Walter Alston
Walter Emmons Alston "Smokey"
Born: December 1, 1911
Venice, OH US
Deceased: October 1, 1984
Oxford, OH US
Coaching Career: 1940-1976
Walter Alston compiled a record of 2842 wins and 2214 losses in his managing career with the Portsmouth Red Birds, Springfield Cardinals, Trenton Packers, Trenton Spartans, Nashua Dodgers, Pueblo Dodgers, St. Paul Saints, Montreal Royals, Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began managing during the 1940 season and last managed during the 1976 campaign.
Coaching Record:
Season | League | Level | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | MAL | C | Portsmouth Red Birds | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
1941 | MAL | C | Springfield Cardinals | 126 | 69 | 57 | .548 | |
1942 | MAL | C | Springfield Cardinals | 130 | 59 | 71 | .454 | |
1944 | ISL | B | Trenton Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
1945 | ISL | B | Trenton Spartans | 139 | 70 | 69 | .504 | |
1946 | NEL | B | Nashua Dodgers | 121 | 80 | 41 | .661 | |
1947 | WL | A | Pueblo Dodgers | 128 | 70 | 58 | .547 | |
1948 | AA | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 154 | 86 | 68 | .558 | |
1949 | AA | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 153 | 93 | 60 | .608 | |
1950 | IL | AAA | Montreal Royals | 153 | 86 | 67 | .562 | |
1951 | IL | AAA | Montreal Royals | 154 | 95 | 59 | .617 | |
1952 | IL | AAA | Montreal Royals | 151 | 95 | 56 | .629 | |
1953 | IL | AAA | Montreal Royals | 152 | 89 | 63 | .586 | |
1954 | NL | Maj | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 92 | 62 | .597 | |
1955 | NL | Maj | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 98 | 55 | .641 | |
1956 | NL | Maj | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 93 | 61 | .604 | |
1957 | NL | Maj | Brooklyn Dodgers | 154 | 84 | 70 | .545 | |
1958 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 71 | 83 | .461 | |
1959 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 156 | 88 | 68 | .564 | |
1960 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 82 | 72 | .532 | |
1961 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 89 | 65 | .578 | |
1962 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 165 | 102 | 63 | .618 | |
1963 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 99 | 63 | .611 | |
1964 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 80 | 82 | .494 | |
1965 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 97 | 65 | .599 | |
1966 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 95 | 67 | .586 | |
1967 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 73 | 89 | .451 | |
1968 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | |
1969 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
1970 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 161 | 87 | 74 | .540 | |
1971 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 89 | 73 | .549 | |
1972 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 155 | 85 | 70 | .548 | |
1973 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 161 | 95 | 66 | .590 | |
1974 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 102 | 60 | .630 | |
1975 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | |
1976 | NL | Maj | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
Totals | 5056 | 2842 | 2214 | .562 |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.