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As well as her numerous film and television roles, she acted on stage, conducted her own radio and television shows, and wrote two books. Because of her marriage to Leo Durocher and her involvement with his baseball career, she was known as the "First Lady of Baseball".
Nov 13, 2007 · In 1952, Ms. Day’s book, “Day With the Giants,” described life as a baseball wife. Associated Press. By Aljean Harmetz. Nov. 13, 2007. Laraine Day, a popular actress who appeared in...
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Nov 20, 2007 · 11-20-2007, 11:40 AM. Rumors were flying after actress Lorraine (Johnson) Day ( http://imdb.com/name/nm0206478/) filed for divorce (citing the usual ‘mental cruelty’ charge) from her husband in November 1946 after being seen numerous times in the company of famed Brooklyn Dodgers’ manager Leo Durocher.
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When he was posthumously inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., it was Day who was chosen from his four wives to attend. Born La Raine Johnson on Oct. 13, 1920, into...
She was married for 13 years to baseball manager Leo Durocher, and took such an active interest in his career and the sport of baseball in general that she became known as "The First Lady of Baseball".
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Aug 14, 2014 · The sweet-as-pie actress married the baseball infielder and manager, Leo Durocher. Nicknamed “Leo the Lip,” Durocher was a controversial figure in the sport, known for being outspoken. During their marriage, Day became known as “The First Lady of Baseball.”
Nov 13, 2007 · The pair settled down for a decade or so of married bliss that saw Day, who kept her movie-star name, dubbed by the press “the First Lady of Baseball.”. Durocher, in the meantime, incurred further obloquy by bolting the Dodgers mid-season in 1948 for the crosstown rival Giants.
