Larry Bowa #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Then-Phillies skipper Larry Bowa was named 2001 NL Manager of the Year, 19 years ago today.
Nineteen years ago today (November 14, 2001), a longtime member of the Philadelphia Phillies organization — Larry Bowa — was named the National League Manager of the Year.
Bowa was voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America as what ESPN described as a “runaway winner,” garnering 18 first-place votes, six second-place, and five third-place for 113 overall points. Fellow first-year manager Jim Tracy, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, finished second with just 48 points.