Walter Alston

Bill Lachemann, 78, keeps Angels ahead of curve behind the plate

2013-03-19 23:02:00

TEMPE, Ariz. — Bill Lachemann was on the same Dorsey High baseball team as legendary manager Sparky Anderson. He played his first professional game five years before Angels rising star Mike Trout's father was born and caught former Angels pitcher...

Dodgers get nod they wanted: Vin Scully bobblehead night

2012-01-09 16:38:04

Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 11: Tommy Lasorda

2011-10-24 16:33:25

'Jews and Baseball': Ron Howard's a-ha moment with Sandy Koufax

2010-11-17 16:32:27

Duke Snider dies at 84; Dodger Hall of Famer

2011-02-28 00:00:00

Duke Snider, one of the Brooklyn Dodgers' "Boys of Summer" and among a celebrated trio of New York center fielders in the 1950s, died Sunday. He was 84. Snider died at Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, the Dodgers announced. No cause was...

In John Wooden's own words

2010-06-13 00:00:00

Even though most people call him Coach, John Wooden prefers to think of himself as a teacher, and not just one who taught hundreds of UCLA basketball players during his 27 seasons coaching the Bruins. His "Pyramid of Success," a diagram of core values,...

Khrushchev in U.S.!; Dodgers Beat Braves

2009-09-17 08:54:44

The Dodgers, Juan Marichal and the Beanball

2009-09-21 16:32:41

Writers Guild Strikes Over TV Residuals

2009-10-13 16:32:42

Dodgers had little intention for intentional walks in '74

2009-10-13 16:32:47

'Evaluating Baseball Managers': Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda

2009-12-19 21:32:48

Predictions for the 1960s

2009-12-27 16:32:46

Players gather around Davis after he is hit on the cheekbone by a pitch from the Montreal Expos' Dan McGinn at Dodger Stadium in 1969. From left are Andy Kosco (9), Walter Alston (in jacket), coach Danny Ozark (33), Montreal trainer Joe Liscio and Wes Parker (28).

2010-03-09 17:24:56

Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley, left, and Manager Walter Alston are two of the most memorable Dodgers. O'Malley moved the team from Brooklyn to L.A., and Alston managed the L.A. Dodgers to three World Series titles before retiring after the 1976 season. Alston was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1983.

2008-03-26 17:15:24

Dodgers coach Charlie Dressen, left, and Manager Walter Alston, on the right in the back of the lead automobile, waves to the crowd on Broadway on the way to the Dodgers first game in Los Angeles, in 1958.

2008-03-25 13:46:30