Walter Alston

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Hall of Fame inductee Major League Baseball manager baseball manager human

Walter Alston was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers to four World Series championships during his long tenure from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Aliases (1)

Walter Emmons Alston ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hall of Fame inductee → Major League Baseball manager → baseball manager → human →
bats	right →
birthDate	1911-12-01 →
birthPlace	Venus, Ohio, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	1984-10-01 →
deathPlace	Oxford, Ohio, United States →
eraOfActivity	1950s → 1960s → 1970s →
familyName	Alston →
finalManagerialYear	1976 →
fullName	Walter Emmons Alston →
gamesPlayedAsPlayer	1 →
givenName	Walter →
hallOfFame	National Baseball Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionMethod	Veterans Committee →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1983 →
jerseyNumberAsManager	24 →
leagueManaged	Major League Baseball →
managedHomeBallpark	Dodger Stadium → Ebbets Field →
managerialDebutLeague	MLB →
managerialDebutTeam	Brooklyn Dodgers →
managerialDebutYear	1954 →
middleName	Emmons →
MLBPlayingDebutTeam	St. Louis Cardinals →
MLBPlayingDebutYear	1936 →
nickname	Smokey →
notableFor	leading Dodgers to four World Series championships → long-term one-year contracts with Dodgers →
occupation	baseball manager → baseball player →
pennantsWon	7 →
playedFor	St. Louis Cardinals →
positionPlayed	first baseman →
teamManaged	Brooklyn Dodgers → Los Angeles Dodgers →
throws	right →
wonWorldSeriesWithTeam	Brooklyn Dodgers → Los Angeles Dodgers →
worldSeriesTitles	4 →
worldSeriesWinningYears	1955 → 1959 → 1963 → 1965 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1959 World Series →	DodgersManager
Walter Alston ("Walter Emmons Alston") →	fullName
Los Angeles Dodgers →	hasHallOfFamer
1966 World Series →	losingManager
Los Angeles Dodgers →	notableManager