In Major League Baseball history, 65 teams have become defunct. These teams played in five different Major Leagues–the extant National League and the now defunct American Association, Union Association, Players' League and Federal League. Thirteen men who managed now-defunct Major League Baseball teams have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Ned Hanlon, John McGraw, Jim O'Rourke, Pud Galvin, Fred Clarke, George Wright, John Montgomery Ward, Harry Wright, Charles Comiskey, Buck Ewing, Joe Tinker, Bill McKechnie and Mordecai Brown. Hanlon managed the National League Baltimore Orioles to three league championships. Eleven other managers managed now defunct teams to a single league championship: Bill Watkins, George Wright and Frank Bancroft in the National League, Arthur Irwin, Jack Chapman, Jim Mutrie and Lon Knight in the American Association, Fred Dunlap in the Union Association, King Kelly in the Players' League and Joe Tinker and Bill Phillips in the Federal League.

Patsy Tebeau's 579 wins with the National League Cleveland Spiders is more than any other manager won with any single defunct Major League Baseball team. His 1040 games managed and 436 losses with the Spiders are the most of any manager of a single defunct National League team. Billy Barnie's 1050 games managed and 548 losses with the American Association Baltimore Orioles are the most of any manager with a single defunct Major League team, and his 470 wins are the most of any manager of a defunct American Association team. Dunlap has the most managerial wins for a Union Association team, and King Kelly has the most wins for a Players' League team. Tinker has the most wins for a Federal League manager, and Otto Knabe has the most losses.

Chapman and Bancroft each managed six different now defunct Major League Baseball teams. Chapman managed the National League Louisville Grays, Milwaukee Grays, Worcester Worcesters, Detroit Wolverines and Buffalo Bisons, and the Louisville Colonels in both the American Association and the National League. He managed the Colonels to the 1890 American Association championship, and to a tie with the National League champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the 1890 World Series. Bancroft managed the National League Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Cleveland Blues, Providence Grays and Indianapolis Hoosiers and the American Association Philadelphia Athletics. He managed the Providence Grays to the 1884 National League and World Series championships.

Table key Name of team. For teams that played under more than one name, the name used in its final season is given. For team names that were used by multiple defunct franchises, the league(s) in which the team played is shown in parentheses.League the team played in: NL: National League AA: American Association FL: Federal League UA: Union Association PL: Players' LeagueNumber of regular season games managed; may not equal sum of wins and losses due to tie gamesNumber of regular season wins in games managedNumber of regular season losses in games managedWinning percentage: number of wins divided by number of games managedLeague Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved by the managerWorld Series: number of World Series victories achieved by the managerElected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Managers

