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Durocher suspended one year for association with gamblers

ByThis Day in Baseball April 9, 1947April 9, 2021

On April 9, 1947, Commissioner Happy Chandler suspends Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher for “conduct deemed detrimental to baseball.” The one-year ban for consorting with known-gamblers, will force Leo to miss the historic major league debut of Jackie Robinson.

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Day: April 9, 1947

Durocher suspended one year for association with gamblers

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