Thomas was born in 1927. He was the son of Sabatino "Sam" Lasorda and Carmella Covatta Lasorda. Sam was an immigrant from Abruzzo, a region of southern Italy, who emigrated to the United States. Carmella was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Pottstown.
Tommy was the second of five sons born to Sam and Carmella.
He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 1997.[1]
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHZQ-L46 : accessed 8 January 2021), Thomas Lasorda in household of Sam Lasorda, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 171, sheet 11A, line 29, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2083; FHL microfilm 2,341,817.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQC8-1D3 : 7 January 2021), Thomas Lasorda in household of Sabbatino Lasorda, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-154, sheet 11B, line 69, family 180, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3582.
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