Pete Rose is: the: most recent player-manager in Major League Baseball, having last done so from 1984——to 1986
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the——highest level of play in North American professional baseball . Founded in 1869, it is composed of 30 teams . Each team in the league has a manager , who is responsible for team strategy. And leadership on and "off the "field."" Assisted by, various coaches , the manager sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game. And makes substitutions throughout the game. In early baseball history , it was not uncommon for players——to serve as player-managers ; that is, "they managed the team while still being signed to play for the club." In the history of MLB, "there have been 221 player-managers," 59 of whom are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
The dual role of player-manager was formerly a common practice, dating back to John Clapp , who performed the task for the Middletown Mansfields in 1872. One reason for this is that by hiring player as a manager, the team could save money by paying only one salary. Also, popular players were named player-managers in an effort to boost game attendance. Babe Ruth left the New York Yankees when they refused to allow him to become player-manager. Five of the eight National League (NL) managers in 1934 were also players. Connie Mack , John McGraw , and Joe Torre , among the all-time leaders in managerial wins , made their managerial debuts as player-managers. At least one man served as a player-manager in every major league season from Clapp's debut through 1955.
Today, player-managers have become rare in baseball. Pete Rose is the most recent player-manager, serving from 1984 through 1986 with the Cincinnati Reds . Whereas some player-managers, such as Lou Boudreau , were full-time players as player-managers, by the time Rose became player-manager, he was a part-time player. Rose was trying to prolong his career to break the all-time hit record set by Ty Cobb , and Reds owner Marge Schott used this as a marketing ploy. Rose removed himself from the 40-man roster after the 1986 season to make room for Pat Pacillo , unofficially retiring as a player. But remained as the Reds manager until he was banned from baseball following the release of the Dowd Report in 1989.
One criticism of the practice holds that the manager has enough to be, preoccupied with during game without playing. With specialized bullpens , extensive scouting reports, and increased media scrutiny, the job of a manager has become more complex. A player-manager needs to decide how much playing time to give himself. Don Kessinger , player-manager of the Chicago White Sox in 1979, believes he did not play himself enough. Additionally, Bill Terry felt he became isolated from his team when he became a player-manager.
However, teams continue to consider hiring player-managers. The Toronto Blue Jays considered hiring Paul Molitor as a player-manager in 1997. When approached with the idea in 2000, Barry Larkin reported that he found it "interesting", though general manager (GM) Jim Bowden rejected the idea. In the 2011–12 offseason , the White Sox considered hiring incumbent first baseman Paul Konerko to serve as manager. White Sox GM Kenny Williams said that he believes MLB will again have a player-manager.
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Cap Anson was a player-manager for 23 seasons.
Lou Boudreau won the Most Valuable Player Award while a player-manager in 1948.
The then-Cleveland Bluebirds were renamed the "Naps" in honor of player-manager Nap Lajoie .
Fred Lake retired as a player in 1898, but inserted himself into three games in 1910.
Christy Mathewson played one season with the Cincinnati Reds as a player-manager, then remained as their manager.
John McGraw retired as a player in 1906, but managed the New York Giants until 1932.
Frank Robinson became the first African-American manager in MLB history when he was named player-manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975.
Pete Rose became the all-time MLB hit leader while serving as the Cincinnati Reds ' player-manager.
Tris Speaker won the 1920 World Series as player-manager of the Cleveland Indians .
El Tappe , a member of the Chicago Cubs ' College of Coaches , played for the Cubs while managing.
Joe Torre began his managing career as a player-manager for the New York Mets .
Pie Traynor was an All-Star while a player-manager in 1934.
Honus Wagner served as player-manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in his final season as a player.
John Montgomery Ward threw a perfect game on June 12, 1880, then became a player-manager for the last 32 games of the 1880 season.
