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Leo Durocher

Born: July 27, 1905
Baseball

managed in NL 24 years; won 2,015 games, including postseason; 3 pennants with Brooklyn (1941) and NY Giants (1951,54); won World Series in 1954.

Died: Oct. 7, 1991

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