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Durocher
1991
Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86
1989
Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash
1973
Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager
1972
Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros
1962
Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds
1958
"Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
1948
Leo Durocher returns to Ebbets Field as a New York Giant
1948
Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager
1947
Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year
1945
Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him
1940
Leo Durocher suspended from Ebbetts Field for "inciting a riot"
1938
Leo Durocher, hits 2,000th Dodger home run
1925
Yankees purchase infielder Leo Durocher
1906
Leo Durocher, born in Massachusetts, baseball manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants
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