Walter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 – October 1, 1984), nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball He is best known for managing the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, and signed 23 one-year contracts with the He had a calm, reticent demeanor, for which he was sometimes also known as "The Quiet Man."
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Walter Emmons Alston 1 December 1911 Venice, OH
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Died |
1 October 1984 (aged 72) Oxford, OH
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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