List of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim managers

Mike Scioscia the current manager of the Angels

There have been 20 managers in the history of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball franchise. The Angels are based in Anaheim, California. They are members of the American League West division of the American League (AL) in Major League Baseball (MLB).^[1] The Angels franchise was formed in 1961 as a member of the American League. The team was formerly called the Los Angeles Angels, the California Angels, and the Anaheim Angels, before settling with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Bill Rigney became the first manager of the then Los Angeles Angels in 1961, serving for just over eight seasons before being fired by Angels owner Gene Autry during the 1969 season. In terms of tenure, Mike Scioscia has managed more games and seasons than any other coach in franchise history. He managed the Angels to six playoff berths (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009) led the team to a World Series championship in 2002, and won the Manager of the Year award in 2002 and 2009.^[2] With the Angels' 2009 Playoff appearance, Mike Scioscia became the first Major League Baseball manager "to guide his team to playoffs six times in [his] first 10 seasons."^[3] None of Scioscia's predecessors made it to the World Series. Dick Williams and Whitey Herzog, who served as an interim manager immediately before Williams, are the only Angels managers to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

There have been 16 interim managers in Angels history. In 1969, manager Bill Rigney was fired and replaced by Lefty Phillips.^[4] In 1974, manager Whitey Herzog replaced Bobby Winkles. After four games with Herzog at the helm, Dick Williams took over the managerial job, who was then replaced with Norm Sherry. A year later, Sherry was replaced by Dave Garcia. Garcia didn't last a full season either, as Jim Fregosi took over his job in 1978. In 1981, Fregosi was replaced in the mid-season by Gene Mauch. In 1988, manager Cookie Rojas was replaced eight games before the end of the season. After a start of 61 wins and 63 losses in 1991, manager Doug Rader was fired and was replaced by Buck Rodgers. A season later, Rodgers was replaced by Marcel Lachemann, who took the position for four games. He was then succeeded by John Wathan. Rodgers returned as manager in 1993, but he was soon replaced by Lachemann. In 1996, Lachemann was replaced by John McNamara, who in turn was replaced by Joe Maddon. In 1999, Terry Collins resigned as manager in the mid-season. Joe Maddon finished the season.^[5] Mauch, Rodgers, Lachemann, McNamara, and Maddon have had two stints as manager. The current manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is Mike Scioscia, who has led the team since 2000.^[6]

Key

#	Number of coaches^[A]
GC	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
Win%	Winning percentage
*	Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Statistics are accurate through the 2009 Major League Baseball season.

Managers

#	Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs			Awards	Ref
			GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L
1	Bill Rigney	1961–1969	1,332	625	707	.469	–	–	–		[7]
2	Lefty Phillips	1969–1971	447	222	225	.496	–	–	–		[8]
3	Del Rice	1972	155	75	80	.483	–	–	–		[9]
4	Bobby Winkles	1973–1974	236	109	127	.461	–	–	–		[10]
5	Whitey Herzog*	1974	4	2	2	.500	–	–	–		[11]
6	Dick Williams*	1974–1976	341	147	194	.431	–	–	–		[12]
7	Norm Sherry	1976–1977	147	76	71	.517	–	–	–		[13]
8	Dave Garcia	1977–1978	126	60	66	.476	–	–	–		[14]
9	Jim Fregosi	1978–1981	486	237	249	.487	4	1	3		[15]
10	Gene Mauch	1981–1982	225	122	103	.542	5	2	3		[16]
11	John McNamara	1983–1984	324	151	173	.466	–	–	–		[17]
–	Gene Mauch	1985–1987	486	257	229	.528	7	3	4		[16]
12	Cookie Rojas	1988	154	75	79	.487	–	–	–		[18]
13	Moose Stubing	1988	8	0	8	.000	–	–	–		[19]
14	Doug Rader	1989–1991	448	232	216	.517	–	–	–		[20]
15	Buck Rodgers	1991–1992	111	53	58	.477	–	–	–		[21]
16	Marcel Lachemann	1992	4	3	1	.750	–	–	–		[22]
17	John Wathan	1992	85	36	49	.423	–	–	–		[23]
–	Buck Rodgers	1993–1994	201	87	114	.432	–	–	–		[21]
–	Marcel Lachemann	1994–1996	320	160	170	.500	1	0	1		[22]
–	John McNamara	1996		10	8	.555	–	–	–		[17]
18	Joe Maddon	1996	22	8	14	.363	–	–	–		[24]
19	Terry Collins	1997–1999	457	220	237	.481	–	–	–		[25]
–	Joe Maddon	1999	29	19	10	.655	–	–	–		[24]
20	Mike Scioscia	2000–present	2,754	1,490	1,264	.541	48	21	27	2002, 2009 Manager of the Year Award	[26]

Notes

• ^A A running total of the number of managers of the Angels. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.

References

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2. "Manager of the Year Award Winners". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
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10. "Bobby Winkles Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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13. "Norm Sherry Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
14. "Dave Garcia Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
15. "Jim Fregosi Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
16. "Gene Mauch Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
17. "John McNamara Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
18. "Cookie Rojas Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
19. "Moose Stubing Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
20. "Doug Rader Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
21. "Buck Rodgers Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
22. "Marcel Lachemann Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
23. "John Wathan Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
24. "Joe Maddon Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
25. "Terry Collins Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
26. "Mike Scioscia Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-01-07.