National League

Team League Manager Seasons G W L WPct LC WS Ref Baltimore Orioles NL 11 1 10 .091 Baltimore Orioles NL 8 2 6 .250 Baltimore Orioles NL † – 946 555 369 .601 Baltimore Orioles NL † 152 86 62 .581 Buffalo Bisons NL 79 46 32 .590 Buffalo Bisons NL 84 24 58 .293 Buffalo Bisons NL † – 380 206 169 .549 Buffalo Bisons NL † 24 7 17 .292 Buffalo Bisons NL 88 31 57 .352 Cincinnati Reds NL 65 9 56 .138 Cincinnati Reds NL 14 3 11 .214 Cincinnati Reds NL 24 5 19 .208 Cincinnati Reds NL 20 7 12 .368 Cincinnati Reds NL , 124 71 51 .582 Cincinnati Reds NL 18 9 9 .500 Cincinnati Reds NL 82 21 59 .263 Cleveland Blues NL –, 171 74 96 .435 Cleveland Blues NL 11 4 7 .364 Cleveland Blues NL 74 32 41 .438 Cleveland Blues NL 80 42 36 .538 Cleveland Blues NL 100 55 42 .567 Cleveland Blues NL 113 35 77 .313 Cleveland Spiders NL 136 61 72 .459 Cleveland Spiders NL 78 21 55 .276 Cleveland Spiders NL – 126 57 67 .460 Cleveland Spiders NL – 1040 579 436 .570 Cleveland Spiders NL 38 8 30 .211 Cleveland Spiders NL 116 12 104 .103 Detroit Wolverines NL – 170 83 84 .497 Detroit Wolverines NL – 215 68 142 .324 Detroit Wolverines NL 38 7 31 .184 Detroit Wolverines NL – 417 249 161 .607 Detroit Wolverines NL 40 19 19 .500 Hartford Dark Blues NL – 129 78 48 .619 Indianapolis Blues NL 63 24 36 .600 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 28 6 22 .214 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 29 11 18 .379 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 70 20 49 .290 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 136 50 85 .370 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 68 25 43 .368 Indianapolis Hoosiers NL 67 34 32 .515 Kansas City Cowboys NL 126 30 91 .248 Louisville Colonels NL 54 21 33 .389 Louisville Colonels NL 100 42 56 .429 Louisville Colonels NL – 257 86 169 .337 Louisville Colonels NL – 152 37 113 .247 Louisville Colonels NL 115 36 76 .321 Louisville Colonels NL 44 17 24 .415 Louisville Colonels NL † – 402 180 212 .459 Louisville Grays NL – 130 65 61 .516 Milwaukee Grays NL 61 15 45 .250 New York Mutuals NL 57 21 35 .375 Philadelphia Athletics NL 60 14 45 .237 Providence Grays NL , 96 56 37 .602 Providence Grays NL † 85 59 25 .702 Providence Grays NL 16 8 7 .533 Providence Grays NL † 32 18 13 .581 Providence Grays NL 39 26 12 .684 Providence Grays NL 51 24 27 .471 Providence Grays NL † – 182 110 72 .604 Providence Grays NL – 224 137 85 .617 St. Louis Brown Stockings NL 56 39 17 .696 St. Louis Brown Stockings NL – 68 34 34 .500 St. Louis Maroons NL 72 30 40 .429 St. Louis Maroons NL 39 6 32 .158 St. Louis Maroons NL 126 43 79 .352 Syracuse Stars NL 43 17 26 .395 Syracuse Stars NL 1 0 1 .000 Syracuse Stars NL 27 5 21 .192 Troy Trojans NL 47 12 34 .261 Troy Trojans NL – 283 122 157 .437 Washington Nationals NL 82 13 67 .163 Washington Nationals NL – 169 61 101 .377 Washington Nationals NL 40 10 29 .256 Washington Nationals NL 96 38 57 .400 Washington Nationals NL 51 13 38 .255 Washington Nationals NL 76 28 45 .384 Washington Senators NL 2 0 2 .000 Washington Senators NL , – 203 110 177 .393 Washington Senators NL 43 12 31 .279 Washington Senators NL † 130 40 89 .310 Washington Senators NL – 434 155 270 .365 Washington Senators NL – 137 64 72 .471 Washington Senators NL 17 8 9 .471 Washington Senators NL 70 21 47 .309 Worcester Worcesters NL 85 40 43 .482 Worcester Worcesters NL 56 24 32 .429 Worcester Worcesters NL 27 8 18 .308 Worcester Worcesters NL 41 9 32 .220 Worcester Worcesters NL 6 2 4 .333 Worcester Worcesters NL 37 7 30 .189

American Association

Team League Manager Seasons G W L WPct LC WS Ref Baltimore Orioles AA 74 19 54 .260 Baltimore Orioles AA – 1050 470 548 .462 Boston Reds AA 139 93 42 .689 Brooklyn Gladiators AA 100 26 73 .263 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers AA 102 43 57 .430 Cleveland Spiders AA – 197 59 136 .303 Cleveland Spiders AA 71 30 38 .441 Columbus Buckeyes AA 97 32 65 .330 Columbus Buckeyes AA 110 69 39 .639 Columbus Solons AA – 220 99 119 .454 Columbus Solons AA , 195 99 89 .527 Columbus Solons AA 3 2 1 .667 Indianapolis Hoosiers AA 87 25 60 .294 Indianapolis Hoosiers AA 23 4 18 .182 Kansas City Cowboys AA 50 14 36 .280 Kansas City Cowboys AA 58 21 36 .368 Kansas City Cowboys AA – 164 63 99 .389 Louisville Colonels AA 80 42 38 .525 Louisville Colonels AA 98 52 45 .536 Louisville Colonels AA 110 68 40 .630 Louisville Colonels AA – 250 119 129 .480 Louisville Colonels AA – 178 86 89 .491 Louisville Colonels AA 93 35 54 .393 Louisville Colonels AA 7 3 4 .429 Louisville Colonels AA 10 2 8 .200 Louisville Colonels AA 65 14 51 .215 Louisville Colonels AA 58 10 46 .179 Louisville Colonels AA – 282 143 133 .518 Milwaukee Brewers AA 36 21 15 .583 New York Metropolitans AA – 209 129 74 .635 New York Metropolitans AA – 125 42 76 .392 New York Metropolitans AA – 150 54 94 .365 New York Metropolitans AA 8 3 5 .375 New York Metropolitans AA 100 35 60 .368 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) AA 75 41 34 .547 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) AA – 207 127 78 .620 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) AA 113 55 57 .491 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) AA 98 41 55 .427 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) AA , – 448 232 205 .531 Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) AA 55 26 29 .473 Philadelphia Athletics (AA) AA 82 38 40 .487 Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA) AA 18 6 11 .353 Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA) AA 125 67 55 .549 Richmond Virginians AA 46 12 30 .286 Rochester Broncos AA 133 63 63 .500 Syracuse Stars AA 117 51 65 .440 Syracuse Stars AA 11 4 11 .364 Toledo Blue Stockings AA 110 46 58 .442 Toledo Maumees AA 134 68 64 .515 Washington Nationals AA 62 12 50 .194 Washington Nationals AA 1 0 1 .000 Washington Senators AA 12 4 7 .364 Washington Senators AA 70 23 46 .333 Washington Senators AA 51 15 34 .306 Washington Senators AA 6 2 4 .333

