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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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