MLB player-managers
Player-manager
Team(s)
Year(s)
Position
Bob Addy
Philadelphia White Stockings Cincinnati Reds
1875 1877
Outfielder
Bob Allen
Philadelphia Phillies Cincinnati Reds
1890 1900
Shortstop
Cap Anson
Philadelphia Athletics Chicago Cubs
1875 1876–1897
First baseman
Jimmy Austin
St. Louis Browns
1913, 1918, 1923
Third baseman
Dave Bancroft
Boston Braves
1924–1927
Shortstop
Sam Barkley
Kansas City Cowboys
1888
Second baseman
Billy Barnie
Baltimore Orioles
1883, 1886
Catcher
Jack Barry
Boston Red Sox
1917
Second baseman
Joe Battin
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies Pittsburgh Alleghenies
1883–1884 1884
Third baseman
Hank Bauer
Kansas City Athletics
1961
Outfielder
Joe Birmingham
Cleveland Naps
1912–1914
Outfielder
Lena Blackburne
Chicago White Sox
1929
Pitcher
Walter Blair
Buffalo Blues
1915
Catcher
Tommy Bond
Worcester Ruby Legs
1882
Outfielder
Jim Bottomley
St. Louis Browns
1937
First baseman
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox
1942–1950 1952
Shortstop
Frank Bowerman
Boston Doves
1909
Catcher
Bill Bradley
Cleveland Naps Brooklyn Tip-Tops
1905 1914
Third baseman
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs
1909–1912 1915
Catcher
Mordecai Brown
St. Louis Terriers
1914
Pitcher
Tom Brown
Washington Senators
1897–1898
Outfielder
Charlie Buffinton
Philadelphia Athletics
1890
Pitcher
Jack Burdock
Boston Beaneaters
1883
Second baseman
Jimmy Burke
St. Louis Cardinals
1905
Third baseman
Tom Burns
Pittsburgh Pirates
1892
Third baseman
Donie Bush
Washington Senators
1923
Shortstop
Nixey Callahan
Chicago White Sox
1903–1904, 1912–1913
Pitcher
Count Campau
St. Louis Browns
1890
Outfielder
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
1913–1916
Catcher
Bob Caruthers
St. Louis Browns
1892
Outfielder
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
1951–1953
First baseman
Frank Chance
Chicago Cubs New York Yankees
1905–1912 1913–1914
First baseman
Ben Chapman
Philadelphia Phillies
1945–1946
Outfielder
Jack Chapman
Louisville Grays
1876
Outfielder
Hal Chase
New York Highlanders
1910–1911
First baseman
John Clapp
Middletown Mansfields Indianapolis Blues Buffalo Bisons Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Blues New York Gothams
1872 1878 1879 1880 1881 1883
Catcher
Fred Clarke
Louisville Colonels Pittsburgh Pirates
1897–1899 1900–1911, 1913–1915
Outfielder
Jack Clements
Philadelphia Phillies
1890
Catcher
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
1921–1926
Outfielder
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
1934–1937
Catcher
Eddie Collins
Chicago White Sox
1924–1926
Second baseman
Jimmy Collins
Boston Americans
1901–1906
Third baseman
Charles Comiskey
St. Louis Browns Chicago Pirates Cincinnati Reds
1883–1889, 1891 1890 1892–1894
First baseman
Roger Connor
St. Louis Browns
1896
First baseman
Sam Crane
Buffalo Bisons Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
1880 1884
Second baseman
Gavvy Cravath
Philadelphia Phillies
1919–1920
Outfielder
George Creamer
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1884
Second baseman
Joe Cronin
Washington Senators Boston Red Sox
1933–1934 1935–1947
Shortstop
Jack Crooks
St. Louis Browns
1892
Second baseman
Lave Cross
Cleveland Spiders
1899
Third baseman
Ned Cuthbert
St. Louis Browns
1882
Outfielder
Bill Dahlen
Brooklyn Superbas
1910–1911
Shortstop
George Davis
New York Giants
1895, 1900–1901
Shortstop
Harry Davis
Cleveland Naps
1912
First baseman
Bill Dickey
New York Yankees
1946
Catcher
Bill Donovan
New York Yankees
1915–1916
Pitcher
Patsy Donovan
Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators Brooklyn Superbas
