Walter Alston: The Rise of a Manager from the Minors to the Baseball Hall of Fame

by Alan H. Levy

Walter "Smokey" Alston is best known for his long and successful tenure as manager of the Dodgers--first in Brooklyn, then in Los Angeles. Yet few fans are aware of his years in the minors, where he honed the skills that would make him famous. Raised in rural Ohio, Alston graduated from Miami University, where he was noticed by scouts for the St. Louis Cardinals. Signed in 1935, he played on minor league teams in the Cardinals' system. He went...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476682100
• ISBN13: 9781476682105
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"