Leo Durocher

Leo Durocher
Durocher in 1948
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1905-07-27)July 27, 1905 West Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: October 7, 1991(1991-10-07) (aged 86) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 2, 1925, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
April 18, 1945, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	567
Managerial record	2,008–1,709
Winning %	.540
Teams
As player New York Yankees (1925, 1928–1929) Cincinnati Reds (1930–1933) St. Louis Cardinals (1933–1937) Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1941, 1943, 1945) As manager Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1946, 1948) New York Giants (1948–1955) Chicago Cubs (1966–1972) Houston Astros (1972–1973) As coach Los Angeles Dodgers (1961–1964)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1936, 1938, 1940) 4× World Series champion (1928, 1934, 1954, 1963) Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1994
Election method	Veterans Committee

Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (/dəˈroʊ.ʃər/; 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. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,008 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks twelfth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's half-century in baseball was dogged by clashes with authority, the baseball commissioner, the press, and umpires; his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and still ranks fourth on the all-time list. He won three National League pennants and one world championship.

Durocher was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.