Tony La Russa retires as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals

Oct. 31, 2011 7:42 AM PT

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Tony La Russa is retiring as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals three days after winning his second World Series with the team and third overall.

La Russa, 67, made the announcement at a news conference Monday at Busch Stadium, a day after he and the Cardinals celebrated their championship at the St. Louis Rams game.

After a 33-year career, La Russa is third on the all-time wins list with 2,728. In addition to World Series titles with the Cardinals this year and in 2006, he also won a championship as skipper of the Oakland Athletics in 1989.

More later at www.latimes.com/sports.

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Chuck Schilken is a sports reporter on the Fast Break team. He spent more than 18 years with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports Department in a variety of roles. Before joining The Times, he worked for more than a decade as a sports reporter and editor at newspapers in Virginia and Maryland.