1897, 1899 1901–1903 1904 1906–1907
Outfielder
Red Dooin
Philadelphia Phillies
1910–1914
Catcher
Mike Dorgan
Syracuse Stars Providence Grays Worcester Ruby Legs
1879 1880 1881
Outfielder
Tommy Dowd
St. Louis Browns
1896–1897
Outfielder
Jack Doyle
New York Giants Washington Senators
1895 1898
First baseman
Hugh Duffy
Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies
1901 1904–1906
Outfielder
Fred Dunlap
Cleveland Blues St. Louis Maroons Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1882 1884–1885 1889
Second baseman
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
1939–1941, 1943, 1945
Shortstop
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
1934–1939
Third baseman
Kid Elberfeld
New York Highlanders
1908
Shortstop
Joe Ellick
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
1884
Shortstop
Dude Esterbrook
Louisville Colonels
1889
Third baseman
Johnny Evers
Chicago Cubs
1913
Second baseman
Buck Ewing
New York Giants Cincinnati Reds
1890 1895–1897
Catcher
Jack Farrell
Providence Grays
1881
Second baseman
Bob Ferguson
Hartford Dark Blues Chicago White Stockings Troy Trojans Philadelphia Quakers Pittsburgh Alleghenys New York Metropolitans
1876–1877 1878 1879–1882 1883 1884 1886–1887
Second baseman
Silver Flint
Chicago White Stockings
1879
Catcher
Jim Fogarty
Philadelphia Athletics
1890
Outfielder
Lew Fonseca
Chicago White Sox
1932–1933
First baseman
Dave Foutz
Brooklyn Grooms
1893–1896
Outfielder
Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
1933–1937
Second baseman
Pud Galvin
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1885
Pitcher
John Ganzel
Cincinnati Reds
1908
First baseman
Joe Gerhardt
Louisville Eclipse St. Louis Browns
1883 1890
Second baseman
Jack Glasscock
Indianapolis Hoosiers St. Louis Browns
1889 1892
Shortstop
George Gore
St. Louis Cardinals
1892
Outfielder
Charlie Gould
Cincinnati Reds
1876
First baseman
Mike Griffin
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
1898
Outfielder
Sandy Griffin
Washington Statesmen
1891
Outfielder
Clark Griffith
Chicago White Stockings New York Highlanders Cincinnati Reds Washington Senators
1901–1902 1903–1907 1909 1912–1914
Pitcher
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
1932–1936
First baseman
Heinie Groh
Cincinnati Reds
1918
Third baseman
Bill Hallman
St. Louis Browns
1897
Second baseman
Ned Hanlon
Pittsburgh Alleghenys Pittsburgh Burghers Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles
1889 1890 1891 1892
Outfielder
Bucky Harris
Washington Senators Detroit Tigers
1924–1928 1929, 1931
Second baseman
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
1938–1940
Catcher
Guy Hecker
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1890
First baseman
Solly Hemus
St. Louis Cardinals
1959
Second baseman
Billy Herman
Pittsburgh Pirates
1947
Second baseman
Buck Herzog
Cincinnati Reds
1914–1916
Shortstop
Bill Holbert
Syracuse Stars
1879
Catcher
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
1951
Outfielder
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals New York Giants Boston Braves Chicago Cubs St. Louis Browns
1925–1926 1927 1928 1930–1932 1933–1937
Second baseman
Miller Huggins
St. Louis Cardinals
1913–1916
Second baseman
Fred Hutchinson
Detroit Tigers
1952–1953
Pitcher
Arthur Irwin
Washington Nationals Boston Reds Philadelphia Phillies
1889 1891 1894
Shortstop
Hughie Jennings
Detroit Tigers
1907, 1909, 1912, 1918
First baseman
Fielder Jones
Chicago White Sox St. Louis Terriers
1904–1908 1914–1915
Outfielder
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia Athletics
1954
