Dangerfield F. Talbert (March 8, 1878 – June 20, 1914) was an American

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in the pre-

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. Talbert was born in Platte City, Missouri and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, attending the public schools there. He began his career as a baseball player at Omaha High School, working as a catcher at 16 years old. Talbert came to Chicago in 1900 signing with W. S. Peters' Chicago Unions, playing third base where he stayed for most of his career. He played mostly for Chicago teams, with the exception of a couple years with the

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of Iowa."Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club"
Fraternal Printing Company, 1910 He played a winter season with the Cuban X-Giants and returned again for regular season play with the

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. Talbert played with the

until a court battle split the team in 1910."Frank C. Leland Enjoined From Using the Name Leland Giants"
''Chicago Broad Ax'', Chicago, IL, Page 2, Column 2 Wright went with

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to the Chicago Giants and played there in 1910"Chicago Giants Will Raise Flag Sunday"
''Chicago Broad Ax'', Chicago, IL, May 14, 1910, Page 2, Columns 4 and 5 and 1911. He played with and against many well-known names of the day, including

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, Henry W. Moore, William Binga, Walter Ball, and Charles "Joe" Green. In 1913, Talbert was diagnosed with

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, today known as

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and in May 1913, his friend and former teammate

held a benefit baseball game for Talbert raising a reported $265."Danger Talbot Benefit"
''Indianapolis Freeman'', Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, May 17, 1913, Page 4, Column 6 Omaha baseball supporters also held a benefit four months later at an Omaha ballpark."Midway Giants Lose in a Farcical Contest"
''Omaha World Herald'', Omaha, Nebraska, Sunday, September 7, 1913, Page 13, Column 5 After more than a year with the disease, Danger Talbert died at the home of his sister in Omaha, Nebraska at the age of 36. He was buried at Laurel Hill cemetery."Negro Ball Player Dead"
''Omaha Daily Bee'', Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, June 20, 1914, Page 13, Column 2

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