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(aged 84)<br /><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina, Minnesota</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">April 24, 1922, for the Washington Senators</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">July 13, 1939, for the Washington Senators</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.272</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">43</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">848</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Managerial record</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">375–394</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; 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href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="/ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span></span>/</a></span></span>; October 24, 1900 – October 14, 1985) was an American <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coach_(baseball)" title="Coach (baseball)">coach</a> and front-office executive in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> who spent his entire playing career with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1901–60)">Washington Senators</a> franchise from 1922 to 1939. He would remain on the team's payroll in key on- and off-field capacities until 1971, long after it became the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>. Bluege was the last surviving member of the Senators' <a href="/wiki/1924_World_Series" title="1924 World Series">1924 World Series</a> championship team, the franchise's only world champion before it relocated to Minnesota in 1961. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 162 pounds (73 kg). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ossie_Bluege&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluege was born in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> and raised in the city's <a href="/wiki/Goose_Island_(Chicago)" title="Goose Island (Chicago)">Goose Island</a> area. A younger brother, <a href="/wiki/Otto_Bluege" title="Otto Bluege">Otto</a>, an infielder, played in 109 games for the 1932–1933 <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and had a 13-year playing career in professional baseball. Ossie Bluege, a graduate of the Luther Institute of Business Administration in 1915, found a job as an accountant at <a href="/wiki/International_Harvester" title="International Harvester">International Harvester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He honed his baseball skills as a member of local sandlot teams. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_career">Playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ossie_Bluege&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bluege was discovered by baseball promoter <a href="/wiki/Joe_Engel" title="Joe Engel">Joe Engel</a>, who operated the <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Lookouts" title="Chattanooga Lookouts">Chattanooga Lookouts</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern Association</a> and scouted for Washington owner <a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Clark Griffith</a>. He made his Major League debut on April 24, 1922, and played his final game on July 13, 1939, spending his 18-year, 1,867-game playing career with the Senators. In addition to the 1924 world champions, Bluege also was the team's starting third baseman for its <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant-winning</a> <a href="/wiki/1925_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1925 Major League Baseball season">1925</a> and <a href="/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1933 Major League Baseball season">1933</a> editions. Bluege was chiefly known for his defensive ability, leading <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> third basemen in <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double plays</a> in three different seasons. His moonlighting, off-season job earned him the nickname "The Accountant" from teammates. Bluege's only <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> appearance, in 1935, came in a year which saw him primarily play shortstop for Washington. </p><p>In his 18-year major league career, spanning 1,867 games, Bleuge posted a .272 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (1,751-for-6,440) with 883 <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">runs</a>, 276 <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a>, 67 <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a>, 43 <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a>, 848 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a>, 140 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Stolen bases">stolen bases</a>, 723 <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a>, .352 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> and .356 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. He finished his career with a .961 <a href="/wiki/Fielding_percentage" title="Fielding percentage">fielding percentage</a>. In 17 games played during his three World Series, he hit .200 (12-for-60) with five runs scored and five runs batted in. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coach,_manager,_executive"><span id="Coach.2C_manager.2C_executive"></span>Coach, manager, executive</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ossie_Bluege&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coach, manager, executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After retiring in 1939, Bluege coached for Washington (1940–1942) before taking over as manager of the Senators from 1943 through 1947. He compiled a career managerial record of 379–394, with two second-place finishes (in <a href="/wiki/1943_Washington_Senators_season" title="1943 Washington Senators season">1943</a> and <a href="/wiki/1945_Washington_Senators_season" title="1945 Washington Senators season">1945</a>). In 1948, Bluege was named the club's <a href="/wiki/Farm_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm system">farm system</a> director, where his greatest scouting coup was a young <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Harmon Killebrew</a>. In 1958 he became the Senators' <a href="/wiki/Comptroller" title="Comptroller">comptroller</a>—the team's chief accountant—shortly before the club's relocation to <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>. He remained the Twins' comptroller until his retirement in 1971, having served the organization for 50 years. </p><p>Bluege died of a stroke in 1985 in <a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina, Minnesota</a>, ten days before his 85th birthday. 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class="mw-selflink selflink">Ossie Bluege</a> (1943–1947)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kuhel" title="Joe Kuhel">Joe Kuhel</a> (1948–1949)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Bucky Harris</a> (1950–1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Dressen" title="Chuck Dressen">Chuck Dressen</a> (1955–1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cookie_Lavagetto" title="Cookie Lavagetto">Cookie Lavagetto</a> (1957–1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mele" title="Sam Mele">Sam Mele</a> (1961–1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cal_Ermer" title="Cal Ermer">Cal Ermer</a> (1967–1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Rigney" title="Bill Rigney">Bill Rigney</a> (1970–1972)</span></li> <li><span 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href="/wiki/Joe_Judge_(baseball)" title="Joe Judge (baseball)">Joe Judge</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wade_Lefler" title="Wade Lefler">Wade Lefler</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nemo_Leibold" title="Nemo Leibold">Nemo Leibold</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Firpo_Marberry" title="Firpo Marberry">Firpo Marberry</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Martina" title="Joe Martina">Joe Martina</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Earl_McNeely" title="Earl McNeely">Earl McNeely</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Miller_(third_baseman)" title="Ralph Miller (third baseman)">Ralph Miller</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Mogridge" title="George Mogridge">George Mogridge</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Curly_Ogden" title="Curly Ogden">Curly Ogden</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Peckinpaugh" title="Roger Peckinpaugh">Roger Peckinpaugh</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Rice" title="Sam Rice">Sam Rice</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Muddy_Ruel" title="Muddy Ruel">Muddy Ruel</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Russell" title="Allen Russell">Allen Russell</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mule_Shirley" title="Mule Shirley">Mule Shirley</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/By_Speece" title="By Speece">By Speece</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Tate" title="Bennie Tate">Bennie Tate</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Taylor_(baseball)" title="Tommy Taylor (baseball)">Tommy Taylor</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Zachary" title="Tom Zachary">Tom Zachary</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Zahniser" title="Paul Zahniser">Paul Zahniser</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Manager</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Bucky Harris</a></span></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">Coaches</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Chesbro" title="Jack Chesbro">Jack Chesbro</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Egan" title="Ben Egan">Ben Egan</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Altrock" title="Nick Altrock">Nick