Leo Durocher
Awards And Accomplishments
| Durocher ranks seventh among Major League managers in career wins, with 2,009. | |
| 1936, 1938, 1940 | National League All Star team |
| 1939 | Sporting News Manager of the Year |
| 1941 | Manages Dodgers to first pennant in 21 years |
| 1946 | Manages Dodgers to tie for first place in National League. Dodgers are beaten by St. Louis Cardinals in three-game playoff |
| 1951 | Bobby Thomson's "shot heard round the world" off Ralph Branca sends Giants, managed by Durocher, to World Series. Giants lose to Yankees in six games. Durocher is named Sporting News Manager of the Year |
| 1954 | Leads Giants to pennant. Giants sweep World Series against Cleveland Indians. Named Sporting News Manager of the Year |
| 1994 | Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame |
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