Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher, nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,009 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher had a stormy career dogged by clashes with authority, umpires, and the press...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 July 1905
CityWest Springfield, MA
How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning is the only thing that matters.
You can't get any pictures from way back there.
You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.
Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.
As long as I've got a chance to beat you I'm going to take it.
Win any way you can as long as you can get away with it.
Show me a good loser and I'll show you an idiot.
There is a thin line between genius and insanity, and in Larry's (MacPhail) case it was sometimes so thin you could see him drifting back and forth.