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	Leo Durocher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Durocher was a favorite of Yankee manager Miller Huggins who saw in him the seeds of a great manager -- the competitiveness, the passion, the ego, the facility for remembering situations.
		Durocher remained with the Cardinals through the 1937 season, captaining the team and winning the 1934 World Series (their third title in nine years) before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
		Leo Durocher died in Palm Springs, California at the age of 86, and is buried in Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leo_Durocher (1222 words)

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		Durocher's outspokenness did not endear him to the Yankee management, and his habit of passing bad checks, to finance his expensive tastes on clothes and nightlife, did not help.
		That team, whose nickname "Gashouse Gang" was supposedly inspired by Leo, were a far more appropriate match; in St. Louis, Durocher's characteristics as a fiery player and vicious bench jockey were given full rein.
		Durocher died in Palm Springs, California at the age of 86, and is buried in Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leo_durocher.html (1163 words)

	Leo Durocher
		Leo Durocher was a "good-field, no-hit" shortstop for 17 years with the Yankees, Reds, Cardinals and Dodgers, retiring with a lifetime.247 batting average and 24 career homers after more than 1,600 big league games.
		Durocher's tenure in Brooklyn was marked by - among other things - feuds with GM Branch Rickey, who could not always tolerate Durocher's antics and managing style.
		Durocher returned in 1948, gave rookie Roy Campanella the catching job, and moved young Gil Hodges to first base.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /HOF/Durocher.htm (763 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Durocher: He Did Nicely
		Durocher's death yesterday, at 86, closed the book, but not the memory, of one of baseball's most fascinating characters, who, it seemed, lived every day by his wits.
		The manager of St. Louis's Jefferson Hotel where Durocher lived when he was the Cardinals' shortstop, and was often his dinner host, related an episode that personified Leo, the unreformed hustler.
		Durocher was giving the Yankees a fine job in the field but his bat was lacking somewhat and in 1930 when Leo demanded a $6,500 salary, Ed Barrow traded him to Cincinnati.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/general/povich/launch/durocher.htm (805 words)

	The Man in the Dugout / Leonard Koppett \| BaseballLibrary.com
		But Leo had escaped less than a month into that season: On May 7, he was part of a three-for-three trade that brought Paul Derringer from St. Louis to Cincinnati.
		He got Durocher to play between Frisch at second and Pepper Martin at third, and never mind the hitting; the rest of the team would take care of that.
		The Dodgers sent four players to St. Louis for Leo, but what Rickey knew was that he had a young shortstop down in Rochester who wasn't quite ready but would be far better than Durocher in every way, a tall skinny guy named Marty Marion.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/excerpts/the_man_in_the_dugout16.stm (821 words)

	Leo Durocher \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Leo and Pete: Leo Durocher is in the Hall of Fame despite transgressions that are not too different from those of Pete Rose by Harold Friend
		Durocher accuses Ron Santo of demanding that the team give him a day, and the third sacker has to be restrained from going after Leo.
		Leo contends he was not fired, but has "stepped aside." The Astro will hire Durocher in late August to replace Harry Walker.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Durocher_Leo.stm (4120 words)

	Los Angeles Dodgers : History : Dodgers Timeline
		Under the guidance of Leo Durocher, who became the Dodger manager in 1939, the Dodgers in 1941 won their first National League pennant in 21 years with a 100-54 record and played the first of their classic World Series confrontations against the New York Yankees.
		Leo Durocher returned as manager of the Dodgers in 1948 after being suspended for the 1947 season.
		Durocher, though, lasted only half the season and was replaced by Burt Shotton, who guided the Dodgers in 1949 to their third pennant of the decade.
	losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/la/history/timeline06.jsp (2126 words)

	American Heroes
		Leo 'the Lip' Durocher was tough and rough ballplayer who would do anything to win a ball game.
		The charges implied Durocher was associating with gamblers, that he was a compulsive gambler and that he married actress Loraine Day in Mexico before her California divorce was final.
		Leo Durocher, St. Louis Cardinals - Cost the New York Yankees only $7500, 8 years ago when he was brought up from the Hartford Club in the Eastern League, but has made a better showing since that time than many players who were purchased for large sums of money.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=173 (670 words)

