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Leo Durocher

MLB Player information
NameLeo Durocher
PositionShortstop / Manager
Date of BirthJuly 27, 1905
Place of birthWest Springfield, Massachusetts
Death dateOctober 7, 1991(age 86)
Death placePalm Springs, California
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
MLB debutOctober 2, 1925 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearanceApril 18, 1945 for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Career statistics
Batting average.247
Hits1320
Runs batted in567
Teams
As player * New York Yankees (1925, 1928 � 1929) * Cincinnati Reds (1930 � 1933) * St. Louis Cardinals (1933 � 1937) * Brooklyn Dodgers (1938 � 1941, 1943, 1945) As manager * Brooklyn Dodgers (1939 � 1946, 1948) * New York Giants (1948 � 1955) * Chicago Cubs (1966 � 1972) * Houston Astros (1972 � 1973) * Taiheiyo Club Lions (1976)
Hall of Fame date1994

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Leo Ernest Durocher (July 27, 1905 � October 7, 1991), nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's career was dogged by clashes with authority, umpires (his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and still rank fourth on the all-time list), and the press.

Durocher was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.

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New York Baseball Digest--Baseball isn'ta league of choir boys; look at Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, -Leo Durocher-, Doc Ellis, etc. - they all had off field and on field issues. ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:19:10 GMT+00:00
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Newsday (subscription)--Among the picks (in addition to the five in the Friday paper): Kevin McHale on "Cheers,'' -Leo Durocher- on "The Munsters,'' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on "Diff'rent ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:42:43 GMT+00:00
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Washington Times--Two prominent figures from the world of baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers manager -Leo Durocher- and team owner Larry McPhail, took the stage at a Fight for Freedom ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 23:26:15 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Burleigh Grimes
Brooklyn Dodgers Manager
1939-1946
Succeeded by
Burt Shotton
Preceded by
Burt Shotton
Brooklyn Dodgers Manager
1948
Succeeded by
Burt Shotton
Preceded by
Mel Ott
New York Giants Manager
1948-1955
Succeeded by
Bill Rigney
Preceded by
Lou Klein
(College of Coaches)
Chicago Cubs Manager
1966-1972
Succeeded by
Whitey Lockman
Preceded by
Harry Walker
Houston Astros Manager
1972-1973
Succeeded by
Preston Gomez


New York Yankees 1928 World Series Champions

Benny Bengough * George Burns * Archie Campbell * Pat Collins * Earle Combs * Bill Dickey * Joe Dugan * Leo Durocher * Cedric Durst * Mike Gazella * Lou Gehrig * Johnny Grabowski * Fred Heimach * Waite Hoyt * Hank Johnson * Mark Koenig * Tony Lazzeri * Wilcy Moore * Bob Meusel * Ben Paschal * Herb Pennock * George Pipgras * Gene Robertson * Babe Ruth * Al Shealy * Myles Thomas * Tom Zachary
Manager Miller Huggins
Coaches: Art Fletcher * Charley O'Leary

St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series Champions

1 Pepper Martin * 2 Leo Durocher * 3 Frankie Frisch * 4 Chick Fullis * 6 Ernie Orsatti * 6 Jack Rothrock * 7 Joe Medwick * 8 Spud Davis * 9 Bill DeLancey * 10 Dazzy Vance * 11 Pat Crawford * 12 Ripper Collins * 14 Burgess Whitehead * 15 Tex Carleton * 16 Jesse Haines * 17 Dizzy Dean * 18 Bill Walker * 21 Paul Dean * 22 Bill Hallahan * 27 Francis Healy * 28 Jim Mooney
Manager 3 Frankie Frisch
Coaches: Mike González * Buzzy Wares

New York Giants 1954 World Series Champions

8 Ray Katt * 9 Wes Westrum * 10 Davey Williams * 14 Bobby Hofman * 15 Billy Gardner * 16 Hank Thompson * 19 Alvin Dark * 20 Monte Irvin * 21 Jim Hearn * 22 Don Mueller * 24 Willie Mays * 25 Whitey Lockman * 26 Dusty Rhodes * 27 Bill Taylor * 28 Rubén Gómez * 35 Sal Maglie * 37 Don Liddle * 40 Windy McCall * 41 Al Corwin * 42 Marv Grissom * 43 Johnny Antonelli * 49 Hoyt Wilhelm
Manager 2 Leo Durocher
Coaches: 1 Frank Shellenback * 3 Herman Franks * 6 Freddie Fitzsimmons * 46 Larry Jansen

Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 World Series Champions

3 Willie Davis * 6 Ron Fairly * 8 Johnny Roseboro * 11 Ken McMullen * 12 Tommy Davis * 14 Moose Skowron * 16 Ron Perranoski * 19 Jim Gilliam * 20 Al Ferrara * 22 Johnny Podres * 23 Marv Breeding * 25 Frank Howard * 30 Maury Wills * 32 Sandy Koufax (World Series MVP) * 34 Dick Calmus * 35 Doug Camilli * 39 Ken Rowe * 44 Dick Tracewski * 45 Pete Richert * 53 Don Drysdale
Manager 24 Walter Alston
Coaches: 2 Leo Durocher * 27 Pete Reiser * 31 Greg Mulleavy * 33 Joe Becker

Managers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Alston * Anderson * Anson * Chance * Clarke * Comiskey * Durocher * Foster * Hanlon * Harris * Herzog * * Huggins * Lasorda * Lopez * Mack * McCarthy * McGraw * McKechnie * Robinson * Selee * Southworth * Stengel * Weaver * Williams * Wright
* Manager elected to Hall of Fame and awaiting official induction

Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers managers

Brooklyn Atlantics (1884)Taylor
Brooklyn Grays (1885 �1887)Hackett * Byrne
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888 �1890)McGunnigle
Brooklyn Grooms (1891 �1895)Ward * Foutz
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896 �1898)Foutz * Barnie * Ebbets * Griffin
Brooklyn Superbas (1899 �1910)Hanlon * Donovan * Lumley * Dahlen
Brooklyn Dodgers (1911 �1913)Dahlen
Brooklyn Robins (1914 �1931)Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers (1932 �1957)Carey * Stengel * Grimes * Durocher * Sukeforth * Shotton * Durocher * Blades * Shotton * Dressen * Alston
Los Angeles Dodgers (1958 �present)Alston * Lasorda * Russell * Hoffman * Johnson * Tracy * Little * Torre

New York/San Francisco Giants managers

New York Gothams (1883 �1885)Clapp * Price * Ward
New York Giants (1885 �1957)Mutrie * Powers * Ward * Davis * Doyle * Watkins * Irwin * Joyce * Anson * Day * Hoey * Ewing * Davis * Fogel * Smith * McGraw * Terry * Ott * Durocher * Rigney
San Francisco Giants (1958 �present)Rigney * Sheehan * Dark * Franks * King * Fox * Westrum * Rigney * Altobelli * Bristol * Robinson * Ozark * Davenport * Craig * Baker * Alou * Bochy

Chicago Cubs managers

Chicago White Stockings (1870 �1889)Spalding * Ferguson * Flint * Anson
Chicago Colts (1890 �1897)Anson
Chicago Orphans (1898 �1901)Burns * Loftus
Chicago Cubs (1902 �present)Selee * Chance * Evers * O'Day * Bresnahan * Tinker * Mitchell * Evers * Killefer * Maranville * Gibson * McCarthy * Hornsby * Grimm * Hartnett * Wilson * Johnson * Grimm * Frisch * Cavarretta * Hack * Scheffing * Grimm * Boudreau * College of Coaches * Kennedy * Klein * Durocher * Lockman * Marshall * Franks * Gómez * Amalfitano * Elia * Fox * Frey * Vukovich * Michael * Lucchesi * Zimmer * Altobelli * Essian * Lefebvre * Trebelhorn * Riggleman * Baylor * Lachemann * Kimm * Baker * Piniella

Houston Astros managers

Houston Colt .45's (19621964)Craft * Harris
Houston Astros (1965 �present)Harris * Hatton * Walker * Parker * Durocher * Gómez * Virdon * Lillis * Lanier * Howe * Collins * Dierker * Williams * Garner * Cooper * Clark * Mills

Saitama Seibu Lions Managers

Kaname Miyazaki(Player-manager) 1950 * Osamu Mihara 1951-59 * Tokuji Kawasaki 1960-61 * Futoshi Nakanishi(Player-manager) 1962-69 * Masakazu Kito 1969 * Kazuhisa Inao 1970-74 * Shinichi Eto(Player-manager) 1975 * Leo Durocher 1976 * Masakazu Kito 1976-77 * Rikuo Nemoto 1978-81 * Tatsuro Hirooka 1982-85 * Masaaki Mori 1986-94 * Osamu Higashio 1995-2001 * Haruki Ihara 2002-03 * Tsutomu Ito 2004-07 * Hisanobu Watanabe 2008

