Jim Fregosi

1,028 - 1,094

.484

50.

Jack McKeon

1,011 - 940

.518

51.

Chuck Dressen

1,008 - 973

.509

52.

Manager Name Wins - Losses Pct. Rank

1,000 Wins Club



Did you know that John McGraw and Casey Stengel lead in Major League pennants won with ten (10) each? Did you know they are also tied for World Series victories with seven (7) each?

Managers in the 1,000 Wins Club whose name appear in the chart without a link are managers who never played in a single Major League game. Managers on the horizon in 2003 were Dusty Baker (928 wins through 2003 / joined in 2004) and Mike Hargrove (996 wins through 2003 / joined in 2005). 2004 saw Jack McKeon (928-861 at the time) joined during 2005 and 2006 should see Frank Robinson (994-1,085) & Felipe Alou (957-936) join the club.

Hall of Fame Manager Joe McCarthy is ranked sixth on the 1,000 Wins Club and first overall on the all-time winning percentage (.615) chart and after "joining" the club probably never said a word. Manager Art Howe, on April 20, 2003, did enjoy the honor and said briefly to the media, "It's a nice milestone, and I'm proud of that."