Tommy Lasorda

Biography

Thomas Charles Lasorda was a renowned American baseball pitcher and manager born on September 22, 1927, in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He led the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series championships as manager from 1976 to 1996 and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. A former coach for the Dodgers from 1973-76, Lasorda's impressive career included a stint in the US Army and playing for the Kansas City Athletics.