Major League Baseball on NBC

Related programsBaseball Night in America * Major League Baseball: An Inside Look * Major League Baseball Game of the Week * Major League Baseball on NBC Radio * Monday Night Baseball * Gillette Cavalcade of Sports * The USA Thursday Game of the Week
Related articlesThe Baseball Network * Ratings for NBC broadcasts * World Series television ratings * Television contracts
CommentatorsList of NBC broadcasters * The Baseball Network * All-Star Game * ALCS * ALDS * NLCS * NLDS * World Series
Key figuresMarv Albert * Mel Allen * Len Berman * Jim Britt * Skip Caray * Bob Costas * Leo Durocher * Dick Enberg * Joe Garagiola * Gayle Gardner * Curt Gowdy * Jim Gray * Bryant Gumbel * Greg Gumbel * Merle Harmon * Sandy Koufax * Tony Kubek * Ron Luciano * Bill Macatee * Jon Miller * Monte Moore * Joe Morgan * Lindsey Nelson * Pee Wee Reese * Ted Robinson * Vin Scully * Tom Seaver * Jim Simpson * Hannah Storm * Chuck Thompson * Bob Uecker * Maury Wills * Bob Wolff
Lore"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" * "The Catch" * Don Larsen's Perfect Game * "Fisk Waves it Fair" * "The Sandberg Game" * "It gets by Buckner!" * "Go crazy folks!" * Kirk Gibson's home run * Jeffrey Maier * Grand Slam Single * All-Century Team
Music"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" * "Fame" * "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" * The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. * The Untouchables
World Series1947 (Games 1 & 5) * 1948 * 1949 * 1950 * 1951 * 1952 * 1953 * 1954 * 1955 * 1956 * 1957 * 1958 * 1959 * 1960 * 1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1978 * 1980 * 1982 * 1984 * 1986 * 1988 * 1995 (Games 2, 3, & 6) * 1997 * 1999
AL Championship Series1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1977 * 1979 * 1981 * 1983 * 1985 * 1987 * 1989 * 1995 * 1996 * 1998 * 2000
NL Championship Series1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1977 * 1979 * 1981 * 1983 * 1985 * 1987 * 1989 * 1995 * 1997 * 1999
AL Division Series1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000
NL Division Series1981 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999
All Star Game1950 * 1951 * 1952 * 1953 * 1954 * 1955 * 1956 * 1957 * 1958 * 1959: First - Second * 1960: First - Second * 1961: First - Second * 1962: First - Second * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1977 * 1979 * 1981 * 1983 * 1985 * 1987 * 1989 * 1994 * 1996 * 1998 * 2000

Major League Baseball on ABC

Related programs
Major League Baseball Game of the Week * Monday Night Baseball * Thursday Night Baseball * Baseball Night in America * ESPN Major League Baseball
Related articles
The Baseball Network * Ratings for ABC broadcasts * World Series television ratings * Television contracts
1953 seasonChicago White Sox * Cleveland Indians * Philadelphia Athletics
Commentators
List of ABC commentators * The Baseball Network * All-Star Game * ALCS * ALDS * NLCS * NLDS * One-game playoffs * World Series
Key figures
Gary Bender * Buddy Blattner * Jack Buck * Howard Cosell * Dizzy Dean * Don Drysdale * Leo Durocher * Carl Erskine * Curt Gowdy * Merle Harmon * Keith Jackson * Reggie Jackson * Jim Kaat * Tim McCarver * Corey McPherrin * Al Michaels * Joe Morgan * Brent Musburger * Jim Palmer * Ross Porter * Bob Prince * Jackie Robinson * John Saunders * Chris Schenkel * Gary Thorne * Bob Uecker * Lesley Visser * Earl Weaver * Bill White * Warner Wolf
Lore
1959 National League playoff series * Roger Maris' 61 home run season * The Bird * Chris Chambliss' Walk-Off Home Run * Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bronx Is Burning * Mr. October * 1978 AL East Playoff * 1980 NL West Playoff * Garvey Home Run * Gatorade Glove Play * The Call * Loma Prieta earthquake * The Double
World Series
1948 * 1949 * 1977 * 1979 * 1981 * 1983 * 1985 * 1987 * 1989 * 1995 (Games 1, 4, & 5)
AL Championship Series
1976 * 1978 * 1980 * 1982 * 1984 * 1986 * 1988 * 1995
NL Championship Series
1976 * 1978 * 1980 * 1982 * 1984 * 1986 * 1988 * 1995
AL Division Series
1981 * 1995
NL Division Series
1995
All-Star Game
1976 * 1978 * 1980 * 1982 * 1984 * 1986 * 1988 * 1995



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