Talk:Walter Alston

Walter Alston

Why is Walter Alston listed as a notable person associated with Bellefontaine, Ohio in the Bellefontaine, Ohio entry in Wikipedia? Bellefontaine is not mentioned in the Walter Alston entry.

• Well, if you feel that it needs to be in the Walter Alston article, add it with some information as to why.

• He was born in Butler County, over 100 miles to the southwest, later he lived in Logan County.

• From "History of Logan County" ([1] and [2]):
  • "WALTER ALSTON (1911-1984) managed the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954-1976. He won 2040 games, seven National League Pennants, and four World Series Championships. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. Prior to managing the Dodgers, Alston played in the minor leagues and briefly in the majors. During some of these years playing in the minors Alston also taught industrial arts and general science at Washington Local High School in Lewistown, Logan County, Ohio. Alston taught and coached basketball at Washington Local from 1941-1950. The gymnasium at Indian Lake High School was renamed the Walter E. Alston Gym in honor of this great baseball manager."

• Lewistown is 9 miles northwest of Bellefontaine.

• A lot of celebrities have lived in several places before they became know to a vast number of people. But, how important to their lives were these places? This is subjective, a lot of small towns and counties will claim that "X" lived here, but in their overall biography it may not mean that much to them and their story. It is like the old saying: "Washington slept here", just to get patrons to sleep at your hotel, or buy an old house.

• When you have a question like this, do some research and add the information if it contributes to the article. Saying that Alston taught school was part of his life, he refined skills teaching and coaching that helped him in managing the Dodgers. I think this would be a good addition to his article. WikiOn WikiDon 30 June 2005 05:58 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 16:53, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Post Season Victories

23 cannot be correct - 4 world series championships would account for 16 wins by themselves plus the playoff victories to get to the World Series. - 216.81.235.97 (talk · contribs) 18:24, 16 October 2007

Good point, will have to do some research. Thanks! WikiDon 19:14, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

• 1955: 4
• 1956: 3
• 1959: 4
• 1963: 4
• 1965: 4
• 1974: 4

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TOTAL: 23

NOTE: Remember, they didn't play the LCS until 1969 and the division series since 1981.

Hope this helps. WikiDon 19:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Favorite walter Alston memory

Not sure where to put this little piece of trivia but here it goes

On Sunday, July 21, 1963 my uncles took me as a ten year old visting from Tennessee to a doubleheader in Milwaukee. Walter was thrown out of both games of that doubleheader, a relatively rare feet for a manager. After being ejected from the second game, a fan threw a beer in his face on the way out. The Braves won both games. That doubleheader sweep was their only sweep of the dodgers while they were the Milwaukee Braves. 63.156.144.147 (talk) 17:18, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

Submitted by Lee Goergen (umkclag0). 75.87.144.31 (talk) 16:18, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Walter Alston/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Wizardman (talk · contribs) 02:54, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

This has been waiting for a review long enough, so I'll take the plunge in the next few days. Wizardman 02:54, 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Here are the issues I found:

• Link lettered (letterman (sports)) in the early life section.
• The minor league playing career feels a letter overly glossed over, though in fairness it would be a bit stat-heavy if included. It's fine for now but I'd expand if you're going for FA.
• Link Pueblo Dodgers.
• "In early 1955, after a strong start to the season, a reporter commented on Alston's reticence: "For a guy on the spot after the Brooks lost in '54, Alston wasn't much like a manager whose club had just won 10. He was more like Eddie Stanky after losing four."[27] " This feels a little off to me. Hard to explain but it just doesn't feel like it fits in with the article, though I do get what it's trying to say. PErhaps reword sans quote to be more succinct.
• "In 1974, the Dodgers won an NL pennant " change an to the
• Also, while not really an issue for GA, the article does feel a little quote heavy. Try converting a couple of them to prose, since as is it leans towards more a reading of what other people thought of him rather than a bio.

Overall not much to fix; article on hold and will pass when fixed. Wizardman 02:11, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

I think I was able to address all of these except for the minor league issue. Will work on that one late tonight. I tried to paraphrase some of the quotes and to rework the reticence quote from the fourth bullet. I'm fine if that part just needs to come out. I should be able to address the minor league stuff tonight. Thanks for your review! EricEnfermero (Talk) 14:05, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

Everything looks good now, and the modifications made to the career does help out. As such, I'll pass the article as a GA. Wizardman 02:41, 15 May 2015 (UTC)