Albert Krumm (January 1865 – June 15, 1937) was a

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who played in 1889 with the

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and had his single major league start on May 17 of that year. Primarily a steelworker, he had a reputation as a "troublemaker." He was in

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with the Washington Senators in 1895 and pitched in an exhibition game with

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but did not make the team. Krumm walked ten batters during his first game with the Alleghenys. He stayed with the team until July but never pitched again. He was born in

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and died in

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1865 births 1937 deaths 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Pennsylvania Dayton Reds players Lima Lushers players Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Alleghenys players Date of birth unknown {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub