A.J. Hinch joins Terry Francona on exclusive list for active managers
A.J. Hinch secured his 400th win as the manager of the Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday at Comerica Park.
A. J. Hinch secured his 400th win as the manager of the Detroit Tigers with a 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday, April 11, at Comerica Park, doing so in his 825th game across parts of six seasons.
The 51-year-old became the eighth manager in franchise history to reach the milestone. Did Hinch celebrate? "No, I'm celebrating the series win – and just getting back on track for our guys," Hinch said.
A. J. HINCH: His peers consider him 'one of the best managers in the game' The other seven managers to secure 400 wins with the Tigers: Sparky Anderson (1,331 wins), Hughie Jennings (1,131 wins), Jim Leyland (700 wins), Bucky Harris (516 wins), Steve O'Neill (509 wins), Ty Cobb (479 wins) and Del Baker (417 wins).
Of those seven, Anderson, Leyland and Harris were inducted into the Hall of Fame as managers. Hinch has 970 wins in his 12-year managerial career. To get there, Hinch secured 89 wins in 212 games with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2009-10), 481 wins in 810 games with the Houston Astros (2015-19) and 400 wins in 825 games with the Tigers (2021-26).