Mid Summer Classic Auction 2016
Tue, Mar 8, 2016 04:00PM EST - Sat, Aug 20, 2016 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 433
WALTER ALSTON'S 1983 BASEBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION PRESENTATION PLAQUE (ALSTON COLLECTION)
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$4,676.40
Sold Price includes BP
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His big league playing career consisted of exactly one at-bat - one that ended in a strikeout. But a little more than 47 years after his Sept. 27 1936 debut for the St. Louis Cardinals Walter Alston was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. In between he established himself as one of the best managers in MLB history.
Alston was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee on March 10 1983. The Veterans Committee also elected George Kell adding to an already impressive class that included Baseball Writers' Association of America electees Juan Marichal and Brooks Robinson.
None of them however were part of more world championship teams than Alston who guided the Dodgers to four World Series titles and seven N.L. pennants during his 23-year tenure with Brooklyn and Los Angeles. The Dodgers picked up that final N.L. pennant under Alston's tutelage in 1974 before the beloved skipper called it a day and went home to Ohio in the waning days of the 1976 season. His final record: 2040-1613 which is good for a .558 winning percentage and ranks 12th all-time among managers with at least 1000 wins.
Alston was enshrined in Cooperstown in the summer of 1983. Presented to him upon his induction in Cooperstown was this coveted miniature representation of his plaque summarizes his prolific career as one of baseball's greatest managers in history. A symbol of baseball's highest honor the plaque remains in its original 10.5" wide by 13" high frame as received by Alston on that momentous day. It has been remarkably preserved for 33 years.
Includes LOA from the Alston Family.
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