The Dodgers and Me

by Leo Durocher

The Dodgers and Me, first published in 1948, is Hall of Fame baseball player and manager Leo “The Lip” Durocher’s account of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Beginning with a history of the club and owner Charley Ebbets, to Durocher’s arrival from St. Louis in 1938, the book details, in an often humorous manner, the rise of the cellar-dwelling Dodgers to their first pennant in 21 years. Manager Durocher goes on to detail the next five seasons of the team in this fascinating look at the Brooklyn Dodgers and major league baseball. Included are 10 pages of illustrations. Durocher, suspended for a year in a feud with Yankee owner Larry MacPhail, would return to the Dodgers in 1948 but was let go and hired by the rival New York Giants where he stayed until the end of the 1955 season. In 1966, Durocher returned to baseball as manager of the Chicago Cubs (1966-1972), and the Houston Astros (1972-73), before retiring. Durocher passed away in 1991 at the age of 86.

Genres: Baseball

350 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 28, 1995

About the author

Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (/dəˈroʊ.ʃər/; July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,008 career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks twelfth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's half-century in baseball was dogged by clashes with authority, the baseball commissioner, the press, and umpires; his 100 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and he still ranks third on the all-time list.[1] He won three National League pennants and one world championship.

Durocher was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
-Wikipedia

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Leo Durocher's The Dodgers and Me right after finishing his more well known book, Nice Guys Finish Last. I really enjoyed his writing style in NGFL but I wondered since this was written at such an earlier age if it would have the same style and humor. I was pleasantly surprised that it did. This was a very interesting period for Durocher as a good portion of the years covered were during WWII and many of the players were fighting overseas. He briefly touches on Jackie Robinson's entry into MLB too. I'd recommend this to any baseball fan, especially of the older days and for sure any Dodger fans.

[Aldon Rachele · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

Super duper book. I like the New York Yankees, Dodgers and the Giants etc. plus Utah Jazz and the Utah University Utes!!!’