Al Reach

Al Reach

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name=Al Reach


position=Outfielder
birthdate =birth date|1840|5|25
deathdate =death date and age|1928|1|14|1840|5|25
bats=Left
throws=Left
debutdate=May 20
debutyear=1871
debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics
finaldate=May 21
finalyear=1875
finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.247
stat2label=HR
stat2value=0
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=57
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Alfred James Reach (May 25, 1840 – January 14, 1928) was an Anglo-American sportsman who, after becoming one of the early stars of baseball in the National Association, went on to become an influential executive, publisher, sporting goods manufacturer and spokesman for the sport.

Born in London, Al Reach was a regular for the champion Eckford club of Brooklyn in the early 1860s before moving to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1865. When National Association began he helped them win the first professional baseball pennant in 1871. Upon his retirement from playing in 1875, he helped found the Philadelphia Phillies franchise. Reach served as team president of the club from 1883 to 1902. Later, similar to Al Spalding, Reach formed a sporting goods company and earned millions. In fact, he sold his company to Spalding in 1889.

Reach kept his interest in the Phillies franchise, selling out in 1903 to the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He died at age 87 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

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* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Reach_Al.stm BaseballLibrary.com]
* [http://www.webcemeteries.com/westlaurelhill/LHO.Asp Biography-West Laurel Hill Cemetery web site]


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