Tommy Lasorda developed a reputation as having a fiery, if not combative, personality throughout his tenure as Los Angeles Dodgers manager. Though that was often channeled to motivate his team, it led to an altercation with a mascot on this day in Dodgers history.
With the Dodgers facing the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium on Aug. 28, 1988, Lasorda grew irate over Phillie Phanatic dressing a dummy in his jersey. Lasorda stormed out of the dugout and began to take Phillie Phanatic’s all-terrain vehicle.
As the Phillies’ mascot began to walk toward Lasorda, the Dodgers skipper turned around and stormed after him.