1962 Topps - Walter Alston #217 (Manager) (Hall of Fame 1983) (b. 1 Dec 1911 - d. 1 Oct 1984 at age 72) - Autographed Baseball Card (Los Angeles Dodgers)

Walter Emmons Alston (b: December 1, 1911 – d: October 1, 1984), nicknamed "Smokey". He played professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals and managed the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.

Alston played minor league baseball as an infielder for the Greenwood Chiefs and Huntington Red Birds in 1935 and 1936, respectively. For the 1936 Huntington team, he hit 35 home runs in 120 games. Alston's only major league game was with the St. Louis Cardinals on September 27, 1936, substituting for Johnny Mize at first base. He later described his major league playing career to a reporter by saying, "Well, I came up to bat for the Cards back in '36, and Lon Warneke struck me out. That's it". He also committed one error in two fielding chances at first base.

Alston won seven NL pennants in his 23 years tenure as Dodgers manager. In 1955 he led Brooklyn to the pennant and its only World Series championship; the team repeated as NL champions in 1956. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, Alston led the team to pennants in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1966 and 1974, and three more world championships (1959, 1963, 1965). He was the first Dodger manager to win a World Series.

MLB statistics:
Games managed - 3,658
Win–loss record - 2,040–1,613
Winning % - .558

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/99/col/1/yea/0/Walt-...

Taken on: April 20, 2017

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