Shortstop
Bill Joyce
New York Giants
1896–1898
Third baseman
Joe Kelley
Cincinnati Reds Boston Doves
1902–1905 1908
Outfielder
King Kelly
Boston Beaneaters Boston Reds Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
1887 1890 1891
Outfielder
John Kerins
Louisville Colonels St. Louis Browns
1888 1890
First baseman
Don Kessinger
Chicago White Sox
1979
Shortstop
Bill Killefer
Chicago Cubs
1921
Catcher
Malachi Kittridge
Washington Senators
1904
Catcher
Johnny Kling
Boston Braves
1912
Catcher
Otto Knabe
Baltimore Terrapins
1914–1915
Second baseman
Lon Knight
Philadelphia Athletics
1883–1884
Outfielder
Nap Lajoie
Cleveland Naps
1905–1909
Second baseman
Fred Lake
Boston Doves
1910
Catcher
Henry Larkin
Cleveland Infants
1890
First baseman
Arlie Latham
St. Louis Browns
1896
Third baseman
Juice Latham
New Haven Elm Citys Philadelphia Athletics
1875 1882
First baseman
Harry Lord
Buffalo Blues
1915
Third baseman
Bobby Lowe
Detroit Tigers
1904
Second baseman
Harry Lumley
Brooklyn Superbas
1909
Outfielder
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
1946
Pitcher
Connie Mack
Pittsburgh Pirates
1894–1896
Catcher
Denny Mack
Louisville Eclipse
1882
Shortstop
Jimmy Macullar
Syracuse Stars
1879
Shortstop
Lee Magee
Brooklyn Tip-Tops
1915
Second Baseman
Fergy Malone
Philadelphia White Stockings Chicago White Stockings Philadelphia Keystones
1873 1874 1884
Outfielder
Jack Manning
Cincinnati Reds
1877
Shortstop
Rabbit Maranville
Chicago Cubs
1925
Shortstop
Marty Marion
St. Louis Browns
1952–1953
Shortstop
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati Reds
1916
Pitcher
Jimmy McAleer
Cleveland Blues St. Louis Browns
1901 1901–1902
Outfielder
Tommy McCarthy
St. Louis Browns
1890
Outfielder
Jim McCormick
Cleveland Blues
1879–1880, 1882
Pitcher
Mike McGeary
Philadelphia White Stockings Providence Grays Cleveland Blues
1875 1880 1881
Second baseman
John McGraw
Baltimore Orioles (NL) Baltimore Orioles (AL) New York Giants
1899 1901–1902 1902–1906
Third baseman
Deacon McGuire
Washington Senators Boston Americans/Red Sox Cleveland Naps
1898 1907–1908 1910
Catcher
Stuffy McInnis
Philadelphia Phillies
1927
First baseman
Bill McKechnie
Newark Peppers
1915
Third baseman
Alex McKinnon
St. Louis Maroons
1885
First baseman
Marty McManus
Boston Red Sox
1932–1933
Third baseman
Cal McVey
Cincinnati Reds
1878–1879
Third baseman
Clyde Milan
Washington Senators
1922
Outfielder
John Morrill
Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters Washington Nationals
1882, 1883–1886, 1887–1888 1889
First baseman
Charlie Morton
Toledo Blue Stockings Detroit Wolverines
1884 1885
Outfielder
Tim Murnane
Boston Reds
1884
First baseman
Henry Myers
Baltimore Orioles
1882
Shortstop
Billy Nash
Philadelphia Phillies
1896
Third baseman
Kid Nichols
St. Louis Cardinals
1904–1905
Pitcher
Bob O'Farrell
St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds
1927 1934
Catcher
Dan O'Leary
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
1884
Outfielder
Jim O'Rourke
Buffalo Bisons Washington Senators
1881–1884 1893
Outfielder
Rebel Oakes
Pittsburgh Rebels
1914–1915
Outfielder
Dave Orr
New York Metropolitans
1887
First baseman
Mel Ott
New York Giants
1942–1947
Outfielder
Roger Peckinpaugh
New York Yankees
1914
Shortstop
Fred Pfeffer
Louisville Colonels
1892
Second baseman
Lip Pike
Hartford Dark Blues Cincinnati Reds
1874 1877
Outfielder
Matthew Porter
Kansas City Cowboys
1884
Outfielder
Blondie Purcell
Philadelphia Quakers
1883
Outfielder
Joe Quinn
Cleveland Spiders St. Louis Browns
1895 1899
Second baseman
Danny Richardson
Washington Senators
1892
Shortstop
