Manuel finishes 4th in Manager of the Year voting

November 16, 2011

Charlie Manuel finished fourth in the National League Manager of the Year voting.

Manuel received one 2nd place vote and seven 3rd place votes for 10 points.

Diamondback's manager Kirk Gibson won the award in the NL, with 28 1st place votes and four 2nd place votes for 152 total points.

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke (92 points), and (now former) Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (24 points) finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Tampa Bay Ray's manager Joe Maddon won the voting in the AL, with 26 1st place votes and one 2nd place vote for 133 points.

Both Maddon and Gibson managed their teams to comebacks that landed them a spot in the postseason.

Gibson's Diamondbacks took control of the NL West in August and kept it through September, after the San Francisco Giants were in first for a good part of the summer.

Maddon's Rays made their comeback at the end of the season, taking the AL Wild Card spot from the Boston Red Sox, after Boston suffered a historic collapse.