Garner third in Manager of Year voting
11/09/2005
HOUSTON -- Phil Garner, who guided the Houston Astros to their first World Series berth, finished third in National League Manager of the Year voting, announced by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Wednesday.
Atlanta manager Bobby Cox won by a landslide, receiving 28 first-place votes for 152 total points. Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa was a distant second with two first-place votes and 52 points, followed by Garner, who received no first-place votes and 38 points.
In his first full season as the Astros' manager, Garner watched his club sink to last place in the division with a 15-30 record to start the '05 campaign. But the Astros went 74-43 the rest of way to win the Wild Card on the final day of the season, and they eliminated the Braves and Cardinals in the postseason to reach the Fall Classic.
The 2004 season featured a dramatic turnaround, too, which arrived after Garner took over the reigns in mid-July.
Houston went 36-10 (.783) in the last 46 games of the 2004 regular season after Aug. 15, the best record in baseball during that time period and the best finish in franchise history. The finish also was also the second-best in National League history from Aug. 15 through the end of the season, trailing only the 1951 New York Giants.
To reward Garner for a job well done following the World Series in October, the Astros turned the manager's 2007 option into a guaranteed year.
The 14th manager in franchise history, Garner has a career managerial record of 845-901 (.484) in 13 big league seasons. He previously managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992-1999 and the Detroit Tigers in parts of three seasons from 2000-02.
In 236 games as Houston's skipper, Garner has a 137-99 record for a .581 winning percentage.
Source: http://houston.astros.mlb.com/
HOUSTON -- Phil Garner, who guided the Houston Astros to their first World Series berth, finished third in National League Manager of the Year voting, announced by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Wednesday.
Atlanta manager Bobby Cox won by a landslide, receiving 28 first-place votes for 152 total points. Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa was a distant second with two first-place votes and 52 points, followed by Garner, who received no first-place votes and 38 points.
In his first full season as the Astros' manager, Garner watched his club sink to last place in the division with a 15-30 record to start the '05 campaign. But the Astros went 74-43 the rest of way to win the Wild Card on the final day of the season, and they eliminated the Braves and Cardinals in the postseason to reach the Fall Classic.
The 2004 season featured a dramatic turnaround, too, which arrived after Garner took over the reigns in mid-July.
Houston went 36-10 (.783) in the last 46 games of the 2004 regular season after Aug. 15, the best record in baseball during that time period and the best finish in franchise history. The finish also was also the second-best in National League history from Aug. 15 through the end of the season, trailing only the 1951 New York Giants.
To reward Garner for a job well done following the World Series in October, the Astros turned the manager's 2007 option into a guaranteed year.
The 14th manager in franchise history, Garner has a career managerial record of 845-901 (.484) in 13 big league seasons. He previously managed the Milwaukee Brewers from 1992-1999 and the Detroit Tigers in parts of three seasons from 2000-02.
In 236 games as Houston's skipper, Garner has a 137-99 record for a .581 winning percentage.
Source: http://houston.astros.mlb.com/
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