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 (Age 26)
Final Game: July 8, 1956 (Age 28)
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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