Buzzie Bavasi | 1915-2008
Emil J. “Buzzie” Bavasi, former general manager of the Dodgers, holds his 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series bat at his La Jolla. Caif., home. On the desk is a photo of Bavasi and his wife, Evit, at Ebbets Field during the 1955 series. Bavasi, who shepherded the Dodgers through their World Series-studded transition from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, has died. He was 92. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Buzzie Bavasi, Angels executive vice president and general manager, films a workout in Casa Grande, Ariz., during spring training in 1983. (Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)