Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Manager of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1954-1976; Win-Loss record:
2,040-1,613).
Managed Dodgers' teams to 4 World Series Championships (1955, 1959,
1963 and 1965) and 3 National League Championships (1956, 1966 and
1974).
First baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals for 1 game on 27 September
1936. Struck out in his lone major league at bat.
Signed 23 consecutive one-year contracts as manager of the Dodgers in
keeping with their policy at the time of signing managers to one-year
contracts. Succeeded Charlie Dressen, who was fired for demanding a
three-year contract.
Uniform number 24 retired by the Dodgers.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume
One, 1981-1985, pages 15-17. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,
1998.