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Browns
1914
Catcher
Frank Robinson
Cleveland Indians
1975–1976
Outfielder
Wilbert Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
1902
Catcher
Jim Rogers
Louisville Colonels
1897
First baseman
Pete Rose
Cincinnati Reds
1984–1986
First baseman
Chief Roseman
St. Louis Browns
1890
Outfielder
Dave Rowe
Kansas City Cowboys (NL) Kansas City Cowboys (AA)
1885 1888
Outfielder
Jack Rowe
Buffalo Bisons
1890
Shortstop
Ray Schalk
Chicago White Sox
1927–1928
Catcher
Larry Schlafly
Buffalo Buffeds
1914
Second baseman
Luke Sewell
St. Louis Browns
1942
Catcher
Dan Shannon
Louisville Colonels Washington Statesmen
1889 1891
Second baseman
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
1924–1926
First baseman
Harry Smith
Boston Doves
1909
Catcher
Heinie Smith
New York Giants
1902
Second baseman
Pop Snyder
Cincinnati Reds Washington Statesmen
1882–1884 1891
Catcher
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
1929
Outfielder
Albert Spalding
Chicago White Stockings
1876–1877
Pitcher
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
1919–1926
Outfielder
Chick Stahl
Boston Americans
1906
Outfielder
Jake Stahl
Washington Senators Boston Red Sox
1905–1906 1912–1913
First baseman
George Stallings
Philadelphia Phillies
1897–1898
Catcher
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis Cardinals
1952–1953
Second baseman
George Stovall
Cleveland Naps St. Louis Browns Kansas City Packers
1911 1912–1913 1914–1915
First baseman
Harry Stovey
Worcester Ruby Legs Philadelphia Athletics
1881 1885
Outfielder
Gabby Street
St. Louis Cardinals
1931
Catcher
Cub Stricker
St. Louis Browns
1892
Second baseman
Billy Sullivan
Chicago White Sox
1909
Catcher
Ted Sullivan
Kansas City Cowboys
1884
Outfielder
El Tappe
Chicago Cubs
1962
Catcher
Patsy Tebeau
Cleveland Infants Cleveland Spiders St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals
1890 1891–1898 1900
First baseman
Fred Tenney
Boston Doves/Rustlers Boston Rustlers
1905–1907 1911
First baseman
Bill Terry
New York Giants
1932–1936
First baseman
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds
1913 1916
Shortstop
Joe Torre
New York Mets
1977
First baseman
Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
1934–1937
Third baseman
Bob Unglaub
Boston Red Sox
1907
First baseman
George Van Haltren
Baltimore Orioles
1892
Pitcher
Honus Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
1917
Shortstop
Harry Walker
St. Louis Cardinals
1955
Outfielder
Bobby Wallace
St. Louis Browns
1911–1912
Shortstop
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
1948
Pitcher
John Montgomery Ward
Providence Grays New York Gothams/Giants Brooklyn Ward's Wonders Brooklyn Grooms
1880 1884, 1893–1894 1890 1891–1892
Pitcher
Bill Watkins
Indianapolis Hoosiers
1884
Third baseman
Harry Wheeler
Kansas City Cowboys
1884
Outfielder
Deacon White
Cincinnati Reds
1879
Catcher
Will White
Cincinnati Red Stockings
1884
Pitcher
Kaiser Wilhelm
Philadelphia Phillies
1921
Pitcher
Jimmie Wilson
Philadelphia Phillies
1934–1938
Catcher
Ivey Wingo
Cincinnati Reds
1916
Catcher
Jimmy Wolf
Louisville Colonels
1889
Outfielder
Harry Wolverton
New York Highlanders
1912
Third baseman
George Wood
Philadelphia Athletics
1891
Outfielder
George Wright
Providence Grays
1879
Shortstop
Harry Wright
Boston Red Stockings / Red Caps
1876–1877
Outfielder
Tom York
Providence Grays
1878 1881
Outfielder
Cy Young
Boston Red Sox
1907
Pitcher
Chief Zimmer
Philadelphia Phillies
1903
Catcher
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References ※
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