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Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, right, with Maury Wills (30) and Bill Buckner (22 . Pia Zadora sang ''The Way We Were,'' the younger Lasorda's favorite song, as the 320 family and mourners gathered at the Rose Hills Memorial Chapel. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon-globe{margin-left:32px;}/*!sc*/ Major League Baseball Player, Coach and Manager. .dLQAwR a{color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ .kKeedG:hover{border-bottom:none;color:#0048AB;}/*!sc*/ .ezZJVn:hover{cursor:pointer;}/*!sc*/ He had a heck of a run.\n\nTommy was our guiding light, all us players that are here today have stories like that, said Hatcher, who played six seasons for Lasorda. The event was reserved for close friends and family. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx{height:30px;position:relative;width:30px;}/*!sc*/ You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail{margin-top:auto;height:45px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button .p-icon--login{width:35px;height:35px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:none;}/*!sc*/ Try again later. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Jo Lasorda, wife of Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Tommy Lasorda, leans up to give him a good luck kiss on the start of his 35th season with the Dodger organization in Los Angeles in this April 4, 1984. 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Tommy Lasorda passed away in January at the age of 93 after suffering a heart attack. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ Lasorda helped the Dodgers win two . 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His photo was displayed throughout Dodger Stadium as his closest friends said one last goodbye during an emotional graveside memorial service. Here's how WBC offenses stack up with MLB's best, 7 Cubs combine for 1st spring no-no since 2017, Scherzer tries to test pitch clock limits, gets balk, Jays 'playing it safe' after Guerrero tweaks knee, PitchCom-tipping: Loud device leaks Twins calls, Eflin's first start after $40M deal impresses Rays, Rangers' Leclerc to miss WBC with neck injury, Rockies' Rodgers may need surgery, '23 at risk. 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