[DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Questions page 719 - TRAVEL & TOURISM - TriviaBistro.com [PAR] WE'RE TALKING BASEBALL: He said, "Nice guys finish last", & proved it; he took 
over the Cubs in 1966 & managed them to last place in the NL  ALL "STAR"s:... [DOC] [TLE] Leo Durocher, Fiery Ex-Manager, Dies at 86 - The New York Times [PAR] Oct 8, 1991 ... A spokesman at Desert Hospital, Randy Bevilacqua, said Durocher died of 
natural causes. ... He left, bidding a grumpy farewell to the game, in 1973 when 
he quit as ... In 1938, Durocher moved to Brooklyn and took over the managerial 
... "Nice guys finish last," was the quote, but Durocher later claimed,... [DOC] [TLE] Nice Guys Finish Last | The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs ... [PAR] Jan 5, 2006 ... Leo said he would back-up the truck, and start from scratch if necessary ... 
Durocher led the Giants to N. L. pennants in 1951 (the great ... to manage his 
club is unclear. .... After the horrible 1966 season, Leo told Holland to back up 
the ...... I was at that '67 game when the Cubs took over first place, standing... [DOC] [TLE] Durocher, Leo - Dictionary definition of Durocher, Leo ... [PAR] Durocher is also famous for having said he would trip his own mother if she were 
... Durocher claimed in his autobiography, Nice Guys Finish Last, that he ... 
Durocher managed them to a tie for first place, losing to the Cardinals in a .... in 
1966 to manage the Cubs, who had been a second division team for over twenty 
years. [DOC] [TLE] Durocher the Spymaster: How much did the Giants prosper from ... [PAR] Leo Durocher, who is said to have said nice guys finish lastalso the title of his 
... Field scoreboard and spy on the catcher's signs when he was with the Cubs, ... 
and the Giants' dramatic surge toward the National League pennant would have 
... the Dodgers serenading them with Roll Out the Barrel from the neighboring... [DOC] [TLE] Willie Mays | Society for American Baseball Research [PAR] Jan 28, 2014 ... He scored more than 2,000 runs, nearly all of them, it would seem, .... Leo 
Durocher wrote in his book Nice Guys Finish Last that .... Mays again said he 
couldn't hit big-league pitching. .... The Giants were in fifth place in a tight race on 
May 22, but took over the ..... Mays enjoyed his last great season in 1966. [DOC] [TLE] How Fan Loyalty Affects Wins - The Atlantic [PAR] The Chicago Cubs' customers show up win or losewhich may explain why, ... 
Well, if they lose, at least they'll have a hit, he said cheerfully. ... had been a top-
notch clubwinning four National League pennants over a ... Maybe they 
needed a tougher manager, like Leo Nice Guys Finish Last Durocher, to wake 
them... [DOC] [TLE] The Baseball Guru OMI: Hall of Fame Managers by Herb Rogoff [PAR] It's as a manger though that he made the HALL OF FAME. ... His record was 
2,194 wins and 1,854 LOSSES WHICH PLACES HIM SIXTH ... Managed the 
DODGERS, GIANTS, CUBS and other teams as well. He ... Contrary to popular 
opinion he never said, NICE GUYS FINISH LAST. ... He was inducted into the 
Hall in 1966. [DOC] [TLE] Managers thread? [Archive] - Baseball Fever [PAR] But his owner will buy him whatever he murmurs. .... McCarthy/McGraw had the 
horses, and then Mack finished last ... in 1971 Billy Martin said anyone could 
manage the Orioles to a ... but Martin in general took over better teams ... the 
Chicago Cubs and he led them to the National League pennant in 1929. [DOC] [TLE] Where Are They Now: Ernie Banks - SI.com [PAR] Jul 7, 2014 ... Being a Cubs fan has long been a unique challenge. ... Through all the futile 
seasons, he never forgot how lucky he was to be ... Over 19 Hall of Fame 
seasons, many of them as the best player

Question: He said, "Nice guys finish last", & proved it; he took over the Cubs in 1966 & managed them to last place in the NL
Answer: Leo Durocher