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August Peterson Alberts (September 1860 – May 7, 1912) was an American
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in
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from 1884 to 1891. He played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1884), Cleveland Blues (1888), and the
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(1891) of the American Association and very briefly for the
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of the
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(1884). Alberts threw and batted right-handed. He was 5'6 ½" and 180 lbs. In 120 games he batted .197 (84-for-426) and scored 62 runs. An average
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and
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for the times, he had a
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of .867. Of the 120 appearances, 102 of those games were with the Cleveland Blues in 1888. With them, he had a .206 batting average and 26
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s. Alberts was born in
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. He died suddenly at 52 near the Brunswick Flats area in Idaho Springs, Colorado. He had resided in Alice, Idaho Springs, when he suddenly became ill with
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and was taken to Idaho Springs to recuperate. Alberts ventured onto the streets just an hour before dying and was ordered to return inside by a physician. He worked in the mines known as the Chesapeake group located between Alice and St. Mary. He was employed by the Clara Exploration and Development Company. He was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.Baseball Almanac player page
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References

*The Idaho Springs Siftings-News, Idaho Springs, Colorado, Saturday, May 11, 1912 *The 1996 MacMillan Baseball Encyclopedia Digital Edition


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alberts, Gus 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Major League Baseball infielders Pittsburgh Alleghenys (AA) players Washington Nationals (UA) players Cleveland Spiders players Milwaukee Brewers (1891) players Baseball players from Reading, Pennsylvania Wilmington Quicksteps (minor league) players Allentown Dukes players Reading Actives players Albany Senators players Binghamton Bingoes players Toronto Canucks players Houston Babies players Houston Red Stockings players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Milwaukee Creams players Kansas City Cowboys (minor league) players Oshkosh Indians players Rockford Reds players St. Joseph Saints players 1860 births 1912 deaths