Brooklyn Dodgers name little-known Walter Alston as their manager

Brooklyn Dodgers name little-known Walter Alston as their manager

    On November 24, 1953, At a gathering of stunned reporters in his office on Montague Street, Walter O’Malley the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers name little-known Walter Alston as their manager after Pee Wee Reese the popular shortstop turns down the job. Alston, who had served as the skipper of the Dodgers’ top…

1953 – Jimmy Dykes, recently released as the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, succeeds Marty Marion as the Baltimore Orioles manager.

1953 – Jimmy Dykes, recently released as the manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, succeeds Marty Marion as the Baltimore Orioles manager.

1953 – The New York Giants end their tour of Japan. It is reported that each player received just $331 of the $3,000 they were promised.

1953 – The New York Giants end their tour of Japan. It is reported that each player received just $331 of the $3,000 they were promised.

Reaffirming its earlier position, the United States Supreme Court rules, 7-2, that baseball is a sport and not a business

Reaffirming its earlier position, the United States Supreme Court rules, 7-2, that baseball is a sport and not a business

1953 – Reaffirming its earlier position, the United States Supreme Court rules, 7-2, that baseball is a sport and not a business and therefore not subject to antitrust laws. The ruling is made in a case involving New York Yankees minor leaguer George Toolson, who refused to move from Triple-A to Double-A.

The rules committee ends the practice that allows players to leave their gloves on the playing field

The rules committee ends the practice that allows players to leave their gloves on the playing field

After two days of meetings, the rules committee ends the practice that allows players to leave their gloves on the playing field, requiring outfielders and infielders to carry their gloves with them into the dugout at the completion of each half inning. Prior to the controversial change, left fielders, right fielders, first basemen, and third basemen would leave their gloves in foul territory with center fielders, shortstops and second basemen dropping their gloves at their position, meaning the games would be played around the scattered leather.

After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors

After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors

After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors. The Americans will finish the 14-game schedule against various Japanese teams with a 12-1-1 record, including nine consecutive victories at the start of the series.

Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodger broadcaster and will take the ‘catbird’ seat with the rival New York Yankees

Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodger broadcaster and will take the ‘catbird’ seat with the rival New York Yankees

Red Barber resigns as a Brooklyn Dodger broadcaster and will take the ‘catbird’ seat with the rival New York Yankees. The ‘Old Redhead’ is reported to have left the team because he was upset with Brooklyn owner Walter O’Malley, who refused to support him when he failed to get a higher fee from Gillette, the sponsor of the 1953 World Series on television.

The Milwaukee Braves turn a profit their first year

The Milwaukee Braves turn a profit their first year

  Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 22, 1953 – Lou Perini (pictured here with Al Schacht, “The Clown Prince of Baseball,” and Billy Southworth) announced that the Braves had…