August Peterson Alberts (September 1860 – May 7, 1912) was an American infielder in

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from 1884 to 1891. He played for the

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(1884), Cleveland Blues (1888), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1891) of the

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and very briefly for the

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of the Union Association (1884). Alberts threw and batted right-handed. He was 5'6 ½" and 180 lbs. In 120 games he batted .197 (84-for-426) and scored 62 runs. An average

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and

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for the times, he had a fielding percentage of .867. Of the 120 appearances, 102 of those games were with the Cleveland Blues in 1888. With them, he had a .206 batting average and 26 stolen bases. Alberts was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He died suddenly at the age of 52 near the Brunswick Flats area in

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. He had resided in Alice, Idaho, when he suddenly became ill with

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and was taken to Idaho Springs to recuperate. Alberts ventured onto the streets just an hour before dying and was ordered to return inside by a physician. He worked in the mines known as the Chesapeake group which were located between Alice and St. Mary. He was employed by the Clara Exploration and Development Company. He was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in

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References

*The Idaho Springs Siftings-News, Idaho Springs, Colorado, Saturday, May 11, 1912 *The 1996 MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia Digital Edition

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