List of managers of defunct Major League Baseball teams
Introduction Patsy Tebeau won 579 games as manager of the Cleveland Spiders.In Major League Baseball history, 65 teams have become defunct. These teams played in five different Major Leagues–the extant National League and the now defunct American Association, Union Association, Players' League and Federal League. Thirteen men who managed now-defunct Major League Baseball teams have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Ned Hanlon, John McGraw, Jim O'Rourke, Pud Galvin, Fred Clarke, George Wright, John Montgomery Ward, Harry Wright, Charles Comiskey, Buck Ewing, Joe Tinker, Bill McKechnie and Mordecai Brown. Hanlon managed the National League Baltimore Orioles to three league championships. Eleven other managers managed now defunct teams to a single league championship: Bill Watkins, George Wright and Frank Bancroft in the National League, Arthur Irwin, Jack Chapman, Jim Mutrie and Lon Knight in the American Association, Fred Dunlap in the Union Association, King Kelly in the Players' League and Joe Tinker and Bill Phillips in the Federal League.Patsy Tebeau's 579 wins with the National League Cleveland Spiders is more than any other manager won with any single defunct Major League Baseball team. His 1040 games managed and 436 losses with the Spiders are the most of any manager of a single defunct National League team. Billy Barnie's 1050 games managed and 548 losses with the American Association Baltimore Orioles are the most of any manager with a single defunct Major League team, and his 470 wins are the most of any manager of a defunct American Association team. Dunlap has the most managerial wins for a Union Association team, and King Kelly has the most wins for a Players' League team. Tinker has the most wins for a Federal League manager, and Otto Knabe has the most losses.Chapman and Bancroft each managed six different now defunct Major League Baseball teams. Chapman managed the National League Louisville Grays, Milwaukee Grays, Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines and Buffalo Bisons, and the Louisville Colonels in both the American Association and the National League. He managed the Colonels to the 1890 American Association championship, and to a tie with the National League champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the 1890 World Series. Bancroft managed the National League Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Cleveland Blues, Providence Grays and Indianapolis Hoosiers and the American Association Philadelphia Athletics. He managed the Providence Grays to the 1884 National League and World Series championships.
Table key Name of team. For teams that played under more than one name, the name used in its final season is given. For team names that were used by multiple defunct franchises, the league(s) in which the team played is shown in parentheses.League the team played in: NL: National League AA: American Association FL: Federal League UA: Union Association PL: Players' LeagueNumber of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie gamesNumber of regular season wins in games managedNumber of regular season losses in games managedWinning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managedLeague Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the managerWorld Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the managerElected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Managers ===National League===Ned Hanlon won 555 games and 3 National League championships as manager of the Baltimore Orioles.Frank Bancroft managed five different defunct National League baseball teams including the Providence Grays, whom he led to the 1884 National League and World Series championships.George Wright managed the 1879 Providence Grays to a .702 winning percentage and a National League championship. Team  League   Manager  Seasons  G  W  L  WPct  LC  WS  Ref Baltimore Orioles  NL      11  1  10  .091       Baltimore Orioles  NL      8  2  6  .250        Baltimore Orioles  NL †  –   946  555  369  .601       Baltimore Orioles  NL †    152  86  62  .581       Buffalo