 Baltimore Orioles' Manager Buck Showalter was honored with his 3rd AL Manager of the Year Award--for the third different team--on Tuesday, after leading Baltimore to an AL Easty title and a spot in the ALCS. First-year Washington Nationals' Manager Matt Williams took home the honor in the National League after leading his squad to an NL-best record of 96-66.  American League Here are the voting results of the 2014 American League Manager of the Year Award. Ballots from two writers in each league city prior to postseason play are tabulated on a system that rewards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place. It marked the third victory for Showalter, who also won in 1994 with the New York Yankees and in 2004 with the Texas Rangers. He is the first manager to win for three different clubs in the same league. Tony La Russa also won the award for three clubs - two in the AL (Chicago White Sox in 1983 and Oakland Athletics in 1988 and 1992) and one in the National League (St. Louis Cardinals in 2002). La Russa and Bobby Cox share the record with four victories overall. Cox won in the AL with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1985 and in the NL with the Atlanta Braves in 1991, 2004 and 2005. Showalter joined as three-time winners Dusty Baker (with the San Francisco Giants in 1993, 1997 and 2000), Jim Leyland (with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1990 and 1992 and with the Detroit Tigers in 2006) and Lou Piniella (with the Seattle Mariners in 1995 and 2001 and with the Chicago Cubs in 2008). Showalter, who piloted Baltimore to its first AL East title in 17 years, was the third Orioles manager to be honored. The others were Frank Robinson in 1989 and Davey Johnson in 1997. No manager was named to every ballot. Previous 20 Winners 2013 Terry Francona, Cleveland Indians 2012 Bob Melvin, Oakland Athletics 2011 Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays 2010 Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins 2009 Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2008 Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays 2007 Eric Wedge, Cleveland Indians 2006 Jim Leyland, Detroit Tigers 2005 Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox 2004 Buck Showalter, Texas Rangers 2003 Tony Pena, Kansas City Royals 2002 Mike Scioscia, Anaheim Angels 2001 Lou Piniella, Seattle Mariners 2000 Jerry Manuel, Chicago White Sox 1999 Jimy Williams, Boston Red Sox 1998 Joe Torre, New York Yankees 1997 Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles 1996 (Tie) Johnny Oates, Texas Rangers, and Joe Torre, New York Yankees 1995 Lou Piniella, Seattle Mariners 1994 Buck Showalter, New York Yankees National League Here are the voting results of the 2014 National League Manager of the Year Award. Ballots from two writers in each league city prior to postseason play are tabulated on a system that rewards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place. This election marked the fourth time the award went to someone who was in his first full season as a manager. All have been in the NL. The others: Hal Lanier with the Houston Astros in 1986, Dusty Baker with the San Francisco Giants in 1993 and Joe Girardi with the Florida Marlins in 2006. Williams, who directed the Nationals to the NL East title by a 17-game margin with a 96-66 record, was the second Nationals manager honored and the fourth in franchise history. The other winner in Washington was Davey Johnson in 2012. Winners with the former Montreal Expos (1969-2004) were Buck Rogers in 1987 and Felipe Alou in 1994. No manager was named to every ballot. Previous 20 Winners
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