List of Pittsburgh Pirates managers

Not to be confused with List of Pittsburgh Pirates head coaches.

Clint Hurdle has managed the Pirates since 2011.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the National League Central division. The team began play in 1882 as the Alleghenies (alternately spelled "Alleghenys"^[1]) in the American Association. The franchise moved to the National League after owner William Nimick became upset over a contract dispute, thus beginning the modern day franchise.^[2] The team currently plays home games at PNC Park which they moved into in 2001. Prior to PNC Park, the Pirates played games at Three Rivers Stadium and Forbes Field, among other stadiums.^[3]

There have been 39 managers for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The Pirates' first manager was Horace Phillips, who had coached the team before their move to the National League.^[4] In 1900, Fred Clarke began his tenure with the franchise. Clarke's 1422 victories and 969 losses lead all managers of the Pirates in their respective categories, Clarke also had the longest tenure as manager in his 16 years in the position.^[5] Clarke managed the franchise to its first World Series victory, a feat that would also be accomplished by Bill McKechnie, Danny Murtaugh, and Chuck Tanner. Thirteen Pirates managers have been player-managers—those who take on simultaneous roles as a player and manager.^[6] McKechnie, Connie Mack, and Ned Hanlon were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum as managers. Five Pirates managers were inducted into the Hall of Fame for their performance as players.^[7] Billy Meyer's number 1, Pie Traynor's number 20, Honus Wagner's number 33, and Murtaugh's number 40 have been retired by the franchise.^[8] Hired before the 2011 season, the Pirates' current manager is Clint Hurdle.^[9]

Table key

Bob Ferguson was the manager of the Pirates in 1884.

Years	Seasons managed; each is linked to an article about that particular season
WPct	Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed
PA	Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs
PW	Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs
PL	Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs
Div	Division titles: number of division titles won by the general manager
Pen	Pennants: number of pennants (league championships) won by the manager
WS	World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
† or *	Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum († denotes induction as manager)

American Association

Manager	Years	Wins	Losses	WPct	Ref
Pratt !Al Pratt	1882–1883	51	59	.464	^[10]
Butler !Ormond Butler	1883	17	36	.321	^[11]
Battin !Joe Battin	1883, 1884	8	18	.308	^[12]
McKnight !Denny McKnight	1884	4	8	.333	^[13]
Ferguson !Bob Ferguson	1884	11	31	.262	^[14]
Creamer !George Creamer	1884	0	8	.000	^[15]
Phillips !Horace Phillips	1885–1886	145	136	.516	^[4]

National League

Guy Hecker was the manager of the Pirates in 1890.

Fred Dunlap was the manager of the Pirates in 1889.

Patsy Donovan was the manager of the Pirates in 1897 and 1899.

