Team Managers
Over 126 seasons, the Phillies franchise has employed 51 managers. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on and off the field. Seven managers have taken the Phillies to the postseason, with Danny Ozark and Charlie Manuel each leading the team to three playoff appearances. Manuel and Dallas Green are the only Phillies managers to win a World Series: Green in 1980 against the Kansas City Royals; and Manuel in 2008 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Gene Mauch is the longest-tenured manager in franchise history, with 1,332 games of service in parts of eight seasons (1960–1968). The records and accomplishments of the last five Phillies' managers are shown below.
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Winning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managed |
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Playoff appearances: number of years this manager has led the franchise to the playoffs |
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Playoff wins: number of wins this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
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Playoff losses: number of losses this manager has accrued in the playoffs |
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World Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the manager |
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Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame (‡ denotes induction as manager) |
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Member of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame |
| # | Manager | Years | Wins | Losses | Ties | WPct | PA | PW | PL | WS | Ref |
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| 47 | Fregosi !Jim Fregosi | 51 !1991–1996 | 431 | 463 | 0 | .482 | 1 | 06 !6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 48 | Francona !Terry Francona | 52 !1997–2000 | 285 | 363 | 0 | .440 | -01 !— | -01 !— | -01 !— | -01 !— | |
| 49 | Bowa !Larry Bowa§ | 53 !2001–2004 | 337 | 308 | 0 | .522 | -01 !— | -01 !— | -01 !— | -01 !— | |
| 50 | Varsho !Gary Varsho | 54 !2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | -01 !— | -01 !— | -01 !— | -01 !— | |
| 51 | Manuel !Charlie Manuel | 55 !2005–present | 646 | 488 | 0 | .569 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 1 | |
| Totals | 51 managers | 129 seasons | 9,236 | 10,291 | 1 | .473 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 2 |
Statistics current through 2011 season
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