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13171_7315_leo_thelip_durocher
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1948
B&W

LS of Leo “The Lip” Durocher arguing with an umpire when he managed the Brooklyn Dodgers (1941). LS of him in a car surrounded by a crowd with a sign reading “LIPPY FOR MAYOR”. After being suspended for a year he is seen in a LS with his wife, Lorraine Day, at a baseball game as a regular citizen. Then in July 1948, seen shaking hands with a man for joining up with the New York Giants. ELS of baseball game where Giants beat the Dodgers showing Bobby Thompson’s winning home run. Shot of him standing in the dug out. Footage of Giants beating Cleveland Indians. MLS of him shaking hands and surrounded by people after a win. CU on his face.