International League Manager of the Year Award

The International League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in minor league baseball's International League. In 1967, Jack Tighe won the first ever International League Manager of the Year Award. The only manager to have won the award on three occasions is Joe Altobelli who won in 1971, 1976, and 1980. Other managers with more than one award are Buddy Bailey, Eddie Haas, Dave Miley, Charlie Montoyo, Joe Morgan, Rick Sweet, and Jack Tighe, each with two wins. Tighe (1967 and 1968), Altobelli (1976 and 1977), Haas (1981 and 1982), and Sweet (2008 and 2009) won the award in consecutive years.

Seven managers from the Pawtucket Red Sox have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Rochester Red Wings and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons/Yankees/RailRiders (6); the Syracuse Chiefs (5); the Buffalo Bisons, Charleston Charlies, Richmond Braves, Tidewater Tides, and Toledo Mud Hens (3); the Columbus Clippers, Durham Bulls, Louisville Bats, and Norfolk Tides (2); and the Charlotte Knights, Memphis Blues, and Ottawa Lynx (1).

Seven managers each from the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations have won the award, more than any others, followed by the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees organizations (5); the New York Yankees organization (4); the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Royals/Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays organizations (2); and the Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (1).

Key

(#)	Number of wins by managers who have won the award multiple times
	Indicates a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[1]
*	Indicates league champions[2]

Winners

Jack Tighe, 1967 and 1968 IL Manager of the Year

Joe Altobelli, 1971, 1976, and 1980 IL Manager of the Year

Joe Morgan, 1973 and 1977 IL Manager of the Year

Eric Wedge, 2001 IL Manager of the Year

Notes

• ^a The Finish column indicates final position in the divisional standings.
• ^b The Record column indicates wins and losses during the regular season and excludes any post-season play.

References

General

• "International League Award Winners". International League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 2, 2016. 
• "International League Special Award Winners". Triple-A Baseball.com. Triple-A Baseball. Retrieved March 2, 2016. 

Specific