- Gus Alberts
August Peterson Alberts (
1861 -May 7 1912 ) was an Americaninfielder inMajor League Baseball from 1884-1891. He played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1884), Cleveland Blues (1888), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1891) of the American Association and very briefly for the Washington Nationals of theUnion Association (1884). Alberts threw and batted right-handed. He was 5'6.5" and 180 lbs.In 120 games he batted .197 (84-for-426) and scored 62 runs. An average
third baseman andshortstop for the times, he had afielding percentage of .867.Alberts was born in
Reading, Pennsylvania . He died suddenly at the age of 52 near the Brunswick Flats area inIdaho Springs, Colorado . He had resided inAlice, Idaho , when he suddenly became ill withpneumonia 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. The former baseball player 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 buried atMt. Olivet Cemetery inWheat Ridge, Colorado . [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=albergu01 Baseball Almanac player page] ]References
*The Idaho Springs Siftings-News, Idaho Springs, Colorado, Saturday, May 11, 1912
*The 1996 MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia Digital EditionExternal links
*baseball-reference|id=a/albergu01
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