The 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season, saw the Dodgers remain atop the standings most of the season, however, longtime manager Tommy Charles Lasorda suffered a heart attack in mid-season, and had to step down, he's a former Major League Baseball pitcher who is best known for being the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, for how many decades?
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season The 1996 season saw the Dodgers remain atop the standings most of the season. However, longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in mid-season and had to step down. Bill Russell, Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player, was chosen to manage the rest of the season.
Tommy Thompson (pitcher) Thomas Carl Thompson (November 7, 1889 – January 16, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Thompson played for the New York Highlanders in the baseball season. In seven career games, he had a 0–2 record, with a 6.06 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Thompson was born in Spring City, Tennessee and died in LaJolla, California.