Tony LaRussa became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996. The Cardinals' managers in 1995 was Joe Torre for the first 47 games and Mike Jorgensen for the last 96.
La Russa became manager of the Oakland Athletics in game 84 of the 1986 season. the managers before him were Jackie Moore (first 73 games) and Jeff Newman (next 10 games).
La Russa became manager of the Chicago White Sox in game 107 of the 1979 season. The manager before him was Don Kessinger.
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