Voting for the 2007 Manager of the Year awards by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. First-place votes are in parentheses:
American League
Eric Wedge, Indians (19) — 116
Mike Scioscia, Angels (4) — 62
Joe Torre, Yankees (5) — 61
Terry Francona, Red Sox — 13
National League
Bob Melvin, Diamondbacks (19) — 119
Charlie Manuel, Phillies (7) — 76
Clint Hurdle, Rockies (4) — 58
Lou Piniella, Cubs (2) — 25
Bud Black, Padres — 4
Manny Acta, Nationals — 4
Ned Yost, Brewers — 2
Notes
- Wedge is the first Indians manager to win the award, which was first presented in 1983. The Indians improved by 18 wins in 2007 (78 wins to 96).
- Wedge, 39, is the third-youngest manager to win the award (Buck Showalter won at age 38 in 1994; Tony La Russa won at 39 in 1983).
- Melvin, 46, led the Diamondbacks to a 14-game improvement in 2007 and led the Diamondbacks to the best record in the NL in the regular season. He is the first to win the award while managing Arizona.
