Before he managed the Dodgers for 20 years, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame, this legend of the diamond struck out 25 playing for a Schenectady, NY team.
I was so sad to hear about the passing of the legendary coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda. I was fortunate to have met him, by chance, at spring training when I was 9 1/2. He was so nice and even gave me a baseball that he had the whole team sign. It was an awesome experience.