Walter Alston
Walter Emmons Alston
Born: December 1, 1911
Venice, OH USA
Deceased: October 1, 1984
Oxford, OH USA
Coaching Career: 1954-1976
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Playing Statistics
Walter Alston compiled a record of 2040 wins and 1613 losses in his managing career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began managing during the 1954 season and last managed during the 1976 campaign. Alston was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Coaching Record:
Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 92 | 62 | .597 | |
1955 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 98 | 55 | .636 | |
1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 93 | 61 | .604 | |
1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 84 | 70 | .545 | |
1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 71 | 83 | .461 | |
1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 156 | 88 | 68 | .564 | |
1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 82 | 72 | .532 | |
1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 89 | 65 | .578 | |
1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 165 | 102 | 63 | .618 | |
1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 163 | 99 | 63 | .607 | |
1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 164 | 80 | 82 | .488 | |
1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 97 | 65 | .599 | |
1966 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 95 | 67 | .586 | |
1967 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 73 | 89 | .451 | |
1968 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | |
1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 161 | 87 | 74 | .540 | |
1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 89 | 73 | .549 | |
1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 155 | 85 | 70 | .548 | |
1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 95 | 66 | .586 | |
1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | |
1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | |
1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 158 | 90 | 68 | .570 | |
Totals | 3658 | 2040 | 1613 | .558 |
Awards
1955 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
1959 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
1963 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License