Tommy Lasorda

Birthday: 22 September 1927, Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name: Thomas Charles Lasorda

Height: 178 cm

Tommy Lasorda was one of the best managers in baseball until his retirement in July 1996. He was involved with the Los Angeles Dodgers for over 50 years. He managed the team from 1976 to 1996. He retired due to a heart attack. He thought being a manager would be too stressful.

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I bleed Dodger blue!

Baseball is like driving. It's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Kurt Bevacqua couldn't hit water if he fell out of a (expletive) boat!

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