There have been 23 managers in the history of the Los Angeles Angels Major League Baseball franchise. The Angels are based in Anaheim, California. They are members of the American League West division of the American League (AL) in Major League Baseball (MLB).[1] The Angels franchise was formed in 1961 as a member of the American League. The team was formerly called the California Angels, the Anaheim Angels, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, before settling with the Los Angeles Angels.

Bill Rigney became the first manager of the then Los Angeles Angels in 1961, serving for just over eight seasons before being fired by Angels owner Gene Autry during the 1969 season. In terms of tenure, Mike Scioscia has managed more games and seasons than any other coach in franchise history. He managed the Angels to six playoff berths (2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009) led the team to a World Series championship in 2002, and won the Manager of the Year award in 2002 and 2009.[2] With the Angels' 2009 Playoff appearance, Mike Scioscia became the first Major League Baseball manager "to guide his team to playoffs six times in [his] first 10 seasons."[3] None of Scioscia's predecessors made it to the World Series. Dick Williams and Whitey Herzog, who served as an interim manager immediately before Williams, are the only Angels managers to have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

There have been 16 interim managers in Angels history. In 1969, manager Bill Rigney was fired and replaced by Lefty Phillips.[4] In 1974, manager Whitey Herzog replaced Bobby Winkles. After four games with Herzog at the helm, Dick Williams took over the managerial job and was then replaced with Norm Sherry. A year later, Sherry was replaced by Dave Garcia. Garcia didn't last a full season either, as Jim Fregosi took over as manager in 1978. In 1981, Fregosi was replaced in the mid-season by Gene Mauch. In 1988, manager Cookie Rojas was replaced eight games before the end of the season. After a start of 61 wins and 63 losses in 1991, manager Doug Rader was fired and was replaced by Buck Rodgers. A season later, Rodgers was replaced by Marcel Lachemann, who took the position for four games. He was then succeeded by John Wathan. Rodgers returned as manager in 1993, but he was soon replaced by Lachemann. In 1996, Lachemann was replaced by John McNamara, who in turn was replaced by Joe Maddon. In 1999, Terry Collins resigned as manager in mid-season. Joe Maddon finished the season.[5] Mauch, Rodgers, Lachemann, McNamara, and Maddon have had two stints as manager.

On June 7, 2022, the Angels announced via Twitter that manager Joe Maddon was relieved of his duties as manager.[6] Maddon was signed to a 3 year deal with the team in October 2019 and replaced Brad Ausmus, who was fired after only one season with the team. [7]

Key

# Number of managers[A]
G Regular-season games managed
W Regular-season wins
L Regular-season losses
Win% Winning percentage
PA Playoff appearances
PW Playoff wins
PL Playoff losses
* Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Statistics are accurate as of the end of the 2023 MLB season.

Managers

#[a] Manager Seasons G W L Win% PA PW PL LC WS Achievements Ref
1 Bill Rigney 1961–1969 1,332 625 707 .469 – – – [8]
2 Lefty Phillips 1969–1971 447 222 225 .496 – – – [9]
3 Del Rice 1972 155 75 80 .483 – – – [10]
4 Bobby Winkles 1973–1974 236 109 127 .461 – – – [11]
5 Whitey Herzog* 1974 4 2 2 .500 – – – [12]
6 Dick Williams* 1974–1976 341 147 194 .431 – – – [13]
7 Norm Sherry 1976–1977 147 76 71 .517 – – – [14]
8 Dave Garcia 1977–1978 126 60 66 .476 – – – [15]
9 Jim Fregosi 1978–1981 486 237 249 .487 4 1 3 [16]
10 Gene Mauch 1981–1982 225 122 103 .542 5 2 3 [17]
11 John McNamara 1983–1984 324 151 173 .466 – – – [18]
– Gene Mauch 1985–1987 486 257 229 .528 7 3 4 [17]
12 Cookie Rojas 1988 154 75 79 .487 – – – [19]
13 Moose Stubing 1988 8 0 8 .000 – – – [20]
14 Doug Rader 1989–1991 448 232 216 .517 – – – [21]
15 Buck Rodgers 1991–1992 111 53 58 .477 – – – [22]
16 Marcel Lachemann 1992 4 3 1 .750 – – – [23]
17 John Wathan 1992 85 36 49 .423 – – – [24]
– Buck Rodgers 1993–1994 201 87 114 .432 – – – [22]
– Marcel Lachemann 1994–1996 320 160 170 .500 1 0 1 [23]
– John McNamara 1996 18 10 8 .555 – – – [18]
18 Joe Maddon 1996 22 8 14 .363 – – – [25]
19 Terry Collins 1997–1999 457 220 237 .481 – – – [26]
– Joe Maddon 1999 29 19 10 .655 – – – [25]
20 Mike Scioscia 2000–2018 3,078 1,650 1,428 .536 48 21 27 1 1 2002, 2009 Manager of the Year Award [27]
21 Brad Ausmus 2019 162 72 90 .444 — — — — — [28]
– Joe Maddon 2020–2022 278 130 148 .468 — — — — — — [29]
22 Phil Nevin 2022–2023 268 119 149 .444 — — — — — — -
23 Ron Washington 2024–present — — — — — — -

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim History & Encyclopedia". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ^ "Manager of the Year Award Winners". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  3. ^ "Mike Scioscia mlb.com profile". mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  4. ^ "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim". New York Times. 2008-06-24. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  5. ^ "Scioscia is guardian of the Angels". Yahoo Sports. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  6. ^ Los Angeles Angels [@Angels] (June 7, 2022). "The Angels have relieved Joe Maddon of his duties as Angels Manager today. https://t.co/oiyzSpQSxV" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-12-05 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Joe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as manager". AP NEWS. 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  8. ^ "Bill Rigney Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  9. ^ "Lefty Phillips Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  10. ^ "Del Rice Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  11. ^ "Bobby Winkles Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  12. ^ "Whitey Herzog Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  13. ^ "Dick Williams Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  14. ^ "Norm Sherry Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  15. ^ "Dave Garcia Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  16. ^ "Jim Fregosi Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  17. ^ a b "Gene Mauch Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  18. ^ a b "John McNamara Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  19. ^ "Cookie Rojas Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  20. ^ "Moose Stubing Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  21. ^ "Doug Rader Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  22. ^ a b "Buck Rodgers Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  23. ^ a b "Marcel Lachemann Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  24. ^ "John Wathan Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  25. ^ a b "Joe Maddon Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  26. ^ "Terry Collins Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  27. ^ "Mike Scioscia Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  28. ^ "Brad Ausmus Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  29. ^ "Brad Ausmus Managerial Record". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

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