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Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (/ d ə ˈ r oʊ. ʃ ər /; July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder.
Leo Durocher. Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-10 , 160lb (178cm, 72kg) Born: July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, MA us. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 1994. (Voted by Veteran's Committee) View Leo Durocher's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Leo Durocher was born on 27 July 1905 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Main Street to Broadway (1953) and Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952). He was married to Lynne Walker Goldblatt, Laraine Day, Grace Dozier and Ruby Hartley.
Oct 7, 1991 · Leo Durocher. Position: Manager. Born: July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, MA us. Died: October 7, 1991 in Palm Springs, CA. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 1994. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
Known as one of baseball’s fieriest personalities who would do anything to win, Leo Durocher did just that: Win. Over 24 years as a skipper for the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, Durocher won 2,008 total games, three pennants and a World Series.
Leo Durocher (born July 27, 1905, West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 7, 1991, Palm Springs, California) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Durocher played minor-league baseball for three years before joining the New York Yankees in 1928.
Jan 4, 2012 · From his birth in 1905, in West Springfield, Massachusetts, to his death in 1991, in Palm Springs, California, Leo Durocher witnessed a great deal of social, political, and international change, some of which he helped bring about.
Oct 8, 1991 · Leo Durocher, perhaps major league baseball's best example of the win-at-all-costs manager, one who viewed the game not as a challenging pastime for talented athletes but as a sports...
Oct 8, 1991 · Leo Durocher, 85, the colorful manager of some of baseball's most colorful teams and the man who gave the phrase "nice guys finish last" to American culture, died Oct. 7 in Palm Springs, Calif.
Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, left, was suspended by Commissioner Happy Chandler, right, on the eve of the 1947 season. Durocher returned to the Dodgers in 1948, but became the manager of the crosstown Giants before the end of that season.
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