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Tony La Russa
American baseball player and manager
Also known as: Anthony La Russa, Jr.
Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Anthony La Russa, Jr.
- Awards And Honors:
- Baseball Hall of Fame (2014)
- MLB Manager of the Year Award (x4)
- Baseball Hall of Fame (inducted in 2014)
- College:
- Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL); University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 0 inches, 175 lb (183 cm, 79 kg)
- Batting Hand:
- right
- Throwing Hand:
- right
- Debut Date:
- May 10, 1963
- Last Game:
- April 6, 1973
- Jersey Number:
- 42 (1973-1973, Chicago Cubs)
- 42 (1971-1971, Oakland Athletics)
- 6 (1971-1971, Atlanta Braves)
- 22 (1970-1970, Oakland Athletics)
- 11 (1969-1969, Oakland Athletics)
- 10 (1968-1968, Oakland Athletics)
- 29 (1963-1963, Kansas City Athletics)
- Position:
- second baseman and shortstop
- At Bats:
- 176
- Batting Average:
- 0.199
- Hits:
- 35
- Home Runs:
- 0
- On-Base Percentage:
- 0.292
- On-Base Plus Slugging:
- 0.542
- Runs:
- 15
- Runs Batted In:
- 7
- Slugging Percentage:
- 0.25
- Stolen Bases:
- 0
- Twitter Handle:
- @TonyLaRussa
Tony La Russa (born October 4, 1944, Tampa, Florida, U.S.) is a former professional baseball manager who led his teams to three World Series titles (1989, 2006, and 2011) and is one of the winningest managers in major league history. La Russa’s managerial career spanned more than three decades, and when he retired in 2022 he had a record of 2,884 wins and 2,499 loses. (Only Connie Mack has more wins, 3,731.) La Russa signed to play baseball with the Kansas City Athletics (or “A’s”) out of high school. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career in the ...(100 of 759 words)