Leo Durocher Awards

What awards did Leo Durocher win? This page lists every known baseball award won by Leo Durocher in chronological order. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award.
"I don't care if the guy (Jackie Robinson) is yellow or black of if he has stripes like a $&!*@#$ zebra. I'm the manager of this team and I say he plays." - Leo Durocher (1947)

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Leo Durocher

Leo Durocher Autograph on a Topps (#147)

Leo Durocher Autograph on a Topps (#147)
 

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Birth Name:   Leo Ernest Durocher
Nickname:   The Lip
Born On:   07-27-1905  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   West Springfield, Massachusetts
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-07-1991
Place of Death Data Died In:   Palm Springs, California
Cemetery:   Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California Click For Grave Photo
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   10-02-1925 (Age 20)
Last Game:   04-18-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Leo Durocher

Awards
1939 Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
1951 Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
1954 Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
1994 National Baseball Hall of Fame




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