Lee Fohl

Born in Lowell, Ohio, Fohl's involvement in professional baseball began in the early 1900s, when he served as a catcher for minor-league clubs in Ohio.^[1] His subsequent major-league playing career consisted of just five games as a catcher and 17 at-bats over two seasons. In 1915, he took over as manager of the Indians, with his best finish coming in 1918 when the Tribe finished in second place behind the Red Sox. He never made an important move, however, without consulting Tris Speaker, who arrived via a trade with Boston in the same year Fohl took over. In 1919, Fohl resigned as the Indians' manager after 78 games, and Speaker stepped in as manager for the remainder of the season.^[2]

Fohl resurfaced in 1921 with the Browns, where in 1922 the team was only eliminated from the pennant race on the penultimate game of the season, finishing just one game behind the New York Yankees. When the 1923 Browns fell back closer (but still above) .500, he was fired in midseason. In 1924, he joined the Red Sox, where he finished his managerial career on a dismal note; his Red Sox teams never finished higher than seventh place. (In fact, he was the only man to manage in the American League between 1924 and 1926 and not be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.) He finished with a 713-792 (.474 winning percentage) as manager. He managed the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League in 1927, but was fired mid-way through the season.

He died in Brooklyn, Ohio at age 88.^[3]

References

↑ "News Notes". Sporting Life. December 16, 1905. p. 9.
↑ "Lee Fohl Resigns as Indians' Boss: Tris Speaker Appointed to Manage Cleveland Club for Remainder of Season". The New York Times. July 20, 1919. p. 17.
↑ Ex-Indians Manager, Fohl, dies

External links

Baseball-Reference.com – career managing record
Lee Fohl at Find a Grave

Cleveland Indians managers

Jimmy McAleer (1901)
Bill Armour (1902–1904)
Nap Lajoie (1905–1909)
Bill Bradley (1909)
Deacon McGuire (1909–1911)
George Stovall (1911)
Harry Davis (1912)
Joe Birmingham (1912–1915)
Lee Fohl (1915–1919)
Tris Speaker (1919–1926)
Jack McCallister (1927)
Roger Peckinpaugh (1928–1933)
Bibb Falk (1933)
Walter Johnson (1933–1935)
Steve O'Neill (1935–1937)
Ossie Vitt (1938–1940)
Roger Peckinpaugh (1941)
Lou Boudreau (1942–1950)
Al López (1951–1956)
Kerby Farrell (1957)
Bobby Bragan (1958)
Joe Gordon (1958–1960)
Jo-Jo White (1960)
Jimmy Dykes (1960–1961)
Mel Harder (1961)
Mel McGaha (1962)
Mel Harder (1962)
Birdie Tebbetts (1963)
George Strickland (1964)
Birdie Tebbetts (1964–1966)
George Strickland (1966)
Joe Adcock (1967)
Alvin Dark (1968–1971)
Johnny Lipon (1971)
Ken Aspromonte (1972–1974)
Frank Robinson (1975–1977)
Jeff Torborg (1977–1979)
Dave Garcia (1979–1982)
Mike Ferraro (1983)
Pat Corrales (1983–1987)
Doc Edwards (1987–1989)
John Hart (1989)
John McNamara (1990–1991)
Mike Hargrove (1991–1999)
Charlie Manuel (2000–2002)
Joel Skinner (2002)
Eric Wedge (2003–2009)
Manny Acta (2010–2012)
Sandy Alomar (2012)
Terry Francona (2013–)

Baltimore Orioles managers

Hugh Duffy (1901)
Jimmy McAleer (1902–1909)
Jack O'Connor (1910)
Bobby Wallace (1911–1912)
George Stovall (1912–1913)
Jimmy Austin (1913)
Branch Rickey (1913–1915)
Fielder Jones (1916–1918)
Jimmy Austin (1918)
Jimmy Burke (1918–1920)
Lee Fohl (1921–1923)
Jimmy Austin (1923)
George Sisler (1924–1926)
Dan Howley (1927–1929)
Bill Killefer (1930–1933)
Allen Sothoron (1933)
Rogers Hornsby (1933–1937)
Jim Bottomley (1937)
Gabby Street (1938)
Ski Melillo (1938)
Fred Haney (1939–1941)
Luke Sewell (1941–1946)
Zack Taylor (1946)
Muddy Ruel (1947)
Zack Taylor (1948–1951)
Rogers Hornsby (1952)
Marty Marion (1952–1953)
Jimmy Dykes (1954)
Paul Richards (1955–1961)
Lum Harris (1961)
Billy Hitchcock (1962–1963)
Hank Bauer (1964–1968)
Earl Weaver (1968–1982)
Joe Altobelli (1983–1985)
Cal Ripken (1985)
Earl Weaver (1985–1986)
Cal Ripken (1987–1988)
Frank Robinson (1988–1991)
Johnny Oates (1991–1994)
Phil Regan (1995)
Davey Johnson (1996–1997)
Ray Miller (1998–1999)
Mike Hargrove (2000–2003)
Lee Mazzilli (2004–2005)
Sam Perlozzo (2005–2007)
Dave Trembley (2007–2010)
Juan Samuel (2010)
Buck Showalter (2010–)

Boston Red Sox managers

Jimmy Collins (1901–1906)
Chick Stahl (1906)
Cy Young (1907)
Bob Unglaub (1907)
George Huff (1907)
Deacon McGuire (1907–1908)
Fred Lake (1908–1909)
Patsy Donovan (1910–1911)
Jake Stahl (1912–1913)
Bill Carrigan (1913–1916)
Jack Barry (1917)
Ed Barrow (1918–1920)
Hugh Duffy (1921–1922)
Frank Chance (1923)
Lee Fohl (1924–1926)
Bill Carrigan (1927–1929)
Heinie Wagner (1930)
Shano Collins (1931–1932)
Marty McManus (1932–1933)
Bucky Harris (1934)
Joe Cronin (1935–1947)
Joe McCarthy (1948–1950)
Steve O'Neill (1950–1951)
Lou Boudreau (1952–1954)
Pinky Higgins (1955–1959)
Rudy York (1959)
Billy Jurges (1959–1960)
Del Baker (1960)
Pinky Higgins (1960–1962)
Johnny Pesky (1963–1964)
Billy Herman (1964–1966)
Pete Runnels (1966)
Dick Williams (1967–1969)
Eddie Popowski (1969)
Eddie Kasko (1970–1973)
Eddie Popowski (1973)
Darrell Johnson (1974–1976)
Don Zimmer (1976–1980)
Johnny Pesky (1980)
Ralph Houk (1981–1984)
John McNamara (1985–1988)
Joe Morgan (1988–1991)
Butch Hobson (1992–1994)
Kevin Kennedy (1995–1996)
Jimy Williams (1997–2001)
Joe Kerrigan (2001)
Grady Little (2002–2003)
Terry Francona (2004–2011)
Bobby Valentine (2012)
John Farrell (2013–)
Torey Lovullo (2015)

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