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Feb 14, 2017 · The 1947 season could have provided an opportunity for Durocher to shine along with Brooklyn’s new star. Instead, the Time cover would be the highlight of Durocher’s 1947 season. His unerring ability to find trouble and draw attention removed him from a landmark season in baseball history.
Jan 4, 2012 · Durocher played an important supporting role in the integration of major-league baseball. His frank assessment of African American baseball talent remains a simple, if coarse, endorsement of the American belief in meritocracy.
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.
Oct 7, 1991 · Leo Durocher Managerial Record | Baseball-Reference.com. Position: Manager. Born: July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, MA. Died: October 7, 1991 in Palm Springs, CA. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 1994. (Voted by Veteran's Committee) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Hall of Fame. 1x World Series. 3x Pennant.
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.
Oct 8, 1991 · Leo Durocher, a leading and controverial baseball figure for more than a half-century, a man who enriched the American lexicon with his dictum, ”Nice guys finish last,” died of natural causes...
Leo Durocher Bio. Fullname: Leo Ernest Durocher; Nickname: Leo the Lip; Born: 7/27/1905 in West Springfield, MA; Debut: 10/02/1925; Hall of Fame: 1994; Died: 10/07/1991
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