Minnesota Twins managers and ownership

A listing of Managers and Ownership of the Minnesota Twins franchise.

Washington Senators managers

No.

Name

Years

Regular Season

Games

Won

Lost

Win %

Games

1

Jimmy Manning

1901

138

61

2

Tom Loftus

1902-03

278

104

3

Malachi Kittridge¹

1904

17

1

4

Patsy Donovan

1904

139

37

5

Jake Stahl

1905-06

305

119

6

Joe Cantillon

1907-09

465

158

7

Jimmy McAleer

1910-11

311

130

8

Clark Griffith

1912-20

1,364

693

9

George McBride

1921

154

80

10

Clyde Milan

1922

154

69

11

Donie Bush

1923

155

75

12

Bucky Harris¹

1924-28

763

429

13

Walter Johnson

1929-32

617

350

14

Joe Cronin¹

1933-34

308

165

15

Bucky Harris

1935-42

1,221

558

16

Ossie Bluege

1943-47

772

375

17

Joe Kuhel

1948-49

308

106

18

Bucky Harris

1950-54

768

349

19

Chuck Dressen

1955-57

329

116

20

Cookie Lavagetto

1957-60

598

248

Total

1901-1960

9,088

4,223

¹Player/Manager
Bold indicates AL Pennant winner
Italics indicate World Series victory

Minnesota Twins managers

No.

Name

Years

Regular Season

Games

Won

Lost

Win %

Games

1(20)

Cookie Lavagetto

1961

59

29

2(21)

Sam Mele

1961-67

963

524

3(22)

Cal Ermer

1967-68

276

145

4(23)

Billy Martin

1969

162

97

5(24)

Bill Rigney

1970-72

392

208

6(25)

Frank Quilici

1972-75

568

280

7(26)

Gene Mauch

1976-80

772

378

8(27)

Johnny Goryl

1980-81

72

34

9(28)

Billy Gardner

1981-85

621

268

10(29)

Ray Miller

1985-86

239

109

11(30)

Tom Kelly1

1986-2001

2,386

1,140

12(31)

Ron Gardenhire

2002-

971

534

Total*

1961-

7,479

3,746

1AL Manager of the Year, 1991
Bold indicates AL Pennant winner
Italics indicate World Series victory
*Records as of end of 2007 season

Washington Senators general managers

  • Clark Griffith 1920-55¹
  • Calvin Griffith 1955-60¹

Minnesota Twins general managers

  • Calvin Griffith 1961-84¹
  • Howard Fox 1984-85
  • Andy MacPhail 1985-94
  • Terry Ryan 1994-2007
  • Bill Smith 2007-

¹As principal owner/club president, Clark Griffith and his nephew/adopted son, Calvin, never took the title General Manager, but served in the role of chief of baseball operations.

Washington Senators principal owners

  • Ban Johnson and Fred Postal 1901-03
  • Thomas C. Noyes 1904-20
  • Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson 1920-49
  • Clark Griffith and John Jachym 1949-50
  • Clark Griffith 1950-55
  • Calvin Griffith 1955-60

Minnesota Twins principal owners

  • Calvin Griffith 1961-84
  • Carl Pohlad 1984-