Al Thake Baseball player

Albert Thake (September 21, 1849 – September 1, 1872) was an English professional baseball player who played left field for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics team of the NAPBBP.Thake died on September 1, 1872, when he drowned off the coast of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York while fishing. Teammate and Manager Bob Ferguson arranged a benefit game that day in his memory. The old Brooklyn Atlantics and Members of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings played against each other in the game.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Thake Albert
Birth dateSeptember 21, 1849
Birth place
England , Wymondham
Date of deathSeptember 01, 1872
Place of death
Fort Hamilton Brooklyn , New York

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Baseball player

Career startJune 13, 1872
Career endAugust 28, 1872
batting sideUnknown
former teams
Brooklyn Atlantics
position
Left fielder
teams
Brooklyn Atlantics
throwing sideUnknown

Al Thake on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Obits_T/Thake.Al.Obit.html