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)