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When he was hired on by the old Brooklyn Dodgers in 1953, one New York newspaper headlined: ALSTON (WHO'S HE?) TO MANAGE DODGERS. The question was understandable. Walter Emmons Alston's entire major-league playing career-as a fledgling first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals in...
Though remarkably consistent in the won-lost department, Alston himself is a collection of inconsistencies. He is primarily known as a conservative strategist; yet he has a way of calling for a suicide-squeeze play or a double steal when it is least expected. He claims that he would like...
There are, of course, many other deserters and draft dodgers who want to come home now that the war has ended, but they do not dare face the risks. One Green Beret medic who deserted Army training at Fort Bragg, N.C., four years ago was arrested and was being court...
44. What was the pitching rotation for the Baltimore Orioles that set a record for shutout innings in the 1966 World Series and how many innings did it hold that Los Angeles Dodgers scoreless?
Taking advantage of a complex draft rule then in effect, they snatched Clemente away for a cut-rate $4,000, and the Dodgers lost a superstar-to say nothing of untold pennants.