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 Induction
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Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1983, Manager
Born: December 1, 1911, in Venice, Ohio
Died: October 1, 1984, in Oxford, Ohio
ML Debut: 9/27/1936
Primary Position: Manager
Played For: St. Louis Cardinals (1936)
Managed: Brooklyn Dodgers (1954-1957), Los Angeles Dodgers
(1958-1976)
Post-Season: 1955 World Series, 1956 World Series, 1959
World Series, 1963 World Series, 1965 World Series, 1966 World
Series, 1974 NLCS, 1974 World Series
Awards: Named Manager of the Year by The Sporting News in
1955, 1959, 1963.
Bio
Always displaying a calm, professional demeanor, the unflappable
Walter Alston managed the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers for 23
seasons, winning seven National League pennants and four World
Series championships. His squads would win 2,040 games during his
tenure, the seventh highest win total among major league managers.
He helped to establish a “Dodger Way,” which many of his former
players later used to become successful managers themselves.
Quote
"The only guy in the game who could look Billy Graham right in
the face without blushing and who would order corn on the cob in a
Paris restaurant."
— Jim Murray
Did You Know... that Walter Alston played in his only
major league game on September 27, 1936, as a substitute for future
Hall of Famer Johnny Mize, who had earlier been ejected from the
game?
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