Last night’s Giants victory was the 1,500th of manager Bruce Bochy’s career, making him the 21st manager in baseball history to reach that milestone.
Of those 21 managers three are active (Bochy, Jim Leyland, Dusty Baker) and 12 are in the Hall of Fame, with four others (Bobby Cox, Joe Torre, Tony La Russa, Lou Piniella) likely to join them in Cooperstown eventually.
Bochy is 1,500-1,498 for his career, which is the fourth-lowest winning percentage of the 21 managers with 1,500-plus wins ahead of only Connie Mack, Bucky Harris, and Gene Mauch, all of whom were below .500. However, since Bochy went from the Padres to the Giants he has a .512 winning percentage and two World Series titles in seven seasons.
