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Tony La Russa was born on 4 October, 1944 in Tampa, Florida, U.S., is an American baseball player and manager. Discover Tony La Russa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 4 October, 1944
Birthday 4 October
Birthplace Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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1944

Anthony La Russa Jr. (born October 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

Born in Tampa, Florida, on October 4, 1944, to Anthony and Olivia (Cuervo) La Russa, Anthony Jr.'s paternal grandparents had emigrated from Italy (Sicily) and his mother's family from Spain.

He was raised in nearby Ybor City, Florida, where his parents had met while they were working in the local cigar factory.

The La Russa family moved to West Tampa, Florida, where Tony played American Legion baseball and PONY League baseball alongside teammate Lou Piniella.

1962

After graduating from Jefferson High School in Tampa, La Russa was signed by the Kansas City Athletics in June 1962 as a middle infielder, with a clause that the Athletics pay for his college education at the University of South Florida.

1963

His MLB career has spanned from 1963 to 2022, in several roles.

He is the former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.

In 33 years as a manager, La Russa guided his teams to three World Series titles, six league championships, and 13 division titles.

His managerial total of 2,902 MLB wins is second only to Connie Mack's.

As a player, La Russa made his major league debut in 1963 and spent parts of five major league seasons with the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs.

La Russa made his major league debut with the Kansas City A's on May 10, 1963, after having played 76 games with A's affiliates Binghamton Triplets and Daytona Beach Islanders in 1962.

He spent the entire 1963 season in the majors, as was required by his signing as a "bonus baby".

He had suffered an off-season shoulder injury while playing softball with friends, and this limited him to only 34 games in 1963, in which he hit .250.

The injured shoulder bothered him through the remainder of his playing career.

Over the next six seasons, La Russa spent most of his time in the minor leagues.

1964

After a shoulder injury during the 1964–65 off-season, he returned to college and received a degree from the University of South Florida before playing much of the remainder of his career in the minor leagues until retiring in 1977.

He then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University.

1968

He made it back up to the A's, which had since moved to Oakland, in 1968 and 1969.

1970

He spent the entire 1970 season with the A's, and then late in 1971 the A's traded him to the Atlanta Braves.

1973

His final big league playing stop was with the Chicago Cubs, where he appeared as a pinch runner in one game, on April 6, 1973, scoring the walk-off winning run.

He also spent time in the organizations of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals.

In total, he played 132 major-league games, 40 in the starting lineup.

He went 35-for-176, for a batting average of .199.

His 23 walks pushed his on-base percentage to .292.

He had 7 RBI and scored 15 runs.

He made 63 appearances at second base, 18 at shortstop, and two at third base, fielding .960 in 249 total chances and participating in 34 double plays.

1979

Named manager of the White Sox in the middle of the 1979 season, La Russa guided the team to an American League West division title four seasons later.

1983

It was as a player with the A's that La Russa first met catcher Dave Duncan, who would join his coaching staff in Chicago in 1983.

The two worked together on every La Russa-managed team thereafter, and he often credits Duncan as playing a key role in his success.

1986

In the middle of the 1986 season, he was fired by the White Sox and hired less than three weeks later by the Athletics.

1988

La Russa led the A's to three consecutive American League championships from 1988 to 1990 and the 1989 World Series title.

1995

He left Oakland after the 1995 season to manage the Cardinals, whom he led the team to three National League championships and the and 2011 World Series titles.

2011

La Russa retired after winning the 2011 title and 34 seasons as a major league manager.

Three months later, he accepted a position helping fellow former manager Joe Torre, the executive vice president for MLB operations.

2013

In 2013, La Russa was unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame by the 16-member Veterans Committee.

2014

In 2014, he became the chief baseball officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The induction ceremony was held at Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2014.

On August 16, 2014, he was inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum.

2019

In November 2019, he joined the Los Angeles Angels as a senior advisor of baseball operations.

In the 2021 offseason, he was named the manager of the White Sox; he retired in 2022 due to health concerns.