Tom Lasorda

Thomas Charles Lasorda (twitter: @TommyLasorda)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 22, 1927 in Norristown, PA
High School: Norristown HS (Norristown, PA)
Debut: August 5, 1954
Final Game: July 8, 1956
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 1997.
View Tom Lasorda Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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Hall of Fame

Managerial Stats

Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		G	W	L	W-L%	Finish
1	1976	48	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2nd of 2	4	2	2	.500	2
2	1977	49	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	98	64	.605	1	NL Pennant
3	1978	50	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	95	67	.586	1	NL Pennant
4	1979	51	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	79	83	.488	3
5	1980	52	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		163	92	71	.564	2
6	1981	53	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		57	36	21	.632	1	WS Champs First half of season
7	1981	53	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		53	27	26	.509	4	WS Champs Second half of season
8	1982	54	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	88	74	.543	2
9	1983	55	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		163	91	71	.562	1
10	1984	56	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	79	83	.488	4
11	1985	57	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	95	67	.586	1
12	1986	58	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	73	89	.451	5
13	1987	59	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	73	89	.451	4
14	1988	60	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	94	67	.584	1	WS Champs
15	1989	61	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		160	77	83	.481	4
16	1990	62	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	86	76	.531	2
17	1991	63	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	93	69	.574	2
18	1992	64	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	63	99	.389	6
19	1993	65	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	81	81	.500	4
20	1994	66	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		114	58	56	.509	1
21	1995	67	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		144	78	66	.542	1
22	1996	68	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	1st of 2	76	41	35	.539	2
					21 years	3040	1599	1439	.526	2.5	4 Pennants and 2 World Series Titles

Awards

1983 NL Manager of the Year
1988 NL Manager of the Year

Manager of the Year Votes

1983 NL Manager of the Year - 1st
1985 NL Manager of the Year - 3rd
1988 NL Manager of the Year - 1st
1990 NL Manager of the Year - 3rd
1991 NL Manager of the Year - 4th
1994 NL Manager of the Year - 5th

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