Tommy Lasorda

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball Manager
gptkbp:birthDate September 22, 1927
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Norristown,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:careerEnd 2040
gptkbp:children gptkb:Laura_Lasorda
gptkb:Tommy_Lasorda_Jr.
gptkbp:coachingCareer 1976
1996
Motivational
gptkbp:deathDate January 7, 2021
gptkbp:famousFor Public speaking
Charity work
Player development
Commercials
Television appearances
Team loyalty
Passion for the game
Promoting youth baseball
Cultural ambassador for baseball
Dodger_Stadium_events
gptkbp:famousQuote “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”
“You never know what’s going to happen in baseball.”
“The only thing I can do is to keep on trying.”
“I’m_a_Dodger,_and_I’ll_always_be_a_Dodger.”
“I_love_the_Dodgers.”
gptkbp:gameFeatures 4
gptkbp:gameplay 1956
gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction 1997
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tommy Lasorda
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Don_Mattingly
gptkb:Joe_Torre
gptkb:Dave_Roberts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Walter_Alston
gptkbp:managedBy 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers
gptkbp:manager 2
gptkbp:nickname The Big Blue
gptkbp:notableGames 2000
gptkbp:position Pitcher
gptkbp:profession 100
1000
3.78
1480
1590
gptkbp:season 2
gptkbp:spouse Joan Lasorda
gptkbp:team gptkb:Los_Angeles_Dodgers
gptkbp:youth_tournaments 1949