Charles Albert "Bert" Dorr (February 2, 1862 – June 16, 1914) was an American

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who played a total of eight

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for the

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. He started and completed all eight games he appeared in, finishing with a record of 2–6 and had a 2.59

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. Dorr died at the age of 52 in Dickinson, New York, and is interred at Glenwood Cemetery.

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