1. Harry Inglis Dalton was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball.
25 Facts About Harry Dalton
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Harry Dalton was born on April 23,1928, in West Springfield Massachusetts.
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Harry Dalton graduated Amherst College in 1950 as an English major.
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Harry Dalton later worked as a sportswriter for the Springfield Daily News.
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Harry Dalton served a three-year tour of duty in the Korean War with the Air Force, earning a Bronze Star as a combat press officer in Japan and Korea.
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Harry Dalton was originally looking to work in public relations, but was instead hired as an assistant to Jim McLaughlin, the Orioles' scouting and farm system director, who recognized Dalton's qualities and potential.
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In 1956, Harry Dalton had identified Weaver's potential as a manager, and recommended him to McLaughlin, who already knew Weaver as a teenage ballplayer from St Louis.
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Harry Dalton worked with, supervised and later promoted Weaver through the Orioles' minor league system.
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In 1968, Harry Dalton wanted the future hall of famer Weaver to manage the team, but the team owner wanted to keep Bauer.
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Harry Dalton promoted Weaver from the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to the Orioles first base coach for 1968.
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Harry Dalton won approval to make Weaver manager midway through the season, as the Orioles were underperforming.
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Harry Dalton traded for two of those pitchers, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson; and the other two, Jim Palmer and Dave McNally, joined the Orioles farm system when Harry Dalton was its director.
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Eight-time gold glove center fielder Paul Blair, eight-time gold glove shortstop Mark Belanger, and three-time gold glove second baseman Davey Johnson, all came into the Orioles minor league system when Harry Dalton was its director.
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Future major league stars such as Bobby Grich and Don Baylor, joined the Oriole organization when Harry Dalton was the organization's head of all baseball operations.
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Harry Dalton acquired Nolan Ryan in a December 1971 trade with the New York Mets, ultimately considered one of the most uneven trades in baseball history, but during Dalton's six seasons in Anaheim the team never posted a winning record.
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Harry Dalton was stripped of his executive vice president position, which was assigned to Buzzie Bavasi, on October 24,1977, when Gene Autry assumed a greater role in the team's baseball operations by naming himself president.
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One month later, on November 20,1977, Harry Dalton was hired as general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Harry Dalton filled the managerial vacancy when he named Orioles' pitching coach George Bamberger the Brewers' new skipper two months later on January 20,1978.
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In 1982, the season did not start out auspiciously for the Brewers, and Harry Dalton fired manager Buck Rodgers in early June, replacing him with Harvey Kuenn as interim manager.
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Harry Dalton was relegated to a role as an advisor to Bud Selig on October 8,1991.
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Harry Dalton, who remained a consultant in the Milwaukee front office through his 1994 retirement, nevertheless was one of the most respected men in baseball, who had trained other successful general managers such as John Schuerholz, Lou Gorman and Dan Duquette, a fellow Amherst alumnus.
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On July 24,2003, Harry Dalton was inducted into the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame outside American Family Field, along with Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker.
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Harry Dalton has received the following awards and honors, among others;.
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Harry Dalton married Patricia Lyn Booker on July 9,1960, with whom he had three daughters.
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Harry Dalton died at age 77 in Scottsdale, Arizona, of complications from Lewy body disease, misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease.