Photo by Taka Yanagimoto\/St. Louis Cardinals<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NOVEMBER 12, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mike Shildt of the St. Louis Cardinals was named National League Manager of the Year, marking just the second time in Manager of the Year voting that the winner did not receive the most first-place votes. The only other time was in the American League in 1995 when the Mariners\u2019 Lou Piniella had nine first-place votes to 11 for the Red Sox\u2019 Kevin Kennedy but won on total points, 86-74.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shildt is the first Manager of the Year Award winner who did not play on the professional level. He is also the eighth winner not to have played in the major leagues. The others were three-time winners Jim Leyland, Joe Maddon and Buck Showalter, two-time winner Jack McKeon as well as Jim Frey, John McNamara and last year\u2019s winner, Brian Snitker, who finished third in this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Counsell was the runner-up for the second consecutive year, marking the fourth time in NL voting that a manager ran second two straight years, along with the Reds\u2019 Davey Johnson in 1994 and \u201995, the Cardinals\u2019 Tony La Russa in 2004 and \u201905 and the Phillies\u2019 Charlie Manuel in 2007 and \u201908. In the AL, the Athletics\u2019 Art Howe finished second four consecutive years from 1999-2002. Other AL managers to finished second in consecutive years were the Twins\u2019 Ron Gardenhire two times, in 2003 and \u201904 and in 2008 and \u201909, and the Royals\u2019 Dick Howser in 1984 and \u201985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It marks the third time a Cardinals manager has been honored. The other St. Louis winners were Whitey Herzog in 1985 and La Russa in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Brewers have never had a Manager of the year winner in either league. In addition to Counsell, other Brewers runners-up were Tom Trebelhorn in 1987 and Phil Garner in 1992 in the AL and Ron Roenicke in 2011 in the NL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No manager was named on every ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ballots, submitted prior to postseason play, were cast by two writers in each league city. They are tabulated on a system that rewards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| Manager, Team<\/th> | 1st<\/th> | 2nd<\/th> | 3rd<\/th> | Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Shildt, Cardinals<\/td> | 10<\/td> | 14<\/td> | 3<\/td> | 95<\/td><\/tr> |
| Craig Counsell, Brewers<\/td> | 13<\/td> | 6<\/td> | 5<\/td> | 88<\/td><\/tr> |
| Brian Snitker, Braves<\/td> | 3<\/td> | 6<\/td> | 12<\/td> | 45<\/td><\/tr> |
| Dave Roberts, Dodgers<\/td> | 4<\/td> | 1<\/td> | 2<\/td> | 25<\/td><\/tr> |
| Dave Martinez, Nationals<\/td> | <\/td> | 3<\/td> | 6<\/td> | 15<\/td><\/tr> |
| Torey Lovullo, Diamondbacks<\/td> | <\/td> | <\/td> | 2<\/td> | 2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n |