Fred Clarke was the manager of the Pirates from 1900 to 1915

#	Manager	Years	Wins	Losses	WPct	PA	PW	PL	Pen	WS	Ref
1	Phillips !Horace Phillips	1887–1889^[a]	149	180	.453	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
2	Dunlap !Fred Dunlap	1889	7	10	.412	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
3	Hanlon !Ned Hanlon†	1889, 1891^[b]	57	65	.467	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
4	Hecker !Guy Hecker	1890	23	113	.169	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
5	McGunnigle !Bill McGunnigle	1891	24	33	.421	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
6	Burns !Tom Burns	1892	27	32	.458	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
7	Buckenberger !Al Buckenberger	1892–1894	187	144	.565	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
8	Mack !Connie Mack†	1894–1896	149	134	.527	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
9	Donovan !Patsy Donovan	1897, 1899^[c]	129	129	.500	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
10	Watkins !Bill Watkins	1898–1899	79	91	.465	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[16]
11	Clarke !Fred Clarke*	1900–1915	1422	969	.595	04 !4	07 !7	08 !8	04 !4	01 !1	^[17]
12	Callahan !Nixey Callahan	1916–1917	85	129	.397	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[18]
13	Wagner !Honus Wagner*	1917	1	4	.200	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[18]
14	Bedzek !Hugo Bezdek	1917–1919	166	187	.470	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[19]
15	Gibson !George Gibson	1920–1922, 1932–1934^[d]	401	330	.549	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[20]
16	McKechnie !Bill McKechnie†	1922–1926	409	293	.583	01 !1	04 !4	03 !3	01 !1	01 !1	^[21]
17	Bush !Donie Bush	1927–1929	246	178	.580	01 !1	0	04 !4	01 !1	0	^[22]
18	Ens !Jewel Ens	1929–1931	176	167	.513	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[23]
19	Traynor !Pie Traynor*	1934–1939	457	406	.530	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[24]
20	Frisch !Frankie Frisch*	1940–1946	539	528	.505	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[25]
21	Davis !Spud Davis	1946	1	2	.333	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[26]
22	Herman !Billy Herman*	1947	61	92	.399	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[26]
23	Burwell !Bill Burwell	1947	1	0	1.000	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[26]
24	Meyer !Billy Meyer	1948–1952	317	452	.412	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[27]
25	Haney !Fred Haney	1953–1955	163	299	.353	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[28]
26	Bragan !Bobby Bragan	1956–1957	102	155	.397	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[28]
27	Murtaugh !Danny Murtaugh	1957–1964, 1967, 1970–1971, 1973–1976^[e]	1115	950	.540	05 !5	15	13	02 !2	02 !2	^[29]
28	Walker !Harry Walker	1965–1967	224	184	.549	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[30]
29	Shepard !Larry Shepard	1968–1969	164	155	.514	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[31]
30	Grammas !Alex Grammas	1969	4	1	.800	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[31]
31	Virdon !Bill Virdon	1972–1973	163	128	.560	01 !1	02 !2	03 !3	0	0	^[32]
32	Tanner !Chuck Tanner	1977–1985	711	685	.509	01 !1	07 !7	03 !3	01 !1	01 !1	^[33]
33	Leyland !Jim Leyland	1986–1996	851	863	.496	03 !3	08 !8	12	0	0	^[34]
34	Lamont !Gene Lamont	1997–2000	295	352	.456	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[35]
35	McClendon !Lloyd McClendon	2001–2005	336	446	.430	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[36]
36	Mackanin !Pete Mackanin	2005	12	14	.462	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[37]
37	Tracy !Jim Tracy	2006–2007	135	189	.417	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[38]
38	Russell !John Russell	2008–2010	186	299	.384	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	^[39]
39	Hurdle !Clint Hurdle	2011–present	440	388	.531	-1 !3	-1 !3	-1 !5	-1 !0	-1 !0	^[40]

Footnotes

a^ The Alleghenies began the 1889 season with a record of 28–43; manager Horace Phillips suffered a mental breakdown and was replaced by Fred Dunlap who coached the team to a 7–10 record over the next 17 games. Ned Hanlon, the team's center fielder, was brought in to finish the season as manager, leading the team to a winning record of 26–18.^[41]
b^ Hanlon left the team to join the Players' League in 1890, but returned after the League disbanded after one season. Upon his return Hanlon replaced Guy Hecker. After disagreements with management, however, Hanlon was demoted as manager with a 31–47 record in his second stint as manager. Bill McGunnigle finished the 1891 season as manager.^[16]
c^ Patsy Donovan managed the team to a 60–71 record in 1897, finishing in eighth place. He was replaced by Bill Watkins who managed the team for over one season, but after a 7–15 start to the 1899 campaign Donovan resumed his position as manager and finished his second stint with a 69–58 record.^[16]
d^ George Gibson coached 374 games from 1920–1922, winning 201 and losing 173. He coached 359 games from 1932–1934, winning 200 and losing 159.^[42]
e^ Bobby Bragan coached the Pirates to a 36–67 record in 1957,^[43] before being replaced by Danny Murtaugh. Murtaugh coached the team for eight seasons during his first stint, coaching 1154 games for 605 wins and 549 losses.^[44] Harry Walker took over for Murtaugh, until a 42–42 start in 1967 caused management to bring back Murtaugh to finish the season as manager.^[45] Murtaugh went 39–39 to conclude the 1967 campaign. Murtaugh's third stint as Pirates manager lasted two seasons, he was 186–138 overall, winning a World Series in the second season.^[44] Bill Virdon was the Pirates for one season, but after beginning his second 67–69,^[46] Murtaugh was brought in for his fourth term as manager. Murtaugh finished his final term with a 285–226 record.^[44]