	Traveling Exhibitions
		During his playing years, Leo Durocher came to be regarded as one of baseball’s smartest infielders, and while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1930s, he ranked three times as the National League’s best shortstop.
		Durocher made his most noteworthy mark in baseball, however, as a manager.
		On top of his yelling bouts with umpires, he had been carrying on a highly publicized argument with the owner of the New York Yankees, and his recent courtship of Hollywood actress Lorraine Day carried a whiff of ungentlemanly scandal that did not help matters.
	www.npg.si.edu /cexh/legends/leo.htm (197 words)

	Leo Durocher
		Durocher, Leo - Durocher, Leo baseball Birthplace: West Springfield, Mass.
		Hall of Famer Leo Durocher's Memorabilia Collection to Be Auctioned by Hunt Auctions.
		Victory at last: Phil Rizzuto and Leo Durocher finally have their place among baseball's elite.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109147.html (208 words)

	Leo Durocher Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Leo Durocher was born on Thursday, July 27, 1905, in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
		Durocher was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 2, 1925, with the New York Yankees.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Leo Durocher baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=durocle01 (292 words)

	03/26/02 - Will the real “Lip” stand up?
		The legend appears to have grown, whatever the truth, and was kept alive by Ruth who took advantage of the incident and continually exploited it at the expense of Durocher.
		“Durocher was in a hotel elevator late one night with a couple of other players when Ruth got on.
		It was Weil who acquired Leo Durocher, not wanted by the Yankees or the American League, over to the National in a waiver deal for Clarke (Pinky) Pittenger a journeyman shortstop who never reported to New York.
	www.astrosdaily.com /column/1020326gene.html (942 words)

	The Venezuelan government does not know the meaning of fair play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leo was one of the most violent managers the game of baseball has known.
		As in the case of Leo Durocher, he thrives on violence and conflict, which, he says: “is the weapon of those who have the right on their side”
		And, as Leo Durocher said, do it any way you can as long as you can get away with it.
	www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=11461 (1094 words)

	Unauthorized Portraits: The Drawings of Edward Sorel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When Durocher leaves in the seventh inning, Mays is crushed.
		Leo: "What are you hitting now?" Willie: "Four seventy-seven." Leo: "Well, do you think you can hit two-fucking-fifty for me?" Mays guesses he can.
		Durocher was a pugnacious guy, but he saw that this rookie needed bolstering, so he praised him.
	www.npg.si.edu /exh/sorel/willeo.htm (171 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Leo Durocher
		Leo Durocher, states one baseball publication, Awas squarely at the center of some of the most exciting and controversial events in the history of the game.@ Durocher=s colorful and eventful baseball career spanned nearly 50 years as a major league player, manager,; coach, and television commentator.
		During spring training, Durocher discovered that several Dodgers were circulating a petition vowing they would never play on the same team as Robinson.
		Durocher called the team together and told them that Robinson was a great player and would help them to victory.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200343 (379 words)

	The Cub Reporter: Nice Guys Finish Last (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Leo said he would “back-up the truck, and start from scratch” if necessary, and that his goal was to rebuild the Cubs “Dodger-style,” with strong defense up-the-middle and a dominating starting rotation.
		So Leo was the manager and de facto Major League player personnel director, while GM John Holland’s job was to negotiate player contracts, run the minor leagues and scouting, and (when necessary) attempt to acquire the players Leo wanted for the major league team.
		Leo admitted "putting all of his eggs in Regan's basket and not using Abernathy enough" was the one big mistake he made in August-September 1969, and it may indeed have been the most significant mistake made by Leo that season.
	www.all-baseball.com /cubreporter/archives/021458.html (13016 words)

	Leo Durocher -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Durocher played a year each in Atlanta, Georgia, and St. Paul, Minnesota, before joining the New York Yankees in 1928.
		Leo, Latin for “lion,” is the 12th largest constellation, covering about 950 square degrees.
		The Polish-born U.S. author and social scientist Leo Rosten is best known for his popular books on Yiddish and for his comic novels featuring the immigrant night-school student Hyman Kaplan.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9031586 (603 words)

