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Alvin Atlas Montgomery (July 3, 1920 – April 26, 1942) was a
catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...
in
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
. He played for the
Boston Braves The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball club that originated in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, and played from 1871 to 1952. Afterwards they moved to History of the Atlanta Braves#Milwaukee, Milwaukee (and became the Milwaukee Braves). ...
in 1941."Al Montgomery Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-23. He appeared in the movie ''
The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou ...
'' as an uncredited extra, playing various catchers. Montgomery died in an automobile accident in
Waverly, Virginia Waverly is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,955. History Popular legend has it that William Mahone (1826–1895), builder of the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad (now N ...
on April 26, 1942.The Deadball Era - Accidents
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List of baseball players who died during their careers This is a list of baseball players who died during their careers. While some of these deaths occurred during a game, the majority were the result of accidents off the field, illnesses, acts of violence, or suicide. Repeated studies have shown tha ...


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