References

Finoli, David; Bill Ranier (2003). The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia. United States: Sports Publishing L.L.C. ISBN 1-58261-416-4.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

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Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Fogel Field; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

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1909
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Media

Seasons (135)

1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

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1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Pittsburgh Pirates managers

Al Pratt (1882–1883)
Ormond Butler (1883)
Joe Battin (1883–1884)
Denny McKnight (1884)
Bob Ferguson (1884)
George Creamer (1884)
Horace Phillips (1885–1889)
Fred Dunlap (1889)
Ned Hanlon (1889)
Guy Hecker (1890)
Bill McGunnigle (1891)
Ned Hanlon (1891)
Tom Burns (1892)
Al Buckenberger (1892–1894)
Connie Mack (1894–1896)
Patsy Donovan (1897)
Bill Watkins (1898–1899)
Patsy Donovan (1899)
Fred Clarke (1900–1915)
Nixey Callahan (1916–1917)
Honus Wagner (1917)
Hugo Bezdek (1917–1919)
George Gibson (1920–1922)
Bill McKechnie (1922–1926)
Donie Bush (1927–1929)
Jewel Ens (1929–1931)
George Gibson (1932–1934)
Pie Traynor (1934–1939)
Frankie Frisch (1940–1946)
Spud Davis (1946)
Billy Herman (1947)
Bill Burwell (1947)
Billy Meyer (1948–1952)
Fred Haney (1953–1955)
Bobby Bragan (1956–1957)
Danny Murtaugh (1957–1964)
Harry Walker (1965–1967)
Danny Murtaugh (1967)
Larry Shepard (1968–1969)
Alex Grammas (1969)
Danny Murtaugh (1970–1971)
Bill Virdon (1972–1973)
Danny Murtaugh (1973–1976)
Chuck Tanner (1977–1985)
Jim Leyland (1986–1996)
Gene Lamont (1997–2000)
Lloyd McClendon (2001–2005)
Pete Mackanin (2005)
Jim Tracy (2006–2007)
John Russell (2008–2010)
Clint Hurdle (2011–)

Major League Baseball managers by team

American League

East	Buck Showalter (Baltimore Orioles) John Farrell (Boston Red Sox) Joe Girardi (New York Yankees) Kevin Cash (Tampa Bay Rays) John Gibbons (Toronto Blue Jays)

Central	Robin Ventura (Chicago White Sox) Terry Francona (Cleveland Indians) Brad Ausmus (Detroit Tigers) Ned Yost (Kansas City Royals) Paul Molitor (Minnesota Twins)

West	A. J. Hinch (Houston Astros) Mike Scioscia (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) Bob Melvin (Oakland Athletics) Scott Servais (Seattle Mariners) Jeff Banister (Texas Rangers)

National League

East	Fredi González (Atlanta Braves) Don Mattingly (Miami Marlins) Terry Collins (New York Mets) Pete Mackanin (Philadelphia Phillies) Dusty Baker (Washington Nationals)

Central	Joe Maddon (Chicago Cubs) Bryan Price (Cincinnati Reds) Craig Counsell (Milwaukee Brewers) Clint Hurdle (Pittsburgh Pirates) Mike Matheny (St. Louis Cardinals)

West	Chip Hale (Arizona Diamondbacks) Walt Weiss (Colorado Rockies) Dave Roberts (Los Angeles Dodgers) Andy Green (San Diego Padres) Bruce Bochy (San Francisco Giants)

Defunct teams

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