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Major League Baseball (MLB) *Coach Records*
Most Matches
This list features the coaches with the most matches in Major League Baseball (MLB) history.
RANK | COACH | MATCHES | TEAM(s) | YEARS |
1 | Connie Mack | 7,755 | Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates | 1894–1950 |
2 | Tony La Russa | 5,377 | Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals | 1979–2022 |
3 | John McGraw | 4,769 | New York Giants | 1899–1932 |
4 | Bruce Bochy | 4,515 | San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers | 1995–2025 |
5 | Bobby Cox | 4,499 | Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays | 1978–2010 |
6 | Bucky Harris | 4,410 | Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox | 1924–1956 |
7 | Joe Torre | 4,323 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers | 1977–2010 |
8 | Sparky Anderson | 4,030 | Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers | 1970–1995 |
9 | Dusty Baker | 4,028 | San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals | 1993–2023 |
10 | Gene Mauch | 3,942 | Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, California Angels | 1960–1987 |
11 | Leo Durocher | 3,835 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs | 1939–1973 |
12 | Casey Stengel | 3,766 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, New York Mets | 1934–1965 |
13 | Terry Francona | 3,694 | Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians | 1997–2025 |
14 | Walter Alston | 3,658 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1954–1976 |
15 | Bill McKechnie | 3,647 | Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds | 1915–1946 |
16 | Lou Piniella | 3,536 | New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 1986–2010 |
17 | Jim Leyland | 3,495 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies | 1986–2013 |
18 | Joe McCarthy | 3,487 | Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox | 1926–1950 |
19 | Buck Showalter | 3,386 | New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles | 1992–2023 |
20 | Bob Melvin | 3,274 | Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics | 2000–2025 |
21 | Ralph Houk | 3,157 | New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox | 1961–1984 |
22 | Mike Scioscia | 3,074 | Los Angeles Angels | 2000–2018 |
23 | Tommy Lasorda | 3,041 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1976–1996 |
24 | Dick Williams | 3,023 | Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, California Angels | 1967–1988 |
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