Voting for the 2008 Manager of the Year awards by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. First-place votes are in parentheses:
American League
Joe Maddon, Rays (27) — 138
Ron Gardenhire, Twins (1) — 58
Mike Scioscia, Angels — 12
Terry Francona, Red Sox — 6
Ozzie Guillen, White Sox — 3
Cito Gaston, Blue Jays — 2
National League
Lou Piniella, Cubs (15) — 103
Charlie Manuel, Phillies (8) — 67
Fredi Gonzalez, Marlins (5) — 48
Joe Torre, Dodgers (3) — 45
Tony La Russa, Cardinals (1) — 11
Jerry Manuel, Mets — 10
Cecil Cooper, Astros — 3
Dale Sveum, Brewers — 1
Notes
- Maddon was the only manager listed on all 28 ballots. There has never been a unanimous winner in Manager of the Year balloting.
- It was the third Manager of the Year Award for Piniella, who won twice in the American League with the Seattle Mariners in 1995 and 2001.
- La Russa and Bobby Cox share the record for most Manager of the Year Awards with four each. Piniella is the fourth manager to win the award in both leagues (La Russa, Cox and Jim Leyland are the others).
