He replaced Dressen with AAA Montreal Royals manager Walter Alston, who would go on to sign 23 one-year contracts with O'Malley, while winning seven NL pennants, four World Series, and a berth in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
He replaced Dressen with AAA Montreal Royals manager Walter Alston--a veteran minor leaguer who was unknown to most baseball fans. Alston would go on to sign 23 one-year contracts with O'Malley, while winning seven NL pennants, four World Series, and a berth in the Baseball Hall of Fame.