Albert John Inks (January 27, 1871 – October 3, 1941) was a 19th-century

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

pitcher. He grew up in

Ligonier, Indiana Ligonier is a city in Perry Township, Noble County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,405 at the 2010 census. History Ligonier was platted in 1835. The city was named after the Pennsylvanian borough of the same name. A post of ...

and pitched at

Notre Dame University The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campus ...

. He and his brother Will played for Fort Wayne in the

Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for five seasons: 1879, 1883–1884, and 1886–1887. After the 1887 season, the league was replaced by the We ...

. Inks played from 1891 to 1896 for 6 different franchises, all in the

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. He built the Crystal Theatre in

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Baseball Almanac
1871 births 1941 deaths 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from Indiana Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Grooms players Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Philadelphia Phillies players Louisville Colonels players Cincinnati Reds players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players People from Ligonier, Indiana Grand Rapids Shamrocks players Omaha Omahogs players Omaha Lambs players Monmouth (minor league baseball) players St. Paul Apostles players Duluth Whalebacks players Fort Wayne (minor league baseball) players Binghamton Bingos players Springfield Ponies players Oil City Oilers players St. Paul Saints (Western League) players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Springfield Maroons players Norfolk Jewels players Minor league baseball managers {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub