Leo Durocher (1905-1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky,
flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across
several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age
Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than
forty years, he was at the forefront of the game, with a Zelig-like
ability to be present as a player or manager for some of the
greatest teams and defining baseball moments of the twentieth
century. A rugged, combative shortstop and a three-time All-Star,
he became a legendary manager, winning three pennants and a World
Series in 1954. Durocher performed on three main stages: New York,
Chicago, and Hollywood. He entered from the wings, strode to where
the lights were brightest, and then took a poke at anyone who tried
to upstage him. On occasion he would share the limelight, but only
with Hollywood friends such as actor Danny Kaye, tough guy and
sometime roommate George Raft, Frank Sinatra, and Durocher's third
wife, movie star Laraine Day. Dickson explores Durocher's life and
times through primary source materials, interviews with those who
knew him, and original newspaper files. A superb addition to
baseball literature, Leo Durocher offers fascinating and fresh
insights into the racial integration of baseball, Durocher's
unprecedented suspension from the game, the two clubhouse revolts
staged against him in Brooklyn and Chicago, and his vibrant life
off the field.
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