Walter Alston

American baseball player and manager (1911–1984)
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Walter Alston
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Walter Alston

Summary

Walter Alston is a human[1]. His place of birth was Venice Township[2]. He was born on +1911-12-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Oxford[4]. He died on +1984-10-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Walter Alston's place of birth was Venice Township[2].
  • Walter Alston passed away in Oxford[4].
  • Walter Alston was born on +1911-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Walter Alston died on +1984-10-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Walter Alston is buried at Darrtown Pioneer Cemetery[8].
  • Walter Alston held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Walter Alston's professions included baseball player[6].
  • Walter Alston was educated at Miami University[10].
  • Walter Alston's image is recorded as Walter Alston 1954.png[11].
  • Walter Alston's image is recorded as Walter Alston waves to fans in 1976 (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Walter Alston is recorded as male[13].
  • Walter Alston's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Walter Alston's member of sports team is recorded as St. Louis Cardinals[15].
  • Walter Alston's member of sports team is recorded as Rochester Red Wings[16].
  • Walter Alston's member of sports team is recorded as Miami RedHawks baseball[17].
  • Walter Alston's member of sports team is recorded as Miami RedHawks men's basketball[18].
  • Walter Alston's league or competition is recorded as Major League Baseball[19].
  • Walter Alston's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082073529[20].
  • Walter Alston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 25847206[21].
  • Walter Alston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50021469[22].
  • Walter Alston's Commons category is recorded as Walter Alston[23].
  • Walter Alston's position played on team / speciality is recorded as first baseman[24].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25].
  • Walter Alston's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 5086[26].
  • Walter Alston's sport is recorded as baseball[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Venice Township[2], Walter Alston… he was born on +1911-12-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Walter Alston was educated at Miami University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Walter Alston worked as a baseball player[6].

Death and Burial

Walter Alston died on +1984-10-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Oxford[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25]. He is buried at Darrtown Pioneer Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Walter Alston ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Walter Alston born?

Walter Alston's place of birth was Venice Township[2].

Where did Walter Alston die?

Walter Alston passed away in Oxford[4].

What did Walter Alston do for work?

Walter Alston worked as baseball player[6].

Where did Walter Alston go to school?

Walter Alston was educated at Miami University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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