Walter Alston Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball HOFer Autographed Plaque Postcard PSA

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You are bidding on an autographed HOF plaque postcard signed by baseball great Walt Alston, includes PSA COA.
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Walter Emmons Alston
(December 1, 1911 – October 1, 1984), nicknamed "
Smokey
", was an American
baseball
player and
manager
in
Major League Baseball
(MLB).
[1]
He is best known for managing the
Brooklyn/
Los Angeles Dodgers
from
1954
through
1976
, and signed 23 one-year contracts with the
team.
[2]
He had a calm, reticent demeanor, for which he was sometimes also known as "
The Quiet Man
."
Alston grew up in rural
Ohio
and lettered in baseball and basketball at
Miami University
in
Oxford
.
Though his MLB playing career consisted of only one game and one at-bat with the
St. Louis Cardinals
in
1936
, Alston spent 19 years in
minor league baseball
as a player (1935–1939 and 1943),
player-manager
(1940–1942 and 1944–1947) and non-playing manager (1948–1953). His service included a stint as skipper of the 1946
Nashua Dodgers
, the first U.S.-based integrated professional team in modern baseball. He was promoted to manage the
Brooklyn Dodgers
in 1954 after six successful seasons with Brooklyn's
Triple-A
teams, the
St. Paul Saints
and
Montreal Royals
.
As a major league manager, Alston led Dodgers teams to seven
National League
(NL) pennants and four world championships. His 1955 team was the only World Series championship team while the club was in Brooklyn; they clinched the NL pennant earlier in the calendar year than any previous pennant winner in league history. Alston retired with more than 2,000 career wins and managed NL
All-Star
teams to seven victories. He was selected as Manager of the Year six times.
Alston was elected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
in 1983. He suffered a heart attack that year, was hospitalized for a month and was unable to attend his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. He never fully recovered and died at a hospital in
Oxford, Ohio
, on
October 1, 1984.
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Shipping and Packaging details: I ship everything with cardboard backing. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. Payment details: Typically, I ship paypal payments right away. PAYPAL is recommended. International shipping will be higher as all international orders go through the Global Shipping program.  How I obtained my autographs, and why I promise a FULL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: As a kid, from roughly the years 1965 to 1973, and later from 1974-the present, I have amassed an enormous collection of autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I also obtained many autographs in person at area parks and hotels.In the 1980's and 1990's, I travelled the country doing shows (20 National Conventions) and would buy quantities of autographs through player signings. I have every reason to believe that all of the autographs I'm selling are absolutely authentic. I stand by every item I sell. Upon purchasing an item from me through eBay, you may return that item, in the condition in which I shipped it to you, within 14 days of receipt of that item if you are not satisfied with the item.   I am selling each item "as is", per the guarantee I've promised above. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. I have worked hard for my feedback rating. The last thing I want to do is damage my credibility, so if you have legitimate concerns about any item you win from me on eBay, I'll make every effort to remedy the situation to your satisfaction. PLEASE NOTE: Most items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies (JSA and PSA predominantly; they are the best). I have spent lots of money with third party authenticators and have had very few come back without passing. Sincerely, Joe Binder , Downers Grove, Illinois