Albert Wells Baird (June 2, 1895 – November 27, 1976) was a

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who played parts of the 1917 and 1919 seasons for the

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. Between his playing days he served in the military during World War I. Baird was born in

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and died in

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. He batted and threw right-handed. He went to college at

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and

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1895 births 1976 deaths Major League Baseball infielders Baseball players from Louisiana New York Giants (NL) players Rochester Tribe players {{US-baseball-infielder-stub, Family=Son of Albert Wells Sr. 1864-1923 and Cora Aramenta Blakeney 1863-1937, Husband of Tweatie Marie Scarborough 1895-1988, married 21 Jul 1920 in Shreveport, Louisiana.