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{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (1869–1962)}} |
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{{Infobox baseball biography |
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|name=Bert Abbey |
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|image=Bert_abbey_brooklyn_photo.jpg |
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1869|11|11}} |
|birth_date={{Birth date|1869|11|11}} |
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|birth_place=[[Essex, Vermont]] |
|birth_place=[[Essex, Vermont]] |
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|death_date={{death date and age|1962|6|11|1869|11|11}} |
|death_date={{death date and age|1962|6|11|1869|11|11}} |
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|death_place=[[Essex Junction, Vermont]] |
|death_place=[[Essex Junction, Vermont]] |
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|debutleague = MLB |
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|debutdate=June 14 |
|debutdate=June 14 |
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|debutyear=1892 |
|debutyear=1892 |
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|debutteam=Washington Senators |
|debutteam=Washington Senators |
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|finalleague = MLB |
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|finaldate=September 23 |
|finaldate=September 23 |
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|finalyear=1896 |
|finalyear=1896 |
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|finalteam=Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
|finalteam=Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
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|stat2label=[[Earned run average]] |
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|stat2value=4.52 |
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|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s |
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*[[Washington Senators (1891-1899)|Washington Senators]] ({{By|1892}}) |
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*[[Chicago Cubs|Chicago Colts]] ({{By|1893}}-{{By|1895}}) |
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*[[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Grooms/Bridegrooms]] ({{By|1895}}-{{By|1896}}) |
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==Baseball debut== |
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⚫ | Abbey first began playing baseball as a freshman in college when he recruited fellow students to form the [[Vermont Catamounts]] (UVM) team.<ref name="UVM">"[http://www.uvm.edu/~sportspr/?Page=hofinducteesbios.html&SM=achievementsmenu.html Catamount Accomplishments : Athletics : University of Vermont]." ''[[University of Vermont]].'' April 13, 2006.{{dead link|date=January 2010}}</ref> At UVM, he made the baseball and training program progress fast with his presence as player, coach and captain. He graduated in 1891 from UVM and the year after, Abbey's team at the University won almost every game they played including games against professional teams.<ref>Thomas, John D. (2005) ''University of Vermont, VT''. Arcadia Publishing. p.45. ISBN 0-7385-3777-2.</ref> |
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⚫ | After his graduation, Abbey was drafted by the [[Washington Senators ( |
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⚫ | After his graduation, Abbey was drafted by the [[Washington Senators (1891-1899)|Washington Senators]] where he pitched 14 games before being sold to the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. He was then sent down to the farm team in [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. In {{By|1893}}, the Chicago Colts bought his services and he remained there until 1895 when he moved to the [[Brooklyn Grooms]] |
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==Death and legacy== |
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Abbey died at the age of 92 in [[Essex Junction, Vermont]] less than a year after suffering a heart attack.<ref>O'Connor, Pat."[http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=7&bid=1432 Bert Abbey Biography] |
Abbey died at the age of 92 in [[Essex Junction, Vermont]] less than a year after suffering a heart attack.<ref>O'Connor, Pat."[http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=7&bid=1432 Bert Abbey Biography]." ''[[SABR]].'' Retrieved October 25, 2006.</ref> He is buried at the [[Mountain View Cemetery (Essex Junction, Vermont)|Mountain View Cemetery]] in Essex Junction.<ref name="baseballalmanac">"[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=abbeybe01 Bert Abbey Baseball Stats]." ''[[Baseball Almanac]].'' April 13, 2006.</ref> |
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He was posthumously inducted into UVM's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.<ref name="UVM"/> |
He was posthumously inducted into UVM's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.<ref name="UVM"/> |
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==Quotation== |
==Quotation== |
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* ''"Baseball's okay in college, but no place for a man with brain!"''<ref name="UVM"/> |
* ''"Baseball's okay in college, but no place for a man with brain!"''<ref name="UVM"/> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Major League Baseball]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Baseballstats|br=a/abbeybe01|fangraphs=1000006|brm=abbey-001ber |
{{Baseballstats | br=a/abbeybe01 | fangraphs=1000006 |brm=abbey-001ber}} |
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7377185 FindAGrave.com] |
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*{{Find a Grave|7377185|Bert Abbey}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Abbey, Bert |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = November 29, 1869 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Essex, Vermont]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = June 11, 1962 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Essex Junction, Vermont]] |
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[[Category:1869 births]] |
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[[Category:1962 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Vermont Academy alumni]] |
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[[Category:Major League Baseball pitchers]] |
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[[Category:Baseball players from Vermont]] |
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[[Category:Washington Senators ( |
[[Category:Washington Senators (1891–99) players]] |
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[[Category:Chicago Colts players]] |
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[[Category:Brooklyn Grooms players]] |
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[[Category:Montreal Royals players]] |
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[[Category:19th-century baseball players]] |
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[[Category:Vermont Catamounts baseball coaches]] |
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[[Category:Vermont Catamounts baseball players]] |
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[[Category:Cardiovascular disease deaths in Vermont]] |
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[[Category:Burials in Vermont]] |
[[Category:Burials in Vermont]] |