Tommy Lasorda
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Birthdate :September 22, 1927
Location :Norristown , Pennsylvania
Country : United States of America
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1954
Record of 0 won and 4 losses with an ERA of 6.52 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Kansas City from 1954 to 1956.1977
He won pennants in 1977 and 1978, plus won the World Series in 1981 and 1988.1977
Managed Los Angeles Dodgers to 1977 and 1978 National League Pennants and 1981 and 1988 World Series Championships.1991
Only son Tommy, Jr. died of complications from AIDS on 3 June 1991. Lasorda, who was estranged from him at the time, has refused to acknowledge Tommy's homosexuality.1997
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997.2001
At the 2001 All Star game, while acting as honorary 3rd base coach, Vladimir Guerrero's bat broke and hit Lasorda in the chest, knocking him to the ground. Barry Bonds tried to put a catcher's chest protector on Lasorda to protect him from further injury.2012
Hospitalized in New York, after suffering a mild heart attack [June 5, 2012].