Albert G. Pratt (November 19, 1847 – November 21, 1937),"Al Pratt Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 17, 2011. nicknamed "Uncle Al", was an American right-handed

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and

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in the National Association for the

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, and was a

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with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the

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.Al Pratt Manager Page
at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 20, 2009 A native of

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, Pratt was a

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veteran and baseball player.Al Pratt: Present at the Creation
by Davi Pietrusza at davidpietrusza.com, URL accessed August 20, 2009 Pratt was 5'7", 140 lbs., and compiled a 12–26 record in 43 professional games as a hurler. In successive years with Cleveland, 1871–1872, Pratt hit .262 and .277 in 45 games with a total of 52 hits. He managed the Portsmouth, Ohio baseball team in 1868. Afterward he was a member of the Forest City Club of Cleveland in the Professional League of Baseball Players. This was the first professional league in America. In 1880 Pratt founded the first major league club in Pittsburgh, the Alleghenys (later renamed the

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), which joined the American Association. Pratt celebrated his 90th birthday two days before his death in Pittsburgh on November 21, 1937. He was buried, according to his request, attired in his

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uniform.

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Baseball-Reference.com
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