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Walter Alston, American baseball player and manager (died 1984)

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Walter Alston

American baseball player and manager (1911–1984)

Walter Emmons Alston, nicknamed "Smokey", was an American baseball manager in Major League Baseball who managed the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, signing 23 one-year contracts with the team. Regarded as one of the greatest managers in baseball history,…
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December 1

Day of the year

December 1 is the 335th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 30 days remain until the end of the year.
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