1984
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
Walter Alston
American baseball player and manager (1911–1984)
- Died
- 1984
Walter Emmons Alston, nicknamed "Smokey", was an American professional baseball manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who managed the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, signing 23 one-year contracts with the team. Regarded as one of the greatest managers in baseball history, Alston was known for his calm, reticent demeanor, for which he was sometimes referred to as "the Quiet Man."
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