The oldest living Baseball Hall of Famer, Tommy Lasorda has passed away. The legendary Dodgers Manager Lasorda died Thursday night the team announced Friday. He suffered a sudden cardiopulonary arrest at his home in Fullerton and was then taken to a hospital where he died at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, Jo, whom he married in 1950, and a daughter, Laura.
Lasorda had managed the Dodgers for a two-decade span, running from 1976 through 1996. Under his watch, the Dodgers won two World Series (1981 and 1988), four National League pennants, and eight division titles. Lasorda himself won a pair of Manager of the Year Awards and managed in four All-Star Games. His 1,599 wins as a manager rank 22nd all-time in Major League Baseball history (albeit second in Dodgers history), and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. The Dodgers subsequently retired his No. 2 jersey. Lasorda also won a gold medal as manager of the 2000 United States team at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
