Southern League Manager of the Year Award

The Southern League Manager of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's Southern League based on their regular-season performance as voted on by league managers. Broadcasters, Minor League Baseball executives, and members of the media have previously voted as well. Though the league was established in 1964, the award was not created until 1972. After the cancellation of the 2020 season, the league was known as the Double-A South in 2021 before reverting to the Southern League name in 2022.

Two managers have won the award on multiple occasions. John Shoemaker won in 2001 and 2006, while Andy Green won back-to-back in 2013 and 2014.

Seven managers from the Jacksonville Suns have been selected for the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Birmingham Barons and Orlando Cubs (5); the Chattanooga Lookouts, Greenville Braves, Huntsville Stars, Knoxville Smokies, and Mobile BayBears (4); the Biloxi Shuckers, Columbus Astros, Jackson Generals, and Montgomery Biscuits (3); the Mississippi Braves and Pensacola Blue Wahoos (2); and the Montgomery Rebels, Nashville Sounds, Rocket City Trash Pandas, and Savannah Braves (1).

Seven managers from the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the award, more than any other, followed by the Chicago White Sox organization (6); the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins organizations (5); the Chicago Cubs organization (4); the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington Nationals organizations (3); the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Miami Marlins organizations (2); and the Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).

Winners

+KeyLeagueThe team's final position in the league standingsDivisionThe team's final position in the divisional standingsRecordThe team's wins and losses during the regular seasonNumber of wins by managers who won the award multiple times^Indicates multiple award winners in the same yearIndicates league champions

+WinnersYearWinnerTeamOrganizationLeagueDivisionRecord1972Knoxville SoxChicago White Sox4th2nd76–641973Jacksonville SunsKansas City Royals2nd1st76–601974Knoxville Sox*Chicago White Sox3rd1st72–631975Orlando TwinsMinnesota Twins1st1st81–571976Chattanooga LookoutsOakland Athletics4th2nd70–681977Montgomery Rebels*Detroit Tigers1st1st86–511978Savannah BravesAtlanta Braves4th3rd72–721979Columbus AstrosHouston Astros1st1st84–591980Nashville SoundsNew York Yankees1st1st97–461981Orlando Twins*Minnesota Twins2nd1st79–631982Jacksonville SunsKansas City Royals1st1st83–611983Birmingham Barons*Detroit Tigers1st1st91–541984^Orlando TwinsMinnesota Twins2nd2nd79–65Jacksonville SunsMontreal Expos3rd3rd76–691985^Columbus AstrosHouston Astros2nd1st79–65Knoxville Blue JaysToronto Blue Jays1st1st79–641986Columbus Astros*Houston Astros5th3rd70–701987Jacksonville ExposMontreal Expos1st1st85–591988Greenville BravesAtlanta Braves1st1st87–571989Huntsville StarsOakland Athletics2nd2nd82–611990^Orlando Sun RaysMinnesota Twins1st1st85–59Jacksonville ExposMontreal Expos2nd2nd84–601991Greenville BravesAtlanta Braves1st1st88–561992Greenville Braves*Atlanta Braves1st1st100–431993Birmingham Barons*Chicago White Sox1st1st78–641994Huntsville Stars*Oakland Athletics1st1st81–571995Orlando CubsChicago Cubs4th2nd76–671996Chattanooga LookoutsCincinnati Reds2nd2nd81–591997Greenville Braves*Atlanta Braves4th2nd74–661998Mobile BayBears*San Diego Padres1st (tie)1st86–541999West Tenn Diamond JaxxChicago Cubs1st1st84–572000West Tenn Diamond Jaxx*Chicago Cubs1st1st80–582001 Jacksonville Suns*Los Angeles Dodgers1st1st83–562002Birmingham Barons*Chicago White Sox1st1st79–612003Huntsville StarsMilwaukee Brewers2nd1st75–632004Chattanooga LookoutsCincinnati Reds1st1st87–532005Birmingham BaronsChicago White Sox2nd1st82–572006 Jacksonville SunsLos Angeles Dodgers1st1st86–542007Huntsville StarsMilwaukee Brewers3rd1st75–622008Mississippi Braves*Atlanta Braves3rd2nd73–662009Birmingham BaronsChicago White Sox1st1st92–472010Tennessee SmokiesChicago Cubs1st1st86–532011Mobile BayBears*Arizona Diamondbacks1st1st84–542012Montgomery BiscuitsTampa Bay Rays2nd1st74–632013 Mobile BayBearsArizona Diamondbacks1st1st79–602014 Mobile BayBearsArizona Diamondbacks3rd3rd79–582015Biloxi ShuckersMilwaukee Brewers1st1st78–592016Jackson Generals*Seattle Mariners1st1st84–552017Chattanooga Lookouts*Minnesota Twins1st1st91–492018Biloxi ShuckersMilwaukee Brewers1st1st81–592019Montgomery BiscuitsTampa Bay Rays1st1st88–502020 2021Mississippi Braves*Atlanta Braves1st1st67–442022Rocket City Trash PandasLos Angeles Angels1st1st81–572023Pensacola Blue WahoosMiami Marlins1st1st79–572024Montgomery Biscuits*Tampa Bay Rays2nd1st80–572025Biloxi ShuckersMilwaukee Brewers4th2nd74–642026Pensacola Blue WahoosMiami Marlins1st1st79–58

Wins by team

Active Southern League teams appear in bold.

Team Award(s) Year(s)Jacksonville Suns (Jacksonville Expos)71973, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 2001, 2006Birmingham Barons51983, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009Orlando Cubs (Orlando Twins/Sun Rays)1975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1995Chattanooga Lookouts41976, 1996, 2004, 2017Greenville Braves1988, 1991, 1992, 1997Huntsville Stars1989, 2003, 2007, 1994Knoxville Smokies (Knoxville Sox/Blue Jays/Tennessee Smokies)1972, 1974, 1985, 2010Mobile BayBears1998, 2011, 2013, 2014Biloxi Shuckers32015, 2018, 2025Columbus Astros1979, 1985, 1986Jackson Generals (West Tenn Diamond Jaxx)1999, 2000, 2016Montgomery Biscuits2012, 2019, 2024Mississippi Braves22008, 2021Pensacola Blue Wahoos2023, 2026Montgomery Rebels11977Nashville Sounds1980Rocket City Trash Pandas2022Savannah Braves1978

Wins by organization

Active Southern League–Major League Baseball affiliations appear in bold.

Organization Award(s) Year(s)Atlanta Braves71978, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2008, 2021Chicago White Sox61972, 1974, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2009Milwaukee Brewers52003, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2025Minnesota Twins1975, 1981, 1984, 1990, 2017Chicago Cubs41995, 1999, 2000, 2010Arizona Diamondbacks32011, 2013, 2014Houston Astros1979, 1985, 1986Oakland Athletics1976, 1989, 1994Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos)1984, 1987, 1990Cincinnati Reds21996, 2004Detroit Tigers1977, 1983Kansas City Royals1973, 1982Los Angeles Dodgers2001, 2006Miami Marlins2023, 2026Los Angeles Angels12022New York Yankees1980San Diego Padres1998Seattle Mariners2016Toronto Blue Jays1985

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