Echo Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Tommy Lasorda
Number Retired on August 15, 1997
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Photographed By Craig Baker
1. Tommy Lasorda Marker
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Tommy Lasorda had a tough act to follow when he succeeded future Hall of Famer Walter Alston as Dodger manager with four games left in the 1976 season. But like Alston, Lasorda went on to enjoy a lengthy and highly successful tenure at the helm. Piloting the Dodgers until the 1996 campaign, he racked up 1,599 victories to rank 13th on the all-time Major League managerial list, winning two World Series titles (1981 and 1988), four NL pennants and eight division titles. Prior to joining the big league staff as coach in 1973, he had a successful eight-year stint as a minor league manager, helping the development of several future Dodger stars. The former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Tommy Lasorda had a tough act to follow when he succeeded future Hall of Famer Walter
Alston as Dodger manager with four games left in the 1976 season. But like Alston,
Lasorda went on to enjoy a lengthy and highly successful tenure at the helm. Piloting the
Dodgers until the 1996 campaign, he racked up 1,599 victories to rank 13th on the
all-time Major League managerial list, winning two World Series titles (1981 and 1988),
four NL pennants and eight division titles. Prior to joining the big league staff as coach in
1973, he had a successful eight-year stint as a minor league manager, helping the
development of several future Dodger stars. The former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher was
inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 34° 4.349′ N, 118° 14.428′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Echo Park. Marker can be reached from Vin Scully Avenue, 0.3 miles east of Stadium Way. Located in front of the Dodgers Team Store near the stadium’s Top Deck parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Don Drysdale (a few steps from this marker); Vin Scully (a few steps from this marker); Jaime Jarrín
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(a few steps from this marker); Don Sutton (a few steps from this marker); Pee Wee Reese (a few steps from this marker); Gil Hodges (a few steps from this marker); Duke Snider (within shouting distance of this marker); Dodger Stadium (within shouting distance of this marker); Jim Gilliam (within shouting distance of this marker); Jackie Robinson (within shouting distance of this marker); Walter Alston (within shouting distance of this marker); Roy Campanella (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Photographed By Craig Baker
2. Tommy Lasorda Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
