Leo Durocher during interview in his room at the Waldorf Towers in New York and as a member of the New York Yankees in 1928. DATE: 1980s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: New York Yankees SUBJECT: Leo Durocher PHOTOGRAPHER: John Sotomayor APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10-1/4"x8" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Leo Ernest Durocher (The Lip) was born in 1905 in West Springfield, MA and died in 1991 in Palm Springs, CA. He played major league baseball from 1925 to 1945 as shortstop for the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, appeared in the 1928 and 1934 World Series, was selected 3 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. Durocher managed the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1939-46 and 1948, the New York Giants from 1948-55, the Chicago Cubs from 1966-72, and the Houston Astros from 1972-73. SKU: L15107
Item: L15107
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