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English: Albert Henry Bridwell ( January 4, 1884 in Friendship - January 23, 1969 in Portsmouth) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the a number of teams in the early 20th century, most notably the New York Giants, when the team was managed by John McGraw. Bridwell hit the single which caused the crucial "Merkle boner" running error of the 1908 season against the Chicago Cubs. The error ended up costing the Giants the pennant. He batted left-handed, and threw righty.
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Baseball card of Al Bridwell.

Source

Library of Congress, Baseball Cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/bbc.1673f

Date

1911

Author

Issued by: American Tobacco Company

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