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    Thomas Charles Lasorda (September 22, 1927 – January 7, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher and manager. He managed the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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  • Tommy Lasorda Baseball is a 1989 baseball video game developed and published by Sega as one of the six launch titles for the Sega Genesis in the North...
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    most notably as the Big Red Machine teams clashed frequently with the Tommy Lasorda-era Dodgers teams. Reds manager Sparky Anderson once said, "I don't...
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    Piazza was drafted by the Dodgers in the 1988 MLB draft as a favor from Tommy Lasorda to Piazza's father. He was the last player selected and signed in his...
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  • home plate umpire Doug Harvey awarded him first base. Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda disputed this, thinking the ball hit Canseco's bat. Audio from the game...
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    to as "Blue Heaven on Earth," a nickname coined by Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. In the mid-1950s, Brooklyn Dodgers team president Walter O'Malley had...
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    home runs and was occasionally used by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda as a pinch-hitter. In 1986, he signed the then-largest contract for...
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    Brett. The National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers were managed by Tommy Lasorda, who was in his first full season as manager. The 1977 Dodgers became...
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  • Campbell-Martin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jon Polito, Adam Goldberg, Al Michaels, Tommy Lasorda and Bob Uecker. In addition, Robert Hays, Kim Greist, Veronica Lauren...
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  • Vinessa Shaw as his boss' daughter. Then Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda has a cameo, as do Blake Clark and longtime Dangerfield friend Chuck...
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    The Tommy John Story, F.H. Revell Company, 1978. ISBN 0-8007-0923-3. (With Sally John and Joe Musser, foreword by Tommy Lasorda.) The Sally and Tommy John...
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    spirit, Hershiser was nicknamed "Bulldog" by former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who managed Hershiser during his time with the Dodgers. Hershiser was...
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  • first base line. While Jackson continued to deny it, Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, along with other eyewitnesses, steadfastly believed the Yankees outfielder...
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  • Johnny Podres and the winningest pitcher in the history of the team, Tommy Lasorda. The team holds a unique place in baseball history for being the first...
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    Yankees (31, 21–10) Billy Martin 4–2 Los Angeles Dodgers (15, 4–11) Tommy Lasorda 1978 New York Yankees (32, 22–10) Bob Lemon 4–2 Los Angeles Dodgers...
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  • Angeles segment included celebrity guests Ricky Schroder, Robert Conrad, Tommy Lasorda, and Elvira. The card featured 12 matches, which resulted from scripted...
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  • children. Throughout its five-season run, the series starred Johnny Bench, Tommy Lasorda and the San Diego Chicken alongside a group of eight children (boys...
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    a lot of bitterness toward them." After 14 years, sophomore manager Tommy Lasorda led a young Dodgers team to the 1977 World Series where they faced Billy...
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  • after his father, and his middle name was selected for his godfather, Tommy Lasorda. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington. Minasian worked...
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  • career, in place of the aging and often injured Reggie Smith. Manager Tommy Lasorda was looking for his first World Series win in his fifth full season...
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  • Taylor and Justin Turner 2018 – Cody Bellinger 2020 – Corey Seager 2024 – Tommy Edman All-Star Game (Note: This was re-named the Ted Williams Most Valuable...
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    Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda 3–1 Philadelphia Phillies Danny Ozark Dusty Baker, Los Angeles 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda 3–1 Philadelphia...
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  • Winfield, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan, Carl Yastrzemski, Lou Brock, and Tommy Lasorda. Bremen was finally spotted and ushered off the field. He tried again...
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    and then sneaked into a front row seat. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda complained to the umpires and Youppi! was ejected by Bob Davidson, though...
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  • Potts; it also stars Whoopi Goldberg, Betty White, Sammy Davis Jr., Tommy Lasorda, Jonathan Winters, Phyllis Diller, Valerie Harper, Shari Belafonte,...
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    and tackled the mascot mid game out of frustration. Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda in particular did not like the Phanatic's mocking of the Dodgers. In...
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  • respect between Lasorda and O'Malley was so high that O'Malley gave Lasorda a tombstone as a gift that had an inscription that read "TOMMY LASORDA, A DODGER"...
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    was dancing and parading on top of the Dodgers' dugout. LA's manager, Tommy Lasorda complained to the umpires who ordered the mascot out of the game. Youppi...
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  • Peter Bergman. The movie includes appearances by Jay Leno, Meat Loaf, Tommy Lasorda, and Chief Dan George, with a musical performance by Elvis Costello...
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    World Series ring by the team. Sutcliffe, angry at Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda, whom he accused of lying to him, publicly demanded a trade. (Years...
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