ANTONOVICH HONORED TOMMY LASORDA ON HIS 63RD SEASON WITH THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich honored Hall of Fame winning manager Tommy Lasorda on 63 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers with an official presentation at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors today.
Among his accomplishments, Tommy Lasorda ranks 12th on the all-time list in victories and games and is one of the few managers to have managed over 3000 games.
On March 5, 1997, the baseball world recognized him with its highest honor in his first year of eligibility—an election to the Hall of Fame. Mr. Lasorda was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on August 4, 1997.
Mr. Lasorda has won numerous awards including three “Manager of the Year” awards and the “Humanitarian Award” from the Philadelphia Baseball Writers Association of America Chapter. He was also the recipient of the first “Milton Richman Memorial Award” by the Association of Professional Baseball Players of America.