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 Thomas Edison “Tom” Alston

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Thomas Edison “Tom” Alston

Geburt
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Tod
30 Dez 1993 (im Alter von 67)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Bestattung
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Gedenkstätten-ID
13684099 Quelle ansehen

Major League Baseball Player. He was a 6'5" first baseman playing for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League when his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his major league debut on April 13, 1954, becoming the first African-American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals. He remained with the Cardinals through 1957 and hit .244 with 4 homeruns and 36 RBI's in his major league career. In 1990, Southern singer/songwriter and poet Bruce Piephoff recorded a song which told the story of Tom Alston's journey to the big leagues and the years that followed. The song was titled "Big Foot in the Door."

Major League Baseball Player. He was a 6'5" first baseman playing for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League when his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. He made his major league debut on April 13, 1954, becoming the first African-American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals. He remained with the Cardinals through 1957 and hit .244 with 4 homeruns and 36 RBI's in his major league career. In 1990, Southern singer/songwriter and poet Bruce Piephoff recorded a song which told the story of Tom Alston's journey to the big leagues and the years that followed. The song was titled "Big Foot in the Door."


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U.S. Navy
World War II



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  • Gepflegt von: Donna P.
  • Ursprünglich erstellt von: Decal
  • Hinzugefügt: 20 Mrz 2006
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 13684099
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/13684099/thomas-edison-alston: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für Thomas Edison “Tom” Alston (31 Jan 1926–30 Dez 1993), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 13684099, zitierend New Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Verwaltet von Donna P. (Mitwirkender 47124677).