The Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award is the original name for two awards that are given by the
Rotary Club of Pittsburgh,[1][2][3] in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is named for
Chuck Tanner, former
manager of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, and was first awarded on November 17, 2007, at the city's
Rivers Club.[1][4] For the first three years, the award was given to a manager in
Major League Baseball. In 2010, a second award was presented to the "Chuck Tanner Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year"; the original award was renamed the "Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award".
During the selection process, a major factor for the committee is each candidate's career achievement.[5]
Proceeds from the annual awards dinner in November are used by the club to support its humanitarian service initiatives and
Rotary Foundation programs.[6]
Winners
Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
^Zolecki, Todd (November 17, 2010).
"Manuel Finishes Fifth for Manager of the Year". The Zo Zone: Inside the Phillies with MLB.com beat writer Todd Zolecki. MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08. The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh has announced Manuel the winner of its 4th Annual Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award.
Fischer, Linda (March 4, 2011).
"Rotary & Tanner". TribLIVE.com. Trib Total Media, Inc. Archived from
the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2011-06-08. Over the past four years, Tanner supported the club as the namesake of the fundraiser ....