- Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
- Manager of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1954-1976; Win-Loss record: 2,040-1,613).
- Managed Dodgers' teams to 4 World Series Championships (1955, 1959, 1963 and 1965) and 3 National League Championships (1956, 1966 and 1974).
- First baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals for 1 game on 27 September 1936. Struck out in his lone major league at bat.
- Signed 23 consecutive one-year contracts as manager of the Dodgers in keeping with their policy at the time of signing managers to one-year contracts. Succeeded Charlie Dressen, who was fired for demanding a three-year contract.
- Uniform number 24 retired by the Dodgers.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 15-17. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
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