- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeo Ernest Durocher
- Nicknames
- Lippy
- Swamper
- The All-American Out
- Leo the Lip
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Leo Durocher was born on July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), Main Street to Broadway (1953) and Campbell Summer Soundstage (1952). He was married to Lynne Walker Goldblatt, Laraine Day, Grace Dozier and Ruby Hartley. He died on October 7, 1991 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
- SpousesLynne Walker Goldblatt(June 19, 1969 - May 5, 1980) (divorced)Laraine Day(January 21, 1947 - June 14, 1960) (divorced, 2 children)Grace Dozier(September 27, 1934 - 1943) (divorced)Ruby Hartley(November 5, 1930 - 1934) (divorced, 1 child)
- Spoke nothing except French at home when growing up; didn't know a word of English when he started school.
- Left the Houston Astros after the 1973 season and retired from baseball when he felt he could no longer relate to the modern ballplayer.
- First person to appear twice as a mystery guest on What's My Line (1951).
- Is regarded as the best fielding shortstop of his day.
- Was immortalized by Danny Kaye in his 1962 hit "The Dodgers song", with the lyric "Leo Durocher, Leo Durocher, starts to wiggle and to twitch. A signal? No, an itch!".
- Stick it in his ear!
- "Take a look at them. All nice guys. They'll finish last. Nice guys - finish last." - referring the the New York Giants' prospects for the 1946 season.
- This is not an eighth-place ballclub. - after being hired as manager of the Chicago Cubs, who had finished eighth the previous season, and proceeded to finish last in his first season
- "I am not the manager of an eighth-place team." - Durocher upon his appointment as the Chicago Cubs manager after the 1965 season. In 1966, the Cubs finished tenth.
- When you're in professional sports, winning is the only thing that matters.
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