Leo Durocher
Controversial manager known for fiery temper and winning record.
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Leo Durocher was an American professional baseball player, manager, and coach nicknamed "Leo the Lip"[1][2] He ranks tenth in career wins by a Major League baseball manager and fourth in ejections by umpires.[2]
Life and work
He lived two blocks from Hall of Famer Rabbit Maranville, who gave him a glove and baseball tips.[2] Durocher was offered a scholarship to Holy Cross but hit a science teacher before graduating.[2][3] Durocher took over as player-manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939.[4] He managed the Houston Astros for the final 31 games of 1972 and the full 1973 season.[5][4]
As an infielder, Durocher competed in Major League Baseball.[1] Durocher left his position as Chicago Cubs manager on July 23, 1972; his harsh approach had turned off numerous players.[4]
What the cited sources add
The New England Historical Society account states Durocher ranks tenth in career wins and fourth in ejections.[2] The same article reports Durocher was twice hospitalized with diverticulitis during the 1973 season.[6] The New England Historical Society account says Durocher was a notorious bench jockey who ordered pitchers to hit batters.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Leo Durocher" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Career Leaders & Records for Manager Ejections", Baseball-Reference.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "In Springfield, Leo Durocher Learned How Not To Be Nice", New England Historical Society.com, July 27, 2014. facts only, no text reused. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com
- Wikipedia, "Leo Durocher" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "In Springfield, Leo Durocher Learned How Not To Be Nice", New England Historical Society.com, July 27, 2014; "In Springfield, Leo Durocher Learned How Not To Be Nice", New England Historical Society.com, July 27, 2014; "The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers", University of Nebraska Press and the Society for American Baseball Research, 2012, p. 23 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "From the Gashouse to the Glasshouse: Leo Durocher and the 1972–73 Houston Astros – Society for American Baseball Research". facts only, no text reused. sabr.org
- Wikipedia, "Leo Durocher" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "September 30, 1973: A goodbye for Leo Durocher; a long wait for Hank Aaron – Society for American Baseball Research"; "From the Gashouse to the Glasshouse: Leo Durocher and the 1972–73 Houston Astros – Society for American Baseball Research" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "September 30, 1973: A goodbye for Leo Durocher; a long wait for Hank Aaron – Society for American Baseball Research". facts only, no text reused. sabr.org
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- Wikipedia: Leo Durocher (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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