Tom Lasorda By jdillalafilla Jan 1, 1948 Tommy pitched for the Cristobal Motta's inthe Canal Zone Baseball League in Panama knmfkekvksdgkn Dec 6, 1950 Lasorda also pitched for Montreal Sep 29, 1976 Lasorda became the Los Angeles Dodgers manager upon Alston's retirement Jul 1, 1996 Tommy Lasorda finally retired Dec 6, 1997 Tommy Lasorda was elected to the Hall of Fame Aug 1, 2000 Lasorda came out of retirement to manage the U.S team at the SummerOlympics in Sydney Feb 20, 2008 Tommy Lasorda briefly came out of retirement to manage the Dodgers for the Grapefruit League season while Joe Torre was in China