Al Pratt (baseball)

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Albert George Pratt (November 19, 1848 - November 21, 1937), nicknamed "Uncle Al", was an American right-handed pitcher and outfielder in the National Association for Cleveland in 1871-1872, and a manager in Major League Baseball with Pittsburgh of the American Association in 1882-1883.

A.G. Pratt was a Civil War veteran and baseball player. He was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Pratt was 5'7", 140 lbs., and compiled a 13-27 record in 41 professional games as a hurler. In successive years with Cleveland, 1871-1872, Pratt hit .254 and .261 in 44 games with a total of 54 hits.

He managed the Portsmouth, Ohio baseball team in 1868. Afterwards he was a member of the Forest City Club of Cleveland in the Professional League of Baseball Players. This was the first professional league in America.

In 1880 Pratt founded the first major league club in Pittsburgh, which joined the American Association.

A.G. Pratt celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday a week before his death in Pittsburgh on November 21, 1937. He was buried according to his request, attired in his Grand Army of the Republic Uniform.

[edit] External link

• Baseball-Reference.com - career playing statistics and managing record

[edit] References

• The New York Times, November 23, 1937, Page 23, Column 6
• The 1996 MacMillan Digital Baseball Encyclopedia
• The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball, 1963 Edition