Tommy Lasorda

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Italian American Major League Baseball manager baseball manager baseball player human

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.

Aliases (2)

Jo Lasorda ×1
Thomas Charles Lasorda ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
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 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tommy Lasorda ("Thomas Charles Lasorda") →	fullName
Los Angeles Dodgers →	hasHallOfFamer
1981 World Series →	managerOfChampion
1988 World Series →	NLManager
Los Angeles Dodgers →	notableManager
Slovak American →	notablePerson
Los Angeles Dodgers →	notablePlayer
Tommy Lasorda ("Jo Lasorda") →	spouse