This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/24/2016
Leo Durocher, nicknamed “Leo the Lip,” was a longtime major league manager who skippered the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher had a stormy career dogged by clashes with authority, umpires (his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and still rank fourth on the all-time list), and, of course, the press. His 2,009 career victories as a manager were hard to ignore, however, and he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994.
This lot features a pair of Durocher’s game-worn New York Giants manager’s home pants that he donned during the early 1950’s. The pair of flannel white pants includes proper Spalding manufacturer’s tagging in the inner rear waistband, next to which rests an embroidered cloth tag that spells out “Leo Durocher” in black script chain-stitching. A dry-clean only tag is also present as is the waistband size of “38.” Giants’ orange-and-black piping extends the length of both legs. The pants are preserved incredible well; the only distraction being a large stain, perhaps a coffee spill, on the outside rear waistband area. Original zipper and two white buttons for the two rear pockets remain intact.