Leo Durocher
Birthday:
July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name:
Leo Ernest Durocher
Height:
178 cm
Leo Durocher was born on July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA as Leo Ernest Durocher. He was an actor, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Main Street to Broadway (1953) and Campbell Playhouse (1952). He was married to Lynne Walker Goldblatt, Laraine Day, Grace Dozier and Ruby Hartley. He died on October 7, 1991 in Palm Springs, Cali...
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Leo Durocher was born on July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA as Leo Ernest Durocher. He was an actor, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Main Street to Broadway (1953) and Campbell Playhouse (1952). He was married to Lynne Walker Goldblatt, Laraine Day, Grace Dozier and Ruby Hartley. He died on October 7, 1991 in Palm Springs, California, USA. Show less «
Stick it in his ear!
Stick it in his ear!
"Take a look at them. All nice guys. They'll finish last. Nice guys - finish last." - referring the the New York Giants' prospects for the 1...Show more »
"Take a look at them. All nice guys. They'll finish last. Nice guys - finish last." - referring the the New York Giants' prospects for the 1946 season. Show less «
This is not an eighth-place ballclub. - after being hired as manager of the Chicago Cubs, who had finished eighth the previous season, and p...Show more »
This is not an eighth-place ballclub. - after being hired as manager of the Chicago Cubs, who had finished eighth the previous season, and proceeded to finish last in his first season Show less «
"I am not the manager of an eighth-place team." - Durocher upon his appointment as the Chicago Cubs manager after the 1965 season. In 1966, ...Show more »
"I am not the manager of an eighth-place team." - Durocher upon his appointment as the Chicago Cubs manager after the 1965 season. In 1966, the Cubs finished tenth. Show less «
When you're in professional sports, winning is the only thing that matters.
When you're in professional sports, winning is the only thing that matters.
I would have liked to go into the ninth inning with a two-run lead. I'd take my chances. - when questioned after the Dodgers lost a three-ga...Show more »
I would have liked to go into the ninth inning with a two-run lead. I'd take my chances. - when questioned after the Dodgers lost a three-game playoff to the Giants in 1962 Show less «
Strike out and keep the inning alive.
Strike out and keep the inning alive.
Something went out of baseball when the Dodgers left Brooklyn, and neither all the king's horses nor all the king's men can ever put it back...Show more »
Something went out of baseball when the Dodgers left Brooklyn, and neither all the king's horses nor all the king's men can ever put it back again. Show less «
By my rules, the manager is the boss, and you respect him and you play like hell for him. If they weren't going by my rules anymore, I didn'...Show more »
By my rules, the manager is the boss, and you respect him and you play like hell for him. If they weren't going by my rules anymore, I didn't have to go by theirs. Show less «
The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place.
The nice guys are all over there, in seventh place.