Bisons  NL      79  46  32  .590       Buffalo Bisons  NL      84  24  58  .293       Buffalo Bisons  NL †  –  380  206  169  .549       Buffalo Bisons  NL †    24  7  17  .292       Buffalo Bisons  NL      88  31  57  .352       Cincinnati Reds  NL      65  9  56  .138       Cincinnati Reds  NL      14  3  11  .214       Cincinnati Reds  NL      24  5  19  .208       Cincinnati Reds  NL      20  7  12  .368       Cincinnati Reds  NL    ,   124  71  51  .582       Cincinnati Reds  NL      18  9  9  .500       Cincinnati Reds  NL       82  21  59  .263       Cleveland Blues  NL    –,   171  74  96  .435       Cleveland Blues  NL      11  4  7  .364       Cleveland Blues  NL      74  32  41  .438       Cleveland Blues  NL      80  42  36  .538       Cleveland Blues  NL      100  55  42  .567       Cleveland Blues  NL      113  35  77  .313       Cleveland Spiders  NL      136  61  72  .459       Cleveland Spiders  NL      78  21  55  .276       Cleveland Spiders  NL    –  126  57  67  .460       Cleveland Spiders  NL    –  1040  579  436  .570       Cleveland Spiders  NL      38  8  30  .211       Cleveland Spiders  NL      116  12  104  .103       Detroit Wolverines  NL    –  170  83  84  .497       Detroit Wolverines  NL    –  215  68  142  .324       Detroit Wolverines  NL      38  7  31  .184       Detroit Wolverines  NL    –  417  249  161  .607       Detroit Wolverines  NL      40 19  19  .500       Hartford Dark Blues  NL    –  129  78  48  .619       Indianapolis Blues  NL      63  24  36  .600       Indianapolis Hoosiers  NL      28  6  22  .214       Indianapolis Hoosiers  NL      29  11  18  .379       Indianapolis Hoosiers  NL      70  20  49  .290       Indianapolis Hoosiers  NL      136  50  85  .370       Indianapolis Hoosiers  NL      68  25  43  .368       Indianapolis Hoosiers  NL      67  34  32  .515       Kansas City Cowboys  NL      126  30  91  .248       Louisville Colonels  NL      54  21  33  .389        Louisville Colonels  NL      100  42  56  .429       Louisville Colonels  NL    –  257  86  169  .337       Louisville Colonels  NL    –  152  37  113  .247       Louisville Colonels  NL      115  36  76  .321       Louisville Colonels  NL      44  17  24  .415       Louisville Colonels  NL †   –  402  180  212  .459       Louisville Grays  NL     –  130  65  61  .516       Milwaukee Grays  NL       61  15  45  .250       New York Mutuals  NL       57  21  35  .375        Philadelphia Athletics  NL        60  14  45  .237       Providence Grays  NL    ,   96  56  37  .602        Providence Grays  NL †    85  59  25  .702         Providence Grays  NL      16  8  7  .533         Providence Grays  NL †    32  18  13  .581        Providence Grays  NL      39  26  12  .684        Providence Grays  NL      51  24  27  .471        Providence Grays  NL †  –  182  110  72  .604         Providence Grays  NL    –  224  137  85  .617        St. Louis Brown Stockings  NL      56  39  17  .696        St. Louis Brown Stockings  NL    –  68  34  34  .500        St. Louis Maroons  NL      72  30  40  .429       St. Louis Maroons  NL      39  6  32  .158       St. Louis Maroons  NL      126  43  79  .352       Syracuse Stars  NL        43  17  26  .395       Syracuse Stars  NL        1  0  1  .000       Syracuse Stars  NL        27  5  21  .192       Troy Trojans  NL        47  12  34  .261       Troy Trojans  NL     –  283  122  157  .437       Washington Nationals  NL       82  13  67  .163       Washington Nationals  NL     –  169  61  101  .377       Washington Nationals  NL       40  10  29  .256       Washington Nationals  NL       96  38  57  .400       Washington Nationals  NL       51  13  38  .255       Washington Nationals  NL       76  28  45  .384       Washington Senators  NL       2  0  2  .000       Washington Senators  NL     , –  203  110  177  .393       Washington Senators  NL       43  12  31  .279       Washington Senators  NL †     130  40  89  .310       Washington Senators  NL     –  434  155  270  .365       Washington Senators  NL     –   137  64  72  .471       Washington Senators  NL       17  8  9  .471       Washington Senators  NL       70  21  47  .309       Worcester