Tracy probably deserved it more than Scioscia did, but they both did a great job this year. One dealt with death and injuries on a solid roster, the other turned a bad team into a good one over night. Yankees manager Joe Girardi finished third in the AL voting.
Here's how the voting went down:
AMERICAN LEAGUE VOTING:
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Mike Scioscia | 15 | 10 | 1 | 106 |
| Ron Gardenhire | 6 | 12 | 6 | 72 |
| Joe Girardi | 4 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| Don Wakamatsu | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Ron Washington | 1 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| Jim Leyland | | | 2 | 2 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE VOTING:
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Jim Tracy | 29 | 2 | | 151 |
| Tony La Russa | 2 | 13 | 6 | 55 |
| Joe Torre | 1 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| Bobby Cox | | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Bruce Bochy | | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Charlie Manuel | | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Fredi Gonzalez | | | 4 | 4 |
| Bud Black | | | 2 | 2 |
