In a 13-inning contest, Sandy Koufax goes the distance, beating the Cubs, 3-2, in the last regular season game played at the LA Memorial Coliseum, a venue originally built for the 1932 Olympics. The Dodgers are leaving the only home they have known since moving from Brooklyn four seasons ago to play in a brand new stadium in Chavez Ravine, located a few miles from downtown Los Angeles.
On April 23, 1956 – manager Walt Alston (left) enjoys a victory smile with 19-year-old rookie pitcher Don Drysdale after the young right-hander won his first major league game as starting hurler against the Phillies, The Dodgers dumped the Phillies, 6-1. Drysdale pitched a complete game striking out 9, including the side in the first…
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 affiliate in…
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…
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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