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Birth name: Leo Earnest Durocher
Nickname: The Lip
Famous tagline: "Nice guys finish last."
Birth date: July 27, 1905
Birth place: West Springfield, Massachussetts
Death date: October 7, 1991
Death place: Palm Springs, California


  • Height: 5'10"
  • Weight: 160 lbs
  • Batted: Right
  • Threw: Right
  • Position: Second base and shortstop
  • Played for the New York Yankees from 1925-1929
  • Played for the Cincinnati Reds from 1930-1933
  • Played for St. Louis from 1934-1937
  • Played for the Brooklyn Dodger from 1938-1945
  • Played in the 1928 (Yankees) and 1934 World Series (St. Louis)
  • Managed the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939-1946
  • Managed the New York Giants from 1948-1955
  • Managed the Chicago Cubs from 1966-1972
  • Managed the Houston Astros from 1972-1973
  • Career RBI: 567
  • Career batting average: .241

  • Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by a committee on baseball veterans in 1994.



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