Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, though he received three fewer first-place votes than Milwaukee’s Craig Counsell, was named the National League Manager of the Year Tuesday night in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Shildt, the first manager to win such an award without having played professionally, received 10 first-place votes to 13 for Counsell, but received eight more second-place votes than did Counsell. Shildt had 95 total points to 88 for Counsell.
Atlanta’s Brian Snitker, the NL Manager of the Year last season, finished third. World Series champion manager Dave Martinez of Washington was fifth.