Minnesota Twins managers and ownership
A listing of Managers and Ownership of the Minnesota Twins franchise.
Washington Senators managers
No. |
Name |
Years |
Regular Season |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Games |
Won |
Lost |
Win % |
Games |
1 |
Jimmy Manning |
1901 |
138 |
61 |
2 |
Tom Loftus |
1902-03 |
278 |
104 |
3 |
Malachi Kittridge¹ |
1904 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
Patsy Donovan |
1904 |
139 |
37 |
5 |
Jake Stahl |
1905-06 |
305 |
119 |
6 |
Joe Cantillon |
1907-09 |
465 |
158 |
7 |
Jimmy McAleer |
1910-11 |
311 |
130 |
8 |
Clark Griffith |
1912-20 |
1,364 |
693 |
9 |
George McBride |
1921 |
154 |
80 |
10 |
Clyde Milan |
1922 |
154 |
69 |
11 |
Donie Bush |
1923 |
155 |
75 |
12 |
Bucky Harris¹ |
1924-28 |
763 |
429 |
13 |
Walter Johnson |
1929-32 |
617 |
350 |
14 |
Joe Cronin¹ |
1933-34 |
308 |
165 |
15 |
Bucky Harris |
1935-42 |
1,221 |
558 |
16 |
Ossie Bluege |
1943-47 |
772 |
375 |
17 |
Joe Kuhel |
1948-49 |
308 |
106 |
18 |
Bucky Harris |
1950-54 |
768 |
349 |
19 |
Chuck Dressen |
1955-57 |
329 |
116 |
20 |
Cookie Lavagetto |
1957-60 |
598 |
248 |
Total |
1901-1960 |
9,088 |
4,223 |
|
- ¹Player/Manager
- Bold indicates AL Pennant winner
- Italics indicate World Series victory
Minnesota Twins managers
No. |
Name |
Years |
Regular Season |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Games |
Won |
Lost |
Win % |
Games |
1(20) |
Cookie Lavagetto |
1961 |
59 |
29 |
2(21) |
Sam Mele |
1961-67 |
963 |
524 |
3(22) |
Cal Ermer |
1967-68 |
276 |
145 |
4(23) |
Billy Martin |
1969 |
162 |
97 |
5(24) |
Bill Rigney |
1970-72 |
392 |
208 |
6(25) |
Frank Quilici |
1972-75 |
568 |
280 |
7(26) |
Gene Mauch |
1976-80 |
772 |
378 |
8(27) |
Johnny Goryl |
1980-81 |
72 |
34 |
9(28) |
Billy Gardner |
1981-85 |
621 |
268 |
10(29) |
Ray Miller |
1985-86 |
239 |
109 |
11(30) |
Tom Kelly1 |
1986-2001 |
2,386 |
1,140 |
12(31) |
Ron Gardenhire |
2002- |
971 |
534 |
Total* |
1961- |
7,479 |
3,746 |
|
- 1AL Manager of the Year, 1991
- Bold indicates AL Pennant winner
- Italics indicate World Series victory
- *Records as of end of 2007 season
Washington Senators general managers
- Clark Griffith 1920-55¹
- Calvin Griffith 1955-60¹
Minnesota Twins general managers
- Calvin Griffith 1961-84¹
- Howard Fox 1984-85
- Andy MacPhail 1985-94
- Terry Ryan 1994-2007
- Bill Smith 2007-
¹As principal owner/club president, Clark Griffith and his nephew/adopted son, Calvin, never took the title General Manager, but served in the role of chief of baseball operations.
Washington Senators principal owners
- Ban Johnson and Fred Postal 1901-03
- Thomas C. Noyes 1904-20
- Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson 1920-49
- Clark Griffith and John Jachym 1949-50
- Clark Griffith 1950-55
- Calvin Griffith 1955-60
Minnesota Twins principal owners
- Calvin Griffith 1961-84
- Carl Pohlad 1984-