Union Association

Team League Manager Seasons G W L WPct LC WS Ref Altoona Mountain City UA 25 6 19 .240 Baltimore Monumentals UA 106 58 47 .552 Boston Reds UA 111 58 51 .628 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies UA 74 34 39 .466 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies UA 6 1 5 .167 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies UA 13 6 6 .500 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds UA 35 20 15 .571 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds UA 70 49 21 .700 Kansas City Cowboys UA 4 0 4 .000 Kansas City Cowboys UA 16 3 13 .000 Kansas City Cowboys UA 62 13 46 .220 Milwaukee Brewers UA 12 8 4 .667 Philadelphia Keystones UA 67 21 46 .313 St. Louis Maroons UA 31 28 3 .903 St. Louis Maroons UA 83 66 16 .805 St. Paul Saints UA 9 2 6 .250 Washington Nationals UA 114 47 65 .420 Wilmington Quicksteps UA 18 2 16 .111

Players' League

Team League Manager Seasons G W L WPct LC WS Ref Boston Reds PL 133 81 48 .628 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders PL † 133 76 56 .576 Buffalo Bisons PL 100 27 72 .273 Buffalo Bisons PL 34 9 24 .273 Chicago Pirates PL † 138 75 62 .547 Cleveland Infants PL 79 34 45 .430 Cleveland Infants PL 52 21 30 .412 New York Giants PL † 132 74 57 .565 Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA) PL 16 7 9 .438 Philadelphia Athletics (PL/AA) PL 116 61 54 .530 Pittsburgh Burghers PL † 131 60 68 .469

Federal League

Team League Manager Seasons G W L WPct LC WS Ref Baltimore Terrapins FL – 315 131 177 .425 Brooklyn Tip-Tops FL 157 77 77 .500 Brooklyn Tip-Tops FL 118 53 64 .453 Brooklyn Tip-Tops FL 35 17 18 .486 Buffalo Blues FL – 197 93 99 .484 Buffalo Blues FL 2 1 1 .500 Buffalo Blues FL 110 60 49 .550 Chicago Whales FL † – 314 173 133 .564 Kansas City Packers FL – 307 148 156 .487 Newark Peppers FL – 210 114 92 .553 Newark Peppers FL † 102 54 45 .545 Pittsburgh Rebels FL 11 3 11 .273 Pittsburgh Rebels FL – 299 147 145 .503 St. Louis Terriers FL † 114 50 63 .442 St. Louis Terriers FL – 199 99 93 .516

Footnotes Team played as the Buffalo Buffeds in 1914. Team played as the Chicago Chi-Feds in 1914. Team played as the Cleveland Blues during its time in the American Association in 1887 and 1888. Team played as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 through 1884. Team played as the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1914. Team played as the Washington Statesmen during its time in the American Association in 1891. Ted Sullivan was the Union Association pennant winning Maroons' first manager in 1884, but was replaced by Fred Dunlap after leading the Maroons to 28 wins and 3 losses. Since Dunlap finished the season as the Maroons' manager, he is shown as having won the league championship as manager that season. Fred Dunlap managed the St. Louis Maroons in both the Union Association and the National League. His combined record for the Maroons was 155 games managed with 96 wins and 56 losses for a winning percentage of .632. He led the Maroons to one league championship, in the Union Association in 1884.