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