Ruby Legs  NL       85  40  43  .482       Worcester Ruby Legs  NL       56  24  32  .429       Worcester Ruby Legs  NL       27  8  18  .308       Worcester Ruby Legs  NL       41  9  32  .220       Worcester Ruby Legs  NL       6  2  4  .333       Worcester Ruby Legs  NL       37  7  30  .189      ===American Association===Billy Barnie won 470 games and lost 548 as manager of the Baltimore Orioles in the American Association.Arthur Irwin managed the Boston Reds to the last American Association championship in 1891.Team  League   Manager  Seasons  G  W  L  WPct  LC  WS  Ref Baltimore Orioles  AA     74  19  54  .260       Baltimore Orioles  AA   –  1050  470  548  .462       Boston Reds  AA      139  93  42  .689       Brooklyn Gladiators  AA      100  26  73  .263       Cincinnati Kelly's Killers  AA      102  43  57  .430       Cleveland Spiders   AA     –  197  59  136  .303       Cleveland Spiders  AA      71  30  38  .441       Columbus Buckeyes  AA     97  32  65  .330       Columbus Buckeyes  AA     110  69  39  .639       Columbus Solons  AA    –  220  99  119  .454       Columbus Solons  AA    ,    195  99  89  .527       Columbus Solons  AA      3  2  1  .667       Indianapolis Hoosiers  AA      87  25  60  .294       Indianapolis Hoosiers  AA      23  4  18  .182       Kansas City Cowboys  AA      50  14  36  .280       Kansas City Cowboys  AA      58  21  36  .368       Kansas City Cowboys  AA    –   164  63  99  .389       Louisville Colonels  AA      80  42  38  .525       Louisville Colonels  AA     98  52  45  .536       Louisville Colonels  AA      110  68  40  .630       Louisville Colonels  AA    –  250  119  129  .480       Louisville Colonels  AA    –  178  86  89  .491      Louisville Colonels  AA      93  35  54  .393       Louisville Colonels  AA      7  3  4  .429        Louisville Colonels  AA      10  2  8  .200       Louisville Colonels  AA      65  14  51  .215       Louisville Colonels  AA      58  10  46  .179       Louisville Colonels  AA    –  282  143  133  .518       Milwaukee Brewers  AA      36  21  15  .583       New York Metropolitans  AA    –  209  129  74  .635       New York Metropolitans  AA    –  125  42  76  .392       New York Metropolitans  AA    –  150  54 94  .365        New York Metropolitans  AA      8  3  5  .375       New York Metropolitans  AA      100  35  60  .368       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA      75  41  34  .547       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA    –   207  127  78  .620       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA      113  55  57  .491       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA      98  41  55  .427       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA    , –  448  232  205  .531       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA       55  26  29  .473       Philadelphia Athletics (AA)  AA      82  38  40  .487       Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA)  AA       18  6  11  .353       Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA)  AA       125  67  55  .549       Richmond Virginians  AA        46  12  30  .286       Rochester Broncos  AA        133  63  63  .500       Syracuse Stars  AA        117  51  65  .440       Syracuse Stars  AA        11  4  11  .364       Toledo Blue Stockings  AA       110  46  58  .442       Toledo Maumees  AA       134  68  64  .515       Washington Nationals  AA       62  12  50  .194       Washington Nationals  AA       1  0  1  .000       Washington Senators  AA       12  4  7  .364       Washington Senators  AA       70  23  46  .333       Washington Senators  AA       51  15  34  .306       Washington Senators  AA       6  2  4  .333      ===Union Association===Fred Dunlap managed the St. Louis Maroons to the only Union Association championship. Team  League   Manager  Seasons  G  W  L  WPct  LC  WS  Ref Altoona Mountain City  UA      25  6  19  .240       Baltimore Monumentals  UA      106  58  47  .552       Boston Reds  UA      111  58  51  .628       Chicago/Pittsburgh  UA      74  34  39  .466       Chicago/Pittsburgh  UA      6  1  5  .167       Chicago/Pittsburgh  