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Leo Durocher

Manager

Leo Ernest Durocher

3739 Games
2008-1709 Record
0.540 Win%
26 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 7/27/1905
West Springfield, MA, USA
Died 10/7/1991
Palm Springs, CA, USA
MLB Debut 1925-10-02
Final Game 1945-04-18

📊 Career Record

3739 Games Managed
2008 Wins
1709 Losses
0.540 Win Percentage

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26 seasons
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Leo Durocher - Manager
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1939 BRO NL 157 84 69 0.549 3 Y
1940 BRO NL 156 88 65 0.575 2 Y
1941 BRO NL 157 100 54 0.649 1st 🏆 Y
1942 BRO NL 155 104 50 0.675 2 N
1943 BRO NL 153 81 72 0.529 3 Y
1944 BRO NL 155 63 91 0.409 7 N
1945 BRO NL 155 87 67 0.565 3 Y
1946 BRO NL 157 96 60 0.615 2 N
1948 BRO NL 73 35 37 0.486 3 N
1948 NY1 NL 79 41 38 0.519 5 N
1949 NY1 NL 156 73 81 0.474 5 N
1950 NY1 NL 154 86 68 0.558 3 N
1951 NY1 NL 157 98 59 0.624 1st 🏆 N
1952 NY1 NL 154 92 62 0.597 2 N
1953 NY1 NL 155 70 84 0.455 5 N
1954 NY1 NL 154 97 57 0.630 1st 🏆 N
1955 NY1 NL 154 80 74 0.519 3 N
1966 CHN NL 162 59 103 0.364 10 N
1967 CHN NL 162 87 74 0.540 3 N
1968 CHN NL 163 84 78 0.519 3 N
1969 CHN NL 163 92 70 0.568 2 N
1970 CHN NL 162 84 78 0.519 2 N
1971 CHN NL 162 83 79 0.512 4 N
1972 CHN NL 91 46 44 0.511 2 N
1972 HOU NL 31 16 15 0.516 2 N
1973 HOU NL 162 82 80 0.506 4 N

Leo Durocher as a manager

Leo Durocher managed 3739 major league games between 1939 and 1973, winning 2008 and losing 1709 for a .540 percentage. The season table runs through the Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1948), the New York Giants (1948-1955), the Chicago Cubs (1966-1972), and the Houston Astros (1972-1973). Durocher's strongest year in the dugout came in 1942, when the Brooklyn Dodgers went 104-50. At the other end, 1966 finished 59-103. The Rank column for the New York Giants years shows 5th, 5th, 3rd, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 1st, and 3rd. The Rank column for the Chicago Cubs years shows 10th, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, and 2nd. With the Houston Astros (1972-1973), the finishes read 2nd and 4th.

The record opens at 84-69 in 1939 and closes at 82-80 in 1973. Durocher's clubs finished first in 1941, 1951, and 1954. League play for Durocher's teams: the National League. Some stints began mid-season, in 1948 and 1972. The P-M column marks 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1945 as player-manager seasons. Durocher's birth date on file is July 27, 1905, in West Springfield, MA, USA. The death date on file is October 7, 1991. The player profile covers Durocher's playing days, 1925 to 1945.

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