Player, manager Alvin Dark dies
Alvin Dark
EASLEY, S.C. — Longtime manager and star shortstop Alvin Dark died Thursday. He was 92.
Dark was the 1948 Rookie of the Year and a three-time All-Star shortstop. He played alongside Willie Mays when the New York Giants won the 1954 title, and he guided Reggie Jackson and the Oakland Athletics to the 1974 crown.
In the 1954 World Series, Dark hit .412 as the Giants swept Cleveland.
