April 7 is a memorable date in Los Angeles Dodgers history for multiple reasons, including in 1969 when Bill Singer recorded the first ever save in Major League Baseball.
On March 5, 1997, the Veterans Committee elected Tommy Lasorda into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with Nellie Fox and Negro League star Willie Wells.
Seventy years ago today the Dodgers hired their winningest manager in franchise history. Walter Alston won 2,040 games, seven pennants, and four World Series in his 23 years at the helm in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.
On September 29, 1976, Tommy Lasorda was hired as Los Angeles Dodgers manager, becoming the successor to Hall of Famer Walter Altson. Alston began his coaching career as a player-manager in 1946 for the Nashua Dodgers of the Class-B New England League, which was the first integrated United States baseball team in the 20th century.
As the city of Fullerton celebrated Tommy Lasorda Day on what would have been his 96th birthday, the Los Angeles Dodgers also paid tribute to the late Hall of Fame manager.
The city of Fullerton is hosting the third annual Tommy Lasorda Day Festival to honor the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager and franchise legend. The festival begins on Friday, September 22, at 4 p.m.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced longtime Minor League manager, coach and mentor John Shoemaker as the recipient of the second annual Tommy Lasorda I Bleed Dodger Blue Award.
Tommy Lasorda developed a reputation as having a fiery, if not combative, personality throughout his tenure as Los Angeles Dodgers manager. Though that was often channeled to motivate his team, it led to an altercation with a mascot on this day in Dodgers history.
On August 23, 1989, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium in what still stands as one of the more peculiar baseball games ever played.
On July 29, 1996, Tommy Lasorda announced his retirement as Los Angeles Dodgers manager at 68 years old. He was succeeded by former shortstop of the organization’s famed infield, Bill Russell, who remained interim manager for the rest of the season.
The second half of the 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers promotions schedule includes additional dates for Drone Shows, Friday Night Fireworks and continued line of bobblehead giveaways, a Freddie Freeman jersey and other items at Dodger Stadium.
On June 8, 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers optioned rookie left-handed pitcher Tommy Lasorda to Montreal to make room for another southpaw, one Sandy Koufax, to be called up for the first time.
On May 31, 1948, future Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda struck out 25 batters for the Schenectady Blue Jays in a 6-5, 15 inning victory over the Amsterdam Rugmakers.
It typically takes about five hours to fly from Los Angeles to New York City. Mike Piazza, in May 1998, had about a week layover and not by choice. Piazza’s 62nd-round pick to “Greatest Hitting Catcher” path is among the most unlikely obscurity-to-Cooperstown trajectories in baseball history.
On May 5, 1955, Tommy Lasoria made his first Major League start for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the southpaw tied a record he would have preferred to avoid.
April 7 is a memorable date in Los Angeles Dodgers history for multiple reasons, including in 1969 when Bill Singer recorded the first ever save in Major League Baseball.
Laura Lasorda and Eric Karros joined Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva and other dignitaries from the city of Fullerton over the weekend to unveil the sign for and officially dedicate the Tommy Lasorda Memorial Highway.
On March 5, 1997, the Veterans Committee elected Tommy Lasorda into the Baseball Hall of Fame along with Nellie Fox and Negro League star Willie Wells.
The California State Legislature has officially named a section of Interstate 5 in honor of Tommy Lasorda, naming it the Tommy Lasorda Memorial Highway.
We all know and love Clayton Kershaw for his tremendous talent on the baseball field. He’s accomplished so much on the field and will be a first-ballot hall of Famer when that time comes. However, Kershaw has done so much for many around the world with his foundation Kershaw’s Challenge.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is being honored by the city of Fullerton with a street fair on Thursday, and an exhibit that is on display at the Fullerton Museum Center.
According to a statement released by the Dodgers, Lasorda suffered a "sudden cardiopulmonary arrest" at his home before being transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Lasorda went 1,599-1,439 as manager of the Dodgers and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997.
Legendary Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is in critical condition at a Southern California hospital with heart problems.
Thanks to the vision of the former Phillie Phanatic and a fun-loving mayor, the Mascot Hall of Fame was opened in a most unlikely place, Jeff Mezydlo writes.
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