Altrock</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Al_Schacht" title="Al Schacht">Al Schacht</a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #D31145 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #002B5C, inset -2px -2px 0 #002B5C; !important;;"><div> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_Washington_Senators_season" title="1924 Washington Senators season"><span style="color:#ffffff">Regular season</span></a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Washington_Senators" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Washington Senators"><span style="color:#ffffff">History</span></a></span></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award4220" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template:The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Template talk:The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Special:EditPage/Template:The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award4220" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i> <a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award">Manager of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(baseball_manager)" title="Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)">McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McKechnie" title="Bill McKechnie">McKechnie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(baseball_manager)" title="Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)">McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Durocher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McKechnie" title="Bill McKechnie">McKechnie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Southworth" title="Billy Southworth">Southworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Southworth" title="Billy Southworth">Southworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(baseball_manager)" title="Joe McCarthy (baseball manager)">McCarthy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Sewell" title="Luke Sewell">Sewell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bluege</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Dyer" title="Eddie Dyer">Dyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Harris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Meyer" title="Billy Meyer">Meyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Stengel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Red_Rolfe" title="Red Rolfe">Rolfe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Durocher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Stanky" title="Eddie Stanky">Stanky</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Stengel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Durocher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Alston" title="Walter Alston">Alston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Birdie_Tebbetts" title="Birdie Tebbetts">Tebbetts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Stengel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Alston" title="Walter Alston">Alston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Murtaugh" title="Danny Murtaugh">Murtaugh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Houk" title="Ralph Houk">Houk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rigney" title="Bill Rigney">Rigney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Alston" title="Walter Alston">Alston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Keane" title="Johnny Keane">Keane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Mele" title="Sam Mele">Mele</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Bauer" title="Hank Bauer">Bauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Williams" title="Dick Williams">D. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Mayo_Smith" title="Mayo Smith">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Hodges" title="Gil Hodges">Hodges</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Murtaugh" title="Danny Murtaugh">Murtaugh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Fox_(baseball)" title="Charlie Fox (baseball)">Fox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Tanner" title="Chuck Tanner">Tanner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Mauch" title="Gene Mauch">Mauch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Virdon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Johnson" title="Darrell Johnson">Dar. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ozark" title="Danny Ozark">Ozark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/George_Bamberger" title="George Bamberger">Bamberger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Weaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Virdon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Martin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Herzog" title="Whitey Herzog">Herzog</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">La Russa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Frey" title="Jim Frey">Frey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/John_McNamara_(baseball)" title="John McNamara (baseball)">McNamara</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Lanier" title="Hal Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Anderson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Buck_Rodgers" title="Buck Rodgers">Rodgers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">La Russa</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Don_Zimmer" title="Don Zimmer">Zimmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Torborg" title="Jeff Torborg">Torborg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Kelly_(baseball)" title="Tom Kelly (baseball)">Kelly</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">La Russa</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Oates" title="Johnny Oates">Oates</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Showalter" title="Buck Showalter">Showalter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Alou" title="Felipe Alou">Alou</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Hargrove</a> & <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Oates" title="Johnny Oates">Oates</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bochy" title="Bruce Bochy">Bochy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">Dav. Johnson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Torre</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bochy" title="Bruce Bochy">Bochy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Jimy_Williams" title="Jimy Williams">J. Williams</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Manuel" title="Jerry Manuel">Manuel</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Baker" title="Dusty Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Piniella</a> & <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bowa" title="Larry Bowa">Bowa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Scioscia</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Tony Peña">Peña</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Gardenhire" title="Ron Gardenhire">Gardenhire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buck_Showalter" title="Buck Showalter">Showalter</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Guillén</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Cox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a> & <a href="/wiki/Joe_Girardi" title="Joe Girardi">Girardi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wedge" title="Eric Wedge">Wedge</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Melvin" title="Bob Melvin">Melvin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddon" title="Joe Maddon">Maddon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Fredi_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Fredi González">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Scioscia</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Tracy_(baseball)" title="Jim Tracy (baseball)">Tracy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Gardenhire" title="Ron Gardenhire">Gardenhire</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bud_Black" title="Bud Black">Black</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Maddon" title="Joe Maddon">Maddon</a> & <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Gibson" title="Kirk Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Buck_Showalter" title="Buck Showalter">Showalter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Davey_Johnson" title="Davey Johnson">Dav. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/John_Farrell_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Farrell (manager)">Farrell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Clint_Hurdle" title="Clint Hurdle">Hurdle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Scioscia</a> & <a href="/wiki/Matt_Williams_(third_baseman)" title="Matt Williams (third baseman)">M. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Molitor</a> & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Collins" title="Terry Collins">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Francona" title="Terry Francona">Francona</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(baseball_manager)" title="Dave Roberts (baseball manager)">Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Terry_Francona" title="Terry Francona">Francona</a> & <a href="/wiki/Craig_Counsell" title="Craig Counsell">Counsell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Melvin" title="Bob Melvin">Melvin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Counsell" title="Craig Counsell">Counsell</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Brian_Snitker" title="Brian Snitker">Snitker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Cash" title="Kevin Cash">Cash</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brian_Snitker" title="Brian Snitker">Snitker</a></span></li> <li><span 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