Walter Alston Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball December 1, 1911December 1, 2022

Walter Alston Position: First BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)Born: December 1, 1911 in Venice, OHDied: October 1, 1984 in Oxford, OHBuried: Darrtown Cemetery, Darrtown, OHHigh School: Darrtown HS (Darrtown, OH)School: Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, OH)Debut: September 27, 1936 (8,066th in major league history)vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 27, 1936vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted…

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Future Hall of Fame member Walter Alston is born in Venice, Ohio.

ByThis Day in Baseball December 1, 1911November 30, 2022

1911 – Future Hall of Fame member Walter Alston is born in Venice, Ohio. Although Alston will come to bat only once during a brief major league career, he will have far greater longevity as the manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 to 1976.

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Walter Alston Stats & Facts

Future Hall of Fame member Walter Alston is born in Venice, Ohio.

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