sentence: his father , ewart ( the original '' dixie walker '' ) , was a pitcher for the washington senators ( 1909 -- 12 ) ; an uncle , ernie , was an outfielder for the st. louis browns ( 1913 -- 15 ) ; and his younger brother , harry '' the hat '' , also an outfielder , played for four national league teams between 1940 and 1955 and managed the st. louis cardinals ( 1955 ) , pittsburgh pirates ( 1965 -- 67 ) and houston astros ( 1968 -- 72 ) .