Al Thake
Al Thake | |
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Fort Hamilton, New York | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
MLB debut | |
June 13, 1872, for the Brooklyn Atlantics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 28, 1872, for the Brooklyn Atlantics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .295 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 15 |
Runs scored | 14 |
Teams | |
Albert Thake (September 21, 1849 – September 1, 1872) was an English professional
Early life
Albert Thake was born on September 21, 1849, in
The Thake family moved to Brooklyn sometime during the 1860s.
Albert Thake became interested in baseball as a young man after moving to Brooklyn.
During or shortly before the spring of 1867, Thake joined the Brooklyn fire department's Hose 6 company. On May 30, 1867, he testified before the Brooklyn Fire Commission about an accident his fire company was involved in on March 28, 1867. [1] [2] Four of his fellow fire fighters were expelled from the department, but Thake kept his job and played at least two games in the summer of 1867 for Hose 6's baseball team.
He also played for well-known local amateur teams such as the Star Club and the Athletics.[3]
Professional career
The
Death
On September 1, 1872, Thake and a friend went fishing at
The Atlantics postponed their game against the
Career statistics and reputation
In 18 games (78 at bats), Thake
See also
References
- ^ "Fire Department Matters". Brooklyn Union. May 31, 1872. p. 1.
- ^ "The Fire Commissioners". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 31, 1872. p. 2.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4422-3639-4.
- ^ a b c d e f "Al Thake's Stats". Retrosheet. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
- ^ "Baltimore Canaries 17, Brooklyn Atlantics 7". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Boston Red Stockings 17, Brooklyn Atlantics 12". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Brooklyn Atlantics 15, Middletown Mansfields 8". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Mutuals (New York) 15, Brooklyn Atlantics 4". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Athletics (Philadelphia) 26, Brooklyn Atlantics 12". Retrosheet. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "The Players: Bob Ferguson". 19cbaseball.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Al Thake's Obituaries Archived 2012-11-03 at the Wayback Machine