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 Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1994, Manager
Born: July 27, 1905, in West Springfield, Massachusetts
Died: October 7, 1991, in Palm Springs, California
ML Debut: 10/2/1925
Primary Uniform #: 2
Played For: New York Yankees (1925, 1928-1929), Cincinnati
Reds (1930-1933), St. Louis Cardinals (1933-1937), Brooklyn Dodgers
(1938-1943, 1945)
Managed: Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1946, 1948), New York Giants
(1948-1955), Chicago Cubs (1966-1972), Houston Astros (1972-1973)
Post-Season: 1928 World Series, 1934 World Series, 1941
World Series, 1951 World Series, 1954 World Series
Awards: Named Manager of the Year by The Sporting News in
1939, 1951, 1954.
Bio
Leo Durocher was a "good-field, no-hit" shortstop for 17 years, but
gained his greatest notoriety for accomplishments after his playing
days. His combative and swashbuckling style, brilliant baseball
mind, uncanny memory and fiery disposition became “The Lip’s”
trademarks as a colorful and controversial manager for 24 seasons
with the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs and Astros. He compiled 2,009 wins in
3,740 games, captured three pennants and won the World Series in
1954. He was named Manager of the Year three times by the “Sporting
News.”
Quote
"Leo Durocher claims he was sacked forty times (by Larry MacPhail)
in his five years as Dodger manager, but I was there and I can
verify only twenty-seven."
— Harold Parrot
Did You Know... that Leo Durocher was the starting
shortstop for the Brooklyn Dodgers when they hosted the Cincinnati
Reds in the first televised major league baseball game, August 26,
1939?
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