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Leo Ernest Durocher was born in West Springfield, Mass., on July 27, 1905. He reached the major leagues briefly in 1925 and then for good in 1928 with the Yankees. He left, bidding a grumpy farewell to the game, in 1973 when he quit as manager of the Astros, at odds with his players, his front office, umpires and the high-echelon executives of the game.
10. Aug. 2014 · On July 23, 1972, Leo Durocher stepped down as manager of the Chicago Cubs. Durocher had taken over an underachieving Cubs team in 1966 and in two years, turned them into a contender, but Durocher’s abrasive style of managing alienated many of his players. There were also run-ins with umpires, health problems, and several unexcused absences ...
Leo Durocher Stats by Baseball Almanac. Leo the Lip Durocher was a three-time All-Star infielder (1936, 1938, 1940), who as a player-manager, finished his career as a skipper ranked fifth all-time amongst managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. His philosophy (and autobiography), Nice Guys ...
From the Casey Award–winning author of Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick, the first full biography of Leo Durocher, one of the most colorful and important figures in baseball history.Leo Durocher (1906–1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome ...
Leo Durocher became the Dodgers' player/manager in 1939 and would go on to manage four teams, including the Giants, Cubs and Astros, over 24 seasons. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) In 1942, Brooklyn won 104 games but fell two games short of the pennant as the Cardinals began a streak of three straight World Series appearances.
8. Okt. 1991 · Leo Ernest Durocher was born July 27, 1905, to a railroad family in West Springfield, Mass. In high school, he hustled pool-a vocation that was to color his reputation the rest of his life.
All nice guys. They’ll finish last. Nice guys. Finish last.”. I said, “They lose a ball game, they go home, they have a nice dinner, they put their heads down on the pillow and go to sleep. Poor Mel Ott, he can’t sleep at night. He wants to win, he’s got a job to do for the owner of the ball club.
