CLEVELAND NAPS MANAGERS

Every Cleveland Naps Manager in Franchise History | Baseball Almanac

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the Cleveland Naps organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager.

The year leads to the specific American League season in review; the manager(s) name leads to his career statistics; and the roster leads to a list of every player on the team during the year. Research by Baseball Almanac.

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"Ever since I've been in baseball, I've been looking for a man the caliber of Connie Mack. You can count such men on the fingers of one hand. George Stovall came closest to the mark and I made an error when I failed to keep him." - Cleveland Indians owner Charlie Somers

Cleveland Naps Managers | 1905 - 1914

Naps Managers & Finishes

1905 n/a Nap Lajoie 76 78 .494 5th 19 1905
1906 n/a Nap Lajoie 89 64 .582 3rd 5 1906
1907 n/a Nap Lajoie 85 67 .559 4th 8 1907
1908 n/a Nap Lajoie 90 64 .584 2nd ½ 1908
1909 n/a Nap Lajoie 57 57 .500 6th 27½ 1909
n/a Deacon McGuire 14 25 .359
1910 n/a Deacon McGuire 71 81 .467 5th 32 1910
1911 n/a Deacon McGuire 6 11 .353 3rd 22 1911
n/a George Stovall 74 62 .544
1912 n/a Harry Davis 54 71 .432 5th 30½ 1912
n/a Joe Birmingham 21 7 .750
1913 n/a Joe Birmingham 86 66 .566 3rd 9.5 1913
1914 n/a Joe Birmingham 51 102 .333 8th 48½ 1914
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Did you know that this franchise was called the Cleveland Blues (Cleveland Blues Managers) from 1901 through 1904, the Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Indians Managers) 1915 through 2021, and the Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Guardians Managers) after that?

During the 1913 season the Cleveland Naps, who had an eight-six & sixty-six record, had their largest attendance when 541,000 fans attended home games.

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