Echo Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Walter Alston
Number Retired on June 5, 1977
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Photographed By Craig Baker
1. Walter Alston Marker
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Walter Alston. Number Retired on June 5, 1977. Walter Emmons Alston was a virtual unknown when he took over the helm of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954, but he became well-known in a hurry. The long-time minor league skipper guided his first Dodger team to 92 wins and followed that by piloting the 1955 Dodgers to 98 victories and their first World Championship in franchise history. He went on to lead the Dodgers to six more National League pennants and three more World Series titles (1959, 1963 and 1965) in a 23-year career in which he tallied 2,040 victories to place sixth on the all-time managerial wins list. His 3,658 total games managed rank eighth all time. Alston, who played in one Major League game, that with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Walter Emmons Alston was a virtual unknown when he took over the helm of the Brooklyn
Dodgers in 1954, but he became well-known in a hurry. The long-time minor league
skipper guided his first Dodger team to 92 wins and followed that by piloting the 1955
Dodgers to 98 victories and their first World Championship in franchise history. He went
on to lead the Dodgers to six more National League pennants and three more World
Series titles (1959, 1963 and 1965) in a 23-year career in which he tallied 2,040 victories
to place sixth on the all-time managerial wins list. His 3,658 total games managed rank
eighth all time. Alston, who played in one Major League game, that with the St. Louis
Cardinals in 1934, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 34° 4.354′ N, 118° 14.462′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Echo Park. Marker can be reached from Vin Scully Avenue east of Stadium Way. Located in front of the Dodgers Team Store near the stadium’s Top Deck parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Vin Scully Ave, Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 12 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roy Campanella (a few steps from this marker); Jackie Robinson (a few steps
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from this marker); Jim Gilliam (a few steps from this marker); Sandy Koufax (a few steps from this marker); Duke Snider (within shouting distance of this marker); Gil Hodges (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Drysdale (within shouting distance of this marker); Pee Wee Reese (within shouting distance of this marker); Vin Scully (within shouting distance of this marker); Dodger Stadium (within shouting distance of this marker); Jaime Jarrín (within shouting distance of this marker); Don Sutton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Photographed By Craig Baker
2. Walter Alston Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
