Trivia

Left the Houston Astros after the 1973 season and retired from baseball when he felt he could no longer relate to the modern ballplayer.

Spoke nothing except French at home when growing up; didn't know a word of English when he started school.

First person to appear twice as a mystery guest on What's My Line (1951).

Is regarded as the best fielding shortstop of his day.

Was immortalized by Danny Kaye in his 1962 hit "The Dodgers song", with the lyric "Leo Durocher, Leo Durocher, starts to wiggle and to twitch. A signal? No, an itch!".

Won a World Series as a player with the Cardinals (1934), as a coach with the Dodgers (1963), and as manager of the Giants (1954).

On Les Pierrafeu (1960), the characters of Leo Ferocious and Casey Strangle were based on Durocher and Casey Stengel.

Was nicknamed "The All-American Out" by Babe Ruth.

Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1994.

Was suspended from baseball in 1947 by Commissioner Albert 'Happy' Chandler.

Had quick hands; was able to get rid of the baseball almost as soon as it was in his glove, in much the same manner as Bill Mazeroski.

Manager of the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1946, 1948), New York Giants (1948-1955), Chicago Cubs (1966-1972), and Houston Astros (1972-1973).

Was a baseball commentator for NBC from 1956 to 1960.

Served as third base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1961 to 1964.

"The Sporting News" Manager of the Year (1939, 1951, 1954).

Made major league debut (as a player) on 2 October 1925 (one of 2 games played that season).

Played for the American League's New York Yankees (1925, 1928); and the National League's Cincinnati Reds (1930-1933), St. Louis Cardinals (1933-1937) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1941, 1943, 1945).

American professional baseball player and manager.

Once defeated Willie Hoppe in a pool match.

Father of Chris Durocher.

Became the second manager to win 2,000 games in the National League, joining John J. McGraw.

Durocher was a daily visitor to the set of "Tycoon" (1947) to keep an eye on his new wife Larraine Day with star John Wayne.