1964 Topps baseball card of former major league player and manager Tony LaRussa, who retired after guiding the St. Louis Cardinals to the World Series title in 2011. He had been involved in major league baseball since 1963, when he began his playing career as a utility infielder for the Kansas City Athletics. He was mostly a mediocre player, finishing in 1973 with a .199 career batting average. His managerial career was legendary, however, as he piloted 3 different franchises, the Chicago White Sox, Oakland A’s and the Cardinals, for a total of 33 years. He won 3 World Series championships and is third on the all-time list for wins by a manager, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw.
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