Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher
Full name: Leo Ernest Durocher
Born: July 27, 1905, West Springfield, Massachusetts
Died October 7, 1991, Palm Springs, California
Buried at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
First Game: October 2, 1925; Final Game: April 18, 1945
Managed First Game: April 18, 1939; Managed Final Game: September 30, 1973
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 160
Cousin of Jayson Durocher
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1994
TSN Manager of the Year (1939, 1951 and 1954)
Leo Durocher
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1925 NY A 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1925 NY A
1928 NY A 102 296 46 80 8 6 0 31 22 52 3 7 1 4 .270 .327 .338 -0.2 1928 NY A
1929 NY A 106 341 53 84 4 5 0 32 34 33 3 7 3 1 .246 .320 .287 1.0 1929 NY A
1930 CIN N 119 354 31 86 15 3 3 32 20 45 2 9 0 .243 .287 .328 -0.7 1930 CIN N
1931 CIN N 121 361 26 82 11 5 1 29 18 32 0 6 0 .227 .264 .294 -1.8 1931 CIN N
1932 CIN N 143 457 43 99 22 5 1 33 36 40 1 10 3 .217 .275 .293 -3.1 1932 CIN N
1933 CIN N 16 51 6 11 1 0 1 3 4 5 0 3 3 0 .216 .273 .294 0.1 1933 CIN N
1933 STL N 123 395 45 102 18 4 2 41 26 32 1 8 13 3 .258 .306 .339 -0.7 1933 STL N
1933 TOT N 139 446 51 113 19 4 3 44 30 37 1 11 16 3 .253 .302 .334 -0.6 1933 TOT N
1934 STL N 146 500 62 130 26 5 3 70 33 40 2 6 16 2 .260 .308 .350 -1.3 1934 STL N
1935 STL N 143 513 62 136 23 5 8 78 29 46 0 4 16 4 .265 .304 .376 0.0 1935 STL N
1936 STL N 136 510 57 146 22 3 1 58 29 47 2 8 18 3 .286 .327 .347 -1.4 1936 STL N
1937 STL N 135 477 46 97 11 3 1 47 38 36 0 5 17 6 .203 .262 .245 -4.6 1937 STL N
1938 BRO N 141 479 41 105 18 5 1 56 47 30 3 3 9 3 .219 .293 .284 -2.1 1938 BRO N
1939 BRO N 116 390 42 108 21 6 1 34 27 24 1 3 9 2 .277 .325 .369 -1.3 1939 BRO N
1940 BRO N 62 160 10 37 9 1 1 14 12 13 0 3 6 1 .231 .285 .319 -0.8 1940 BRO N
1941 BRO N 18 42 2 12 1 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 .286 .302 .310 -0.1 1941 BRO N
1943 BRO N 6 18 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 .222 .263 .222 -0.1 1943 BRO N
1945 BRO N 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 0.0 1945 BRO N
Total NL 1427 4712 475 1156 198 45 24 504 321 395 12 68 109i 27 .245 .295 .322 -17.9 Total NL
Total AL 210 638 100 164 12 11 0 63 56 85 6 14 4 5 .257 .323 .310 0.8 Total AL
Total 1637 5350 575 1320 210 56 24 567 377 480 18 82 109i 31 5i .247 .299 .320 -17.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1928 NY A Daily Splits 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1928 NY A
1934 STL N Daily Splits 7 27 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .259 .370 1934 STL N
Total Splits 11 29 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .241 .345 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1936 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1936 NL
1938 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1938 NL
Total Splits 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1928 NY A 2B 66 112 178 16 31 .948
1928 NY A SS 29 46 96 9 11 .940
1929 NY A SS 93 197 299 22 59 .958
1929 NY A 2B 12 32 28 1 7 .984
1930 CIN N SS 103 216 350 24 77 .959
1930 CIN N 2B 13 24 30 0 5 1.000
1931 CIN N SS 120 212 344 20 86 .965
1932 CIN N SS 142 283 429 30 76 .960
1933 CIN N SS 16 37 64 5 10 .953
1933 STL N SS 123 238 358 24 64 .961
1933 TOT N SS 139 275 422 29 74 .960
1934 STL N SS 146 320 407 33 86 .957
1935 STL N SS 142 313 420 28 81 .963
1936 STL N SS 136 300 392 21 80 .971
1937 STL N SS 134 279 381 28 72 .959
1938 BRO N SS 141 287 399 24 90 .966
1939 BRO N SS 113 228 322 25 73 .957
1939 BRO N 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1940 BRO N SS 53 102 131 10 22 .959
1940 BRO N 2B 4 6 7 1 2 .929
1941 BRO N SS 12 16 28 4 3 .917
1941 BRO N 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1943 BRO N SS 6 23 11 0 5 1.000
1945 BRO N 2B 2 3 4 0 1 1.000
Total SS 1509 3097 4431 307 895 .961
Total 2B 98 178 247 18 46 .959
Total 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1928 NY A Daily 2B 4 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
1934 STL N Daily SS 7 7 6 64.1 13 17 0 1 0 1.000
Total SS 7 7 6 64.1 13 17 0 1 0 1.000
Total 2B 4 0 0 10 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1936 NL Daily SS 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1938 NL Daily SS 1 1 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 2 2 2 18 3 2 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1939 BRO N 157 84 69 .549 708 645 3
1940 BRO N 156 88 65 .575 697 621 2
1941 BRO N 157 100 54 .649 800 581 1
1942 BRO N 155 104 50 .675 742 512 2
1943 BRO N 153 81 72 .529 716 675 3
1944 BRO N 155 63 91 .409 690 832 7
1945 BRO N 155 87 67 .565 795 724 3
1946 BRO N 157 96 60 .615 701 570 2
1948 BRO N 73 35 37 .486 358 361 7-11 5 3
1948 NY N 79 41 38 .519 370 346 7-17 5 5
1949 NY N 156 73 81 .474 736 693 5
1950 NY N 154 86 68 .558 735 643 3
1951 NY N 157 98 59 .624 781 641 1
1952 NY N 154 92 62 .597 722 639 2
1953 NY N 155 70 84 .455 768 747 5
1954 NY N 154 97 57 .630 732 550 1
1955 NY N 154 80 74 .519 702 673 3
1966 CHI N 162 59 103 .364 644 809 10
1967 CHI N 162 87 74 .540 702 624 3
1968 CHI N 163 84 78 .519 612 611 3
1969 CHI N 163 92 70 .568 720 611 2
1970 CHI N 162 84 78 .519 806 679 2
1971 CHI N 162 83 79 .512 637 648 3
1972 CHI N 91 46 44 .511 397 333 7-23 4 2
1972 HOU N 31 16 15 .516 137 137 8-27 2 2
1973 HOU N 162 82 80 .506 681 672 4
Total 3739 2008 1709 .540 17089 15577
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1941 BRO N 5 1 4 .200 11 17
1951 NY N 6 2 4 .333 18 29
1954 NY N 4 4 0 1.000 21 9
Total 15 7 8 .467 50 55
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1942 NL 1 0 1 .000 1 3
1948 NL 1 0 1 .000 2 5
1952 NL 1 1 0 1.000 3 2
1955 NL 1 1 0 1.000 6 5
Total 4 2 2 .500 12 15
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Transactions Transactions
Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from New York Yankees (February 5, 1930 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden to St. Louis Cardinals in
exchange for Paul Derringer , Sparky Adams and Allyn Stout (May 7, 1933 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Johnny Cooney , Jim
Bucher , Joe Stripp and Roy Henshaw (October 4, 1937 ).
Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (June 20, 1944 ).
Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (May 21, 1945 ).
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