Who managed the New York Yankees during Babe Ruth's prime years?

Miller Huggins managed the New York Yankees during Babe Ruth’s prime years.

Huggins took over as the Yankees’ manager in 1918 and remained in the role until his death in 1929. That span covered Ruth’s arrival in New York, his record-setting 1920s, and the Yankees’ emergence as baseball’s dominant American League club.

The relationship was famously tense. Ruth was already a major star when Huggins, a comparatively small and quiet former second baseman, tried to impose discipline on the hard-partying slugger. Huggins pushed Ruth to follow team rules, stay in shape and respect baseball’s authority structure, even when Ruth resisted.

Despite the friction, Huggins was highly successful. He guided the Yankees to three World Series championships—in 1923, 1927 and 1928—and helped shape the club remembered as the first great Yankees dynasty. The 1927 team, featuring Ruth and Lou Gehrig, became known as Murderers’ Row.

Joe McCarthy managed the Yankees later, beginning in 1931, while Casey Stengel did not take over until 1949. Bob Shawkey briefly managed the club in 1930.