Albert Webber Preston (June 26, 1926 – September 21, 1979) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s. A native of

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, Preston played for the

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in 1943 and again in 1947. In 1950, he played minor league baseball for the

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of the

Mandak League The Manitoba-Dakota League was an independent baseball league based in Manitoba and North Dakota that was founded in 1950. It became the home for many African-American and Latino players. The league lasted through the 1957 season. It was known inf ...

. Preston died in New York City in 1979 at age 53.

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