Boston Red Sox managers

49 managers · Manager now: Chad Tracy

Who has managed the Red Sox?

The Boston Red Sox have had 49 managers since 1901. Joe Cronin won the most games, 1,071. Titles also came under Bill Carrigan (2), Terry Francona (2), and Jimmy Collins (1). The manager now is Chad Tracy, since 2026.

Boston Red Sox: every manager, first to last
Manager	Seasons	W-L	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Jimmy Collins	1901-1906	455-376	.548	5-3	1
Chick Stahl	1906	14-26	.350	—
Cy Young	1907	3-3	.500	—
George Huff	1907	2-6	.250	—
Bob Unglaub	1907	9-20	.310	—
Deacon McGuire	1907-1908	98-123	.443	—
Fred Lake	1908-1909	110-80	.579	—
Patsy Donovan	1910-1911	159-147	.520	—
Jake Stahl	1912-1913	144-88	.621	4-3	1
Bill Carrigan	1913-1916	323-205	.612	8-2	2
Jack Barry	1917	90-62	.592	—
Ed Barrow	1918-1920	213-203	.512	4-2	1
Hugh Duffy	1921-1922	136-172	.442	—
Frank Chance	1923	61-91	.401	—
Lee Fohl	1924-1926	160-299	.349	—
Bill Carrigan	1927-1929	166-295	.360	—
Heinie Wagner	1930	52-102	.338	—
Shano Collins	1931-1932	73-134	.353	—
Marty McManus	1932-1933	95-153	.383	—
Bucky Harris	1934	76-76	.500	—
Joe Cronin	1935-1947	1,071-916	.539	3-4
Joe McCarthy	1948-1950	223-145	.606	—
Steve O'Neill	1950-1951	150-99	.602	—
Lou Boudreau	1952-1954	229-232	.497	—
Pinky Higgins	1955-1959	360-329	.522	—
Rudy York	1959	0-1	.000	—
Billy Jurges	1959-1960	59-63	.484	—
Del Baker	1960	2-5	.286	—
Pinky Higgins	1960-1962	200-227	.468	—
Johnny Pesky	1963-1964	146-175	.455	—
Billy Herman	1964-1966	128-182	.413	—
Pete Runnels	1966	8-8	.500	—
Dick Williams	1967-1969	260-217	.545	3-4
Eddie Popowski	1969	5-4	.556	—
Eddie Kasko	1970-1973	345-295	.539	—
Eddie Popowski	1973	1-0	1.000	—
Darrell Johnson	1974-1976	220-188	.539	6-4
Don Zimmer	1976-1980	411-304	.575	—
Johnny Pesky	1980	1-4	.200	—
Ralph Houk	1981-1984	312-282	.525	—
John McNamara	1985-1988	297-273	.521	7-7
Joe Morgan	1988-1991	301-262	.535	0-8
Butch Hobson	1992-1994	207-232	.472	—
Kevin Kennedy	1995-1996	171-135	.559	0-3
Jimy Williams	1997-2001	414-352	.540	5-9
Joe Kerrigan	2001	17-26	.395	—
Grady Little	2002-2003	188-136	.580	6-6
Terry Francona	2004-2011	744-552	.574	28-17	2
Bobby Valentine	2012	69-93	.426	—
John Farrell	2013-2017	432-378	.533	12-11	1
Alex Cora	2018-2019	192-132	.593	11-3	1
Ron Roenicke	2020	24-36	.400	—
Alex Cora	2021-2026	428-409	.511	7-7
Chad Tracy	2026	—	—	—

From Wikipedia's list of the club's managers, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. A coach with two stints has a row for each.