Harry Dalton
Harry Dalton | |
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Harry Dalton at age 27 in 1955 | |
| Born | August 23, 1928 |
| Died | October 23, 2005 (aged 77) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Baseball executive |
| Years active | 1954–1994 |
Harry Inglis Dalton (August 23, 1928 – October 23, 2005) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. He served as general manager of three American League (AL) 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). He was twice named executive of the year.
Born in West Springfield, Massachusetts—also the 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.