| LC control no. | n 79121888 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dark, Alvin, 1922-2014 |
| Located | Lake Charles (La.) |
| Birth date | 1922-01-07 |
| Death date | 2014-11-13 |
| Place of birth | Comanche (Okla.) |
| Place of death | Easley (S.C.) |
| Field of activity | Shortstop (Baseball) Baseball--Management |
| Affiliation | San Diego Padres (Baseball team : National League of Professional Baseball Clubs) Oakland Athletics (Baseball team) Cleveland Indians (Baseball team) Kansas City Athletics (Baseball team) San Francisco Giants (Baseball team) Milwaukee Braves (Baseball team) Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team) Chicago Cubs (Baseball team) St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) New York Giants (Baseball team) Boston Braves (Baseball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball managers Baseball players |
| Found in | His When in doubt, fire the manager, c1980: t.p. (Alvin Dark) baseball rec. (Alvin Ralph Dark; b. 1/7/22; baseball player) New York times (online), viewed Nov. 19, 2014 (in obituary published Nov. 13: Alvin Dark; b. Alvin Ralph Dark, Jan. 7, 1922, Comanche, Okla.; grew up in Lake Charles, La.; d. Thursday [Nov. 13, 2014], Easley, S.C., aged 92; All-Star shortstop and captain of the New York Giants' pennant-winning teams in the 1950s; went on to manage the team to a pennant in San Francisco, but was later shadowed by controversy over his attitude toward black and Latino players) |
| Associated language | eng |
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