List of Baltimore Orioles (19th century) managers

Hall of Famer Ned Hanlon managed the Baltimore Orioles to three National League championships.

The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century Major League Baseball team that played in Baltimore, Maryland. They played in the American Association when it was considered a major league from 1882 through 1891 and in the National League from 1892 through 1899.^[1] During their history, the 19th century Baltimore Orioles employed six managers.^[2] The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field.^[3][4]

The Orioles first manager was their shortstop, Henry Myers.^[2] Myers managed the team for only one season, 1882, and led them to a record of 19 wins and 54 losses, for a winning percentage of .260.^[2][5] In 1883, Myers was replaced by Billy Barnie, who managed the team throughout the remainder of its time in the American Association, through 1891.^[1][2] Barnie managed the Orioles to a record of 470 wins and 548 lossess, for a .462 winning percentage.^[2][6] The 1050 games Barnie managed were the most in Orioles' history, and the 548 games he lost were also the most in Orioles' history.^[2]

In 1892, the Orioles joined the National League and outfielder George Van Haltren became the team's manager.^[1] Van Haltren lasted only eleven games as manager, winning just one.^[2] Van Haltren's winning percentage of .091 is the lowest in Orioles' history.^[2] He was by John Waltz, who won just two of the eight games he managed.^[2][7] The third manager the Orioles employed in 1892 was outfielder Ned Hanlon.^[2][8] Hanlon managed the team through the 1898 season, leading the Orioles to three consecutive National League pennants in 1894, 1895 and 1896.^[8] In all, Hanlon managed the team for 946 games, winning 555, the most in Orioles history.^[2][8] His .601 winning percentage is also the highest of any Orioles manager.^[2]

In 1899, Hanlon became the manager of the Brooklyn Superbas, and third baseman John McGraw replaced him.^[2][8] McGraw managed the team to a 4th-place finish in 1899 with a record of 86 wins and 62 losses, after which the team was disbanded.^[1][9] Both McGraw and Hanlon were eventually elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.^[10]

Table key

John McGraw (standing, to the right), the last Orioles' manager, with Orioles' teammates Joe Kelley (seated left), Hugh Jennings (seated right), and Willie Keeler (standing left)

#	A running total of the number of Orioles managers. Any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
G	Number of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie games
W	Number of regular season wins in games managed
L	Number of regular season losses in games managed
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
LC	League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the manager
WS	World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager
	Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Managers

#	Manager	Seasons	G	W	L	WPct	PA	PW	PL	LC	WS	Ref
1	Myers, HenryHenry Myers	1882	74	19	54	.260	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[5]
2	Barnie, BillyBilly Barnie	1883–1891	1050	470	548	.462	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[6]
3	Van Haltren, GeorgeGeorge Van Haltren	1892	11	1	10	.091	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[11]
4	Waltz, JohnJohn Waltz	1892	8	2	6	.250	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[7]
5	Hanlon, NedNed Hanlon	1892–1898	946	555	369	.601	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	003 !3	000 !—	[8]
6	McGraw, JohnJohn McGraw	1899	152	86	62	.581	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	000 !—	[9]

References