Albert C. Buckenberger (January 31, 1861 – July 1, 1917) was an American

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Early life

Buckenberger was born in

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, and began his career as an

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, and then manager for minor league teams in the Midwest.

Major career

In 1889 he became manager of the '' Columbus Solons'' of the American Association for two seasons. After a year at the minor league

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''Cornhuskers'' he joined the

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'' from 1892 to 1894, and then the ''

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'' for a year. He managed the ''

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'', and the '' Syracuse Stars'' of the Eastern League for a year each, taking Syracuse to a first place finish in 1897. He then managed the Eastern League '' Rochester Bronchos'' from 1899 to 1901, finishing first-second-first. Following this he rejoined the National League as manager of the ''

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'' from 1902 to 1904. He returned to Rochester between 1905 and 1908. Al Buckenberger also served as club president at Pittsburgh. His biggest successes were finishing second in the American Association in 1890 and finishing second in the National League at Pittsburgh in 1893.

Later life

After his major league days he was part of a group, together with Francis Richter, editor of Sporting Life, and fellow manager Billy Barnie that tried and failed to resurrect the American Association. Buckenberger died at age 56 in

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Managerial record

References

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External links

Baseball-Reference.com
– career managing record
Al Buckenberger obituary
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