Sandy Alderson

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Richard Alderson

• School Dartmouth College

• Born November 22, 1947

Sandy Alderson left a private law practice in 1981 to become the Oakland A's General Counsel. He then served as Oakland's General Manager from 1983-97, helping form the great A's teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Known as a pioneer in using statistical analysis of players, his methods were further developed by Billy Beane. Alderson worked for Major League Baseball before becoming CEO of the San Diego Padres.

Preceded by Billy Martin

Oakland Athletics General Manager 1983-1997

Succeeded by Billy Beane