American Association (1902–1997) Manager of the Year Award

The American Association Manager of the Year Award was an annual award given to the best manager in Minor League Baseball's American Association based on their regular-season performance.

Joe Sparks won the award five times, more than any other manager.

Marc Bombard and Vern Rapp each won three times.

Kerby Farrell, Jim Fregosi, Jim Marshall, Gene Mauch, Jack McKeon, and Rick Renick each won the award twice.

Fourteen managers from the Indianapolis Indians won the Manager of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Denver Zephyrs and Omaha Royals (4); the Evansville Triplets and Minneapolis Millers (3); the Iowa Cubs, Louisville Redbirds, Nashville Sounds, and Wichita Aeros (2); and the Buffalo Bisons, Louisville Colonels, Oklahoma City 89ers, Omaha Dodgers, and Toledo Sox (1).

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George Selkirk won the first American Association Manager of the Year Award in 1953.
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Jack McKeon , the 1969 and 1970 winner, was selected as the National League Manager of the Year in 1999 and 2003. [ 3 ]
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Jim Leyland , the 1979 Manager of the Year, won three MLB Manager of the Year Awards (1990, 1992, & 2006). [ 4 ]
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Joe Sparks won the award five times, more than any other manager.