	Leo Durocher \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		Leo Durocher was a "good-field, no-hit" shortstop for 17 years, but gained his greatest notoriety for accomplishments after his playing days.
		His combative and swashbuckling style, brilliant baseball mind, uncanny memory and fiery disposition became “The Lip’s” trademarks as a colorful and controversial manager for 24 seasons with the Dodgers, Giants, Cubs and Astros.
		Tell someone about Leo Durocher by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/durocher_leo.htm (293 words)

	Leo the Lip's treasures are up for auction
		Leo Durocher was a lot of things to a lot of people in his long and often-tempestuous baseball career, but this week, at least, the former Giants' and Dodgers' manager will be a focus of the sports-collecting community.
		Nearly 90 items from an imposing array of artifacts put together by the man who was nicknamed "the Lip" during his six decades as a player, manager and coach in the big leagues will be offered by Hunt Auctions, Inc., of Pennsylvania, in live and online bidding today and Saturday.
		The memorabilia the Durocher family is auctioning this week represents only a portion of the collection.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/19/SPGL5EA1LA1.DTL&feed=rss.giants (622 words)

	Amazon.ca: Durocher's Cubs: The Greatest Team That Didn't Win: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He recounts the growth of the team under legendary manager Leo Durocher's guidance--the change from a losing attitude to a winning one--the glory days of 1969, and the late-season collapse in the face of the hard-charging Miracle Mets.
		That painful season crystallized the nation's vision of the Cubs as "lovable losers" and was the closest the team would come to the World Series in the next 31 years.
		The modern Cubs are the sons of Durocher's Cubs--Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins, and of course, Leo "The Lip" Durocher.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0878331778 (548 words)

	The Baseball Guru - DID LEO DUROCHER ONCE GIVE TY COBB THE HIP? by Bill Burgess
		One of the minor anecdotes from this book involves Leo Durocher and Ty Cobb.
		Leo gets all kinds of credit for having slyly slammed a hip into me and put me flat on my face.
		Had Durocher clipped me, I'd have been entitled to the next base on interference.
	baseballguru.com /bburgess/analysisbburgess03.html (768 words)

	Mister Ed: Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed - TV.com
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	eBay - leo durocher, Cards, Autographs-Original items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1970 Topps BB #291, Leo Durocher, PSA-8 (#28921)
		The Lip by Gerald Eskenazi Leo Durocher Chicago Cubs
		Leo Durocher Signed Auto 8x10 Babe Ruth Photo JSA COA
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	Leo Durocher Photos
		Leo Durocher New York Giants 8x10 Autographed Photograph
		Leo Durocher New York Mets - On Dugout Steps - 8x10 Autographed Photograph
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	Of Jeff Bezos and Leo Durocher
		Baseball manager Leo Durocher famously observed, "Nice guys finish last." (Baseball historians claim that reporters translated Durocher's actual, less memorable, words into a sound bite, but the phrase endures.) Anyone who has met Jeff Bezos hopes he's exempt from Durocher's analysis.
		Leo Durocher, decidedly not a nice guy, only won once.
		Of Jeff Bezos and Leo Durocher by Richard Wiggins
	firstmonday.org /issues/issue6_5/wiggins/index.html (2025 words)

	Yankees Section - YESNetwork.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Torre likes to let things simmer before he really attacks a problem — he'll give each attempted fix awhile to take — and this is exacerbated by the fact that Torre has to manage the fishbowl while living inside of it.
		One of the most instructive managerial tales of all time was told by Leo Durocher in his autobiography.
		In 1951, he helped spur the Giants to a surprise tie for the pennant (going 36-7 down the stretch) by shifting a few players around at midseason.
	www.yesnetwork.com /yankees/news.asp?news_id=526 (1725 words)

	Leo Durocher Quotes by Baseball Almanac
		is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotations spoken by Leo Durocher and a
		Source: Nice Guys Finish Last (Leo Durocher, 06/09/1975)
		A wave comes and knocks him into the ocean.
	baseball-almanac.com /quotes/quoduro.shtml (631 words)

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