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Leo Durocher

AKA Leo Ernest Durocher

Born: 27-Jul-1905
Birthplace: West Springfield, MA
Died: 7-Oct-1991
Location of death: Palm Springs, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Leo the Lip

Wife: Grace Dozier (m. 1934, div.)
Wife: Laraine Day (actress, m. 1947, div. 1960, one son)
Son: Chris Durocher
Wife: Lynne Walker Goldblatt (m. 1969, div. 1981)

    Baseball Hall of Fame 1994
    Draft Deferment: World War II (Jan-1941)

    SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
    New York Yankees 1925, 1928-29
    Cincinnati Reds 1930-33
    St. Louis Cardinals 1933-37
    Brooklyn Dodgers 1938-45 (excluding 1942)
    Brooklyn Dodgers Manager, 1939-46 and 1948
    New York Giants Manager, 1948-55
    Chicago Cubs Manager, 1966-72
    Houston Astros Manager, 1972-73


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