Tommy Lasorda

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Tommy Lasorda was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and longtime face of the Los Angeles Dodgers, known for leading the team to multiple World Series titles and his colorful, outspoken personality.

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instanceOf Italian American
Major League Baseball manager
baseball manager
baseball player
human
achievement managed United States to baseball gold medal at 2000 Summer Olympics
bats left
birthDate 1927-09-22
birthPlace Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2021-01-07
employer Los Angeles Dodgers
familyName Lasorda
fullName Thomas Charles Lasorda
gamesManaged 3040
givenName Thomas
hallOfFameCategory manager
hallOfFameInduction 1997
jerseyNumber 2
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Los Angeles Dodgers
knownFor colorful personality
lifelong association with the Los Angeles Dodgers
outspoken style
leagueManagedIn Major League Baseball
lossesAsManager 1439
managedFrom 1976
managedNationalTeam United States Olympic baseball team
managedTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
managedTo 1996
memberOf National Baseball Hall of Fame
MLBPlayingDebutTeam Brooklyn Dodgers
MLBPlayingDebutYear 1954
nickname Tommy
occupation baseball manager
baseball player
coach
executive
pennantsWonAsManager 1977
1978
1981
1988
playedFor Brooklyn Dodgers
Kansas City Athletics
positionPlayed pitcher
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Fullerton, California, United States
role vice president of the Los Angeles Dodgers
spouse Jo Lasorda
throws left
winsAsManager 1599
worldSeriesTitlesAsManager 1981
1988


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