- Al Thake
Infobox MLB retired
name=Al Thake
position=Left Fielder
bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Unknown
throws=Unknown
birthdate=September 21 1849 Wymondham ,England
deathdate=death date and age|1872|9|1|1849|9|21
city-state|Fort Hamilton|New York
debutdate=June 13
debutyear= by|1872
debutteam=Brooklyn Atlantics
finaldate=August 28
finalyear= by|1872
finalteam=Brooklyn Atlantics
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.295
stat2label=Runs scored
stat2value=14
stat3label=RBIs
stat3value=15
teams=
*Brooklyn Atlantics (by|1872)
highlights=Albert Thake (
September 21 1849 –September 1 ,1872 ) was an English professionalbaseball player who playedLeft field for the by|1872Brooklyn Atlantics .cite web| title = Al Thake's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/T/Pthaka101.htm | accessdate = 2008-05-20 ]Al died on September 1, 1872, when he drowned off the coast of Fort Hamilton,
New York whilefishing . Teammate and Manager Bob Ferguson arranged a benefit game that day in his memory. The old Brooklyn Atlantics and Members of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings played against each other in the benefit game.cite web| title = The Players: Bob Ferguson | work = 19cbaseball.com | url=http://www.19cbaseball.com/players-bob-ferguson.html | accessdate = 2008-04-08 ]References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=t/thakeal01
*Al Thake's [http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Thake.Al.Obit.html Obituaries]Persondata
NAME = Thake, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Thake, Albert
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = September 21, 1849
PLACE OF BIRTH =Wymondham ,England
DATE OF DEATH = September 1, 1872
PLACE OF DEATH = Fort Hamilton, New York
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