The best pitcher in MLB? .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon{position:absolute;top:0.75rem;right:1rem;}/*!sc*/ He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997. .blUWSx .share-icon__button{background:none;border:none;padding:0;}/*!sc*/ Jo Lasorda, wife of Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda, leans up to give him a good luck kiss on the start of his 35th season with the Dodger organization in Los Angeles in this April 4, 1984. .blUWSx .share-button__close{top:6px;left:5px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item a{bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%;}/*!sc*/ And with the loss of my dear friend Tommy, it's been quite a lot to bear," Vin Scully said on social media. He had a heck of a run., Tommy was our guiding light, all us players that are here today have stories like that, said Hatcher, who played six seasons for Lasorda. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. template{display:none;}/*!sc*/ The impact, the loyalty, the love, the passion which he did everything -- its second to none, Karros said. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Lasorda died Jan. 7 after a heart attack at. .hUHmCp{margin-top:24px;background-color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Tommy Lasorda Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com Tommy Lasorda Bats: 175lb (178cm, 79kg) Born: 1927 in Norristown, us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 2x Mgr of the year 29 27 23 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 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A mound and a home plate where you had special encounters, we know, with the umpires. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ button,input,optgroup,select,textarea{font-family:inherit;font-size:100%;line-height:1.15;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ It's nice that he was able to see his beloved Dodgers win . code,kbd,samp{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ He came out of retirement to manage the United States team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, leading the Americans to the gold medal, beating favored Cuba, which had won the gold medal at the two previous Olympics. 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Los Dodgers anunciaron el viernes que Lasorda sufri un ataque cardiaco en su hogar en Fullerton, California. When Penelope Spheeris heard that Tommy Lasorda died on Thursday at 93, she knew many people would be touched by the sad news, particularly in Los Angeles. .mHQYb .p-search__form{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;}/*!sc*/ Baseball lost one of its most dynamic and legendary managers in major league history when Tommy Lasorda died on Thursday night. Tommy Lasorda was one of the best managers in baseball until his retirement in July 1996. .ggWmAj .sticky-header__share button{font-weight:600;}/*!sc*/ .eJdqRG p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ h2.Styles__HeadlineContainer-sc-19rm04l-0{font-size:1.2rem;margin-bottom:8px;color:#666666;}/*!sc*/ cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
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