For the first time in the history of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, three of the greatest managers of a generation -- Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Tony La Russa -- will be inducted on the same day this coming summer.
St. Louis Official Site
St. Louis Cardinals team Chairman William DeWitt Jr. and Cardinals Sr. VP & General Manager John Mozeliak this morning congratulated Tony La Russa on being selected for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Hall of Fame Expansion Era Committee.
St. Louis Official Site
The three most successful managers of an era – a trio who jockeyed for league pennants and World Series titles throughout their shared decades in the dugout – will all finished tied.
Post-Dispatch
Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox were unanimously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the expansion era committee on Monday.
KMOX
Even after Tony La Russa was announced as a Hall of Famer by a unanimous vote Monday morning, he said he felt uncomfortable.
Fox Sports Midwest
Three legendary managers who combined for 7,558 wins and eight World Series championships are entering the Hall of Fame together.
USA Today/KSDK
Tony La Russa’s childhood dreams were always about playing major-league baseball but a shoulder injury prevented him from having the kind of playing career he had dreamed about.
STL Sports Page
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