Happy birthday, Alvin Dark

January 7, 2008

The fiery manager whom Orlando Cepeda basically called anti-Hispanic for not letting Latin players speak their native language in the clubhouse and dugout, turns 86.

Dark played for the Braves, Giants, Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies and Braves again in a 14-year career that spanned from 1946-60. As a manager, he led the Giants to a 1962 pennant and the Oakland A’s to a Word Championship in 1974. Unfortunately, he also managed some lousy teams, including the KC Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, and San Diego Padres. His overall record was 994-954, not too shabby.

In 1980, with the help of John Underwood, Dark released his autobiography, When in Doubt, Fire the Manager: My Life and Times in Baseball (Dutton).

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