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Tommy Lasorda
Lasorda at the White House in 1981
Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1927-09-22)September 22, 1927
Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: January 7, 2021(2021-01-07) (aged 93)
Fullerton, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 5, 1954, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
July 8, 1956, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–4
Earned run average6.48
Strikeouts37
Managerial record1,599–1,439
Winning %.526
Teams
As player
  • Brooklyn Dodgers (1954–1955)
  • Kansas City Athletics (1956)
As manager
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (1976–1996)
As coach
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (1973–1976)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× World Series champion (1981, 1988)
  • 2× NL Manager of the Year (1983, 1988)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers No. 2 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1997
Election methodVeterans Committee

Thomas Charles Lasorda (September 22, 1927 – January 7, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and manager. He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 through 1996. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997.

Lasorda played in MLB for the Dodgers in 1954 and 1955 and for the Kansas City Athletics in 1956. He coached for the Dodgers from 1973 through 1976 before taking over as manager. Lasorda won two World Series championships as manager of the Dodgers and was named the Manager of the Year of the National League (NL) twice. His uniform number 2 was retired by the Dodgers.

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