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Ron Gardenhire

Manager

Ronald Clyde Gardenhire

2459 Games
1187-1272 Record
0.483 Win%
16 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 10/24/1957
Butzbach, Hesse, West Germany
MLB Debut 1981-09-01
Final Game 1985-10-06

📊 Career Record

2459 Games Managed
1187 Wins
1272 Losses
0.483 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

16 seasons
Managing Career Arc

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Ron Gardenhire — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
2002 MIN AL 156 91 65 0.583 1st 🏆 N
2003 MIN AL 162 90 72 0.556 1st 🏆 N
2004 MIN AL 162 92 70 0.568 1st 🏆 N
2005 MIN AL 162 83 79 0.512 3 N
2006 MIN AL 158 94 64 0.595 1st 🏆 N
2007 MIN AL 161 79 82 0.491 3 N
2008 MIN AL 156 83 73 0.532 2 N
2009 MIN AL 163 87 76 0.534 1st 🏆 N
2010 MIN AL 162 94 68 0.580 1st 🏆 N
2011 MIN AL 162 63 99 0.389 5 N
2012 MIN AL 162 66 96 0.407 5 N
2013 MIN AL 162 66 96 0.407 4 N
2014 MIN AL 160 68 92 0.425 5 N
2018 DET AL 162 64 98 0.395 3 N
2019 DET AL 161 47 114 0.292 5 N
2020 DET AL 48 20 28 0.417 5 N

Ron Gardenhire as a manager

In 2459 games as a manager between 2002 and 2020, Gardenhire went 1187-1272, a .483 mark. Clubs managed, in order: the Minnesota Twins (2002-2014) and the Detroit Tigers (2018-2020). The best full season was 2006, 94-64 with the Minnesota Twins. The weakest full season was 2019, at 47-114. The Rank column for the Detroit Tigers years shows 3rd, 5th, and 5th.

The record opens at 91-65 in 2002 and closes at 20-28 in 2020. First-place seasons under Gardenhire: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2010. The Lg column places these seasons in the American League. Gardenhire was born on October 24, 1957, in Butzbach, Hesse, West Germany. As a player, Gardenhire appears from 1981 to 1985; the player page has that record.

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