UA      13  6  6  .500       Cincinnati Outlaw Reds  UA      35  20  15  .571       Cincinnati Outlaw Reds  UA      70  49  21  .700       Kansas City Cowboys  UA      4  0  4  .000       Kansas City Cowboys  UA      16  3  13  .000       Kansas City Cowboys  UA      62  13  46  .220       Milwaukee Brewers  UA      12  8  4  .667       Philadelphia Keystones  UA       67  21  46  .313       St. Louis Maroons  UA      31  28  3  .903       St. Louis Maroons  UA      83  66  16  .805       St. Paul White Caps  UA      9  2  6  .250       Washington Nationals  UA       114  47  65  .420       Wilmington Quicksteps  UA       18  2  16  .111      ===Players' League===King Kelly managed the Boston Reds to the only Players' League championship. Team  League   Manager  Seasons  G  W  L  WPct  LC  WS  Ref Boston Reds  PL      133  81  48  .628       Brooklyn Ward's Wonders  PL †    133  76  56  .576       Buffalo Bisons  PL      100  27  72  .273       Buffalo Bisons  PL      34  9  24  .273       Chicago Pirates  PL †    138  75  62  .547       Cleveland Infants  PL      79  34  45  .430       Cleveland Infants  PL      52  21  30  .412       New York Giants  PL †    132  74  57  .565       Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA)  PL       16  7  9  .438       Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA)  PL       116  61  54  .530        Pittsburgh Burghers  PL †     131  60  68  .469      ===Federal League===Joe Tinker managed the Chicago Whales to 173 wins and one Federal League championship. Team  League   Manager  Seasons  G  W  L  WPct  LC  WS  Ref Baltimore Terrapins  FL    –  315  131  177  .425       Brooklyn Tip-Tops  FL      157  77  77  .500       Brooklyn Tip-Tops  FL      118  53  64  .453       Brooklyn Tip-Tops  FL      35  17  18  .486       Buffalo Blues  FL    –  197  93  99  .484       Buffalo Blues  FL      2  1  1  .500       Buffalo Blues  FL      110  60  49  .550       Chicago Whales  FL †  –  314  173  133  .564       Kansas City Packers  FL    –   307  148  156  .487       Newark Pepper  FL     –  210  114  92  .553       Newark Pepper  FL  †    102  54  45  .545       Pittsburgh Rebels  FL      11  3  11  .273       Pittsburgh Rebels  FL    –  299  147  145  .503       St. Louis Terriers  FL †    114  50  63  .442       St. Louis Terriers  FL    –  199  99  93  .516
Footnotes * Team played as the Buffalo Buffeds in 1914. * Team played as the Chicago Chi-Feds in 1914. * Team played as the Cleveland Blues during its time in the American Association in 1887 and 1888. * Team played as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 through 1884. * Team played as the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1914. * Team played as the Washington Statesmen during its time in the American Association in 1891. * Ted Sullivan was the Union Association pennant winning Maroons' first manager in 1884, but was replaced by Fred Dunlap after leading the Maroons to 28 wins and 3 losses. Since Dunlap finished the season as the Maroons' manager, he is shown as having won the league championship as manager that season. * Fred Dunlap managed the St. Louis Maroons in both the Union Association and the National League. His combined record for the Maroons was 155 games managed with 96 wins and 56 losses for a winning percentage of .632.He led the Maroons to one league championship, in the Union Association in 1884. * Tom Loftus managed the Cleveland Spiders (known as the Cleveland Blues in 1888) in both the American Association and the National League. His combined record for the Blues/Spiders was 207 games managed with 91 wins and 110 losses for a winning percentage of .453. * Jack Chapman managed the Louisville Colonels in both the American Association and the National League. His combined record for the Colonels was 336 games managed with 164 wins and 166 losses for a winning percentage of .497.He led the Colonels to one league championship, in the American Association in 1890.The Colonels played to a tie against the National League champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the 1890 World Series.
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