Harry Dalton at age 27 in 1955, when he was assistant farm system director for the Baltimore Orioles

Harry I. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Dalton (August 23, 1928 — October 23, 2005) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He served as general manager of three American League teams, the Baltimore Orioles (1966-71), California Angels (1972-77) and Milwaukee Brewers (1978-91), and was a principal architect of the Orioles' dynasty of 1966-74 as well as the only AL championship the Brewers ever won (1982). In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League

Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts — the same hometown of Baseball Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher — Dalton graduated from Amherst College and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, earning a Bronze Star. The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Leo Ernest Durocher ( July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991) nicknamed Leo the Lip, was an American Infielder and Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration which may be awarded for bravery acts of merit or meritorious service After a brief stint as a sportswriter in Springfield, he joined the front office of the Orioles — newly reborn as the relocated St. Louis Browns — in 1954. For the next 11 years, Dalton worked his way up the organizational ladder, rising to the position of director of the Orioles' successful farm system. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an

In the autumn of 1965, Baltimore general manager Lee MacPhail departed to become top aide to the new Commissioner of Baseball, William Eckert. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Leland Stanford MacPhail Jr (born October 25, 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former administrator in Major League Baseball The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. William Dole Eckert (January 20 1909 in Freeport Illinois - April 16 1971 was a Lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, and later the 4th Dalton was named Director of Player Personnel — in effect, MacPhail's successor. His first order of business was to complete a trade that brought Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson to Baltimore for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun and a minor league outfielder. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont Texas) is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Milton Stephen (Milt Pappas (original name (Miltiades Stergios Papastergios (born May 11, 1939 in Detroit Michigan) is a former Professional baseball Jack Edward Baldschun (born October 16, 1936 in Greenville Ohio) was a Relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1961-65 Robinson, 1961 National League Most Valuable Player, was one of the greatest stars in the game, but he had developed a strained relationship with the Cincinnati front office. Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. In Baltimore, he would team with third baseman Brooks Robinson to lead the O's to the 1966 and 1970 World Series championships, and pennants in 1969 and 1971. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr (born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American former Third baseman in Major League The 1966 World Series matched the Baltimore Orioles against the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Orioles sweeping the Series in 4 games to capture The 1970 World Series matched the American League champion Baltimore Orioles against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Dalton was the man who hired Earl Weaver as manager, brought to the majors young stars such as Bobby Grich and Don Baylor, and acquired key players such as Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson and Don Buford. Earl Sidney Weaver (born August 14, 1930 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball manager. Robert Anthony "Bobby" Grich (born January 15, 1949, Muskegon Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. Miguel Angel Cuellar Santana (born May 8 1937 in Santa Clara Cuba) best known as Mike Cuellar (/ˈkweʎar/ is a former left-handed Starting Patrick Edward Dobson Jr ( February 12 1942 – November 22 2006) was an American right-handed Starting pitcher in Donald Alvin Buford (born February 2, 1937 in Linden Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player (Weaver, Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson, along with pitching great Jim Palmer, a product of Dalton's farm system, are all in the Hall in Fame. James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) nicknamed "Cakes" is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher )

After the Orioles lost the 1971 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dalton was hired to turn around a stumbling Angels franchise. The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He acquired the great pitcher Nolan Ryan in a December 1971 trade with the New York Mets, but Dalton's six seasons in Anaheim were unsuccessful. Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. After the 1977 season, the Angels hired veteran executive Buzzie Bavasi as Dalton's boss, then released Dalton from his contract so that he could become the general manager of the Brewers. Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi buh-VAY-zee ( December 12 1914 - May 1 2008) was an American executive in Major League

Milwaukee had a group of talented young players, such as Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper and rookie Paul Molitor, but the eight-year-old Brewers had never had a winning season. Robin R Yount (jɔnt born September 16, 1955 in Danville Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with Cecil Celester Cooper (born December 20 1949 in Brenham Texas) nicknamed "Coop" is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball Paul Leo Molitor (nicknamed Molly or The Ignitor) (born August 22 1956 in Vadnais Heights Minnesota) is a former American Baseball player In 1978, Dalton hired George Bamberger, Weaver's pitching coach for many years, as the Brewers' new manager, and the team gelled into contenders in the AL East division. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP George Irvin Bamberger ( August 1, 1923 - April 4, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the 1951-1952 New In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team By 1981, they made the playoffs and in 1982, Milwaukee won its first and only American League pennant (the Brewers moved to the National League Central Division in 1998). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr In the 1982 World Series, the "Harvey's Wallbangers" Brewers of manager Harvey Kuenn lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. The 1982 World Series matched the St Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cardinals winning in seven games Harvey Edward Kuenn ( December 4, 1930 – February 28, 1988) was an American player coach and manager The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St

The Brewers contended in 1983, but then began to struggle on the field. The team rebounded in 1987-88, but when it returned to its losing ways, Dalton's position was weakened and after a poor 1991 season, he was replaced as general manager by Sal Bando. Salvatore Leonard Bando (born February 13 1944 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former Third baseman and executive in Professional baseball 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. John Schuerholz (ˈʃɝhɔlts born on October 1, 1940 in Baltimore Maryland) is the President of the Atlanta Braves of the National James G "Lou" Gorman is a former General manager of the Boston Red Sox. Daniel F Duquette (born 1958 is a former front-office executive in Major League Baseball and currently serves as director of baseball operations for the new Israel Baseball

On July 24, 2003, Dalton was inducted into the Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame outside Miller Park. The Milwaukee Brewers Walk of Fame was established in 2001 with the opening of Miller Park.

Harry Dalton died at age 77 in Scottsdale, Arizona of complications from Parkinson's Disease. Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's

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• Baseball Hall of Fame candidate profile