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In its 138-year history, the Philadelphia Phillies baseball
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's
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has employed 55 
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. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. Of those 52 managers, 15 have been "
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s"; specifically, they managed the team while still being signed as a player. The Phillies posted their franchise record for losses in a
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during their record-setting streak of 16 consecutive losing seasons (a season where the
winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of match ...
is below .500), with 111 losses out of 154 games in 1941. During this stretch from 1933 to 1948, the Phillies employed seven managers, all of whom posted a winning percentage below .430 for their Phillies careers. Seven managers have taken the Phillies to the postseason, with
Danny Ozark Daniel Leonard Ozark, born ''Orzechowski'' (November 26, 1923 – May 7, 2009), was an American coach and manager in Major League Baseball. As manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (1973–August 31, 1979), Ozark led the Phils to three consecutive ...
and Charlie Manuel leading the team to three playoff appearances. Dallas Green and Charlie Manuel are the only Phillies managers to win a
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: Green in the
1980 World Series The 1980 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) season. The 77th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Ameri ...
against the Kansas City Royals; and Manuel in the
2008 World Series The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season. The 104th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Ame ...
against the
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. Gene Mauch is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 1,332 games of service in parts of nine seasons (1960–1968). Manuel surpassed Mauch for the most victories as a manager in franchise history on September 28, 2011, with a 13-inning defeat of the
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; it was the team's final victory in their franchise-record 102-win season. The manager with the highest winning percentage over a full season or more was Arthur Irwin, whose .575 winning percentage is fourth on the all-time wins list for Phillies managers. Conversely, the worst winning percentage over a season in franchise history is .160 by the inaugural season's second manager
Blondie Purcell William Aloysius "Blondie" Purcell (born March 16, 1854) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Paterson, New Jersey. He played for nine different major league teams from 1879 to 1890. Purcell played mainly as an outfielder, and he ...
, who posted a 13–68 record during the 1883 season. __TOC__


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Managers

''Statistics current through November 6th, 2022 '' File:Bob-Allen-Pittsburgh-Shortstop-1889.jpg, alt=Sepia-tone baseball card of Bob Allen bent over, by the Old Judge Cigarette Factory, Bob Allen, manager, 1890 File:Hugh Duffy Baseball.jpg, alt=Black and white image of Hugh Duffy in a baseball cap and jacket, facing left,
Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates, Boston Reds, Boston Beaneaters, Milwaukee ...
, manager, 1904–1906 File:Kaiser Wilhelm.jpg, alt=Baseball card with drawing of Kaiser Wilhelm holding a bat, Kaiser Wilhelm, manager, 1921–1922 File:Dallas Green 2009.jpg, Dallas Green became the Phillies manager in 1979 to 1981, and won the
1980 World Series The 1980 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) season. The 77th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Ameri ...
. File:Charlie Manuel.jpg, alt=Charlie Manuel walks down the baseline with an unidentified Phillies player, Charlie Manuel, managed from 2005–2013, and won the
2008 World Series The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season. The 104th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the Ame ...
File:Ryne Sandberg.jpg,
Ryne Sandberg Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed "Ryno", is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies (19 ...
managed the Phillies from 2013 to 2015. File:Pete Mackanin on July 16, 2016 (cropped).jpg, Pete Mackanin was the Phillies manager from 2015 to 2017. File:Joe Girardi by Keith Allison.jpg,
Joe Girardi Joseph Elliott Girardi (born October 14, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Girardi played the catcher position for the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and S ...
was the manager of the Phillies from 2020 to 2022. File:Rob Thomson 2011 (cropped).jpg, Rob Thomson has managed the Phillies since 2022.


Footnotes

*#: A running total of the number of Phillies' managers. Thus, any manager who has two or more separate terms is only counted once. *
Larry Bowa Lawrence Robert Bowa (born December 6, 1945) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets. Bowa went on to mana ...
won the
Manager of the Year Award In Major League Baseball, the Manager of the Year Award is an honor given annually since 1983 to two outstanding managers, one each in the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner is voted on by 30 members of the Baseball Writ ...
in .


See also

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List of Philadelphia Phillies owners and executives The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies compete in MLB as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East di ...
, including general managers


References

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External links


Official website of the Philadelphia Phillies
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Manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...