Albert Toney (March 3, 1879 – October 26, 1931) was an American

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in the pre-

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. He played most seasons for

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teams such as

Chicago Union Giants The Leland Giants, originally the Chicago Union Giants, were a Negro league baseball team that competed independently during the first decade of the 20th century. The team was formed via a merge of the Chicago Unions and the Chicago Columbia Gi ...

Leland Giants The Leland Giants, originally the Chicago Union Giants, were a Negro league baseball team that competed independently during the first decade of the 20th century. The team was formed via a merge of the Chicago Unions and the Chicago Columbia Gia ...

, and

Chicago Giants The Chicago Giants were a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois which played in the Negro leagues from 1910 to 1921. History The team was founded by Frank Leland after he and his partner, Rube Foster, split up the Leland Gi ...

. Toney played with many popular players of the day, including

Rube Foster Andrew "Rube" Foster (September 17, 1879 – December 9, 1930) was an American baseball player, manager, and executive in the Negro leagues. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Foster is considered by sports historians to hav ...

, Dangerfield Talbert, Henry W. Moore,

Chappie Johnson George "Chappie" Johnson Jr. (May 8, 1877 – August 17, 1949) was an American baseball catcher and field manager in the Negro leagues. He played for many successful teams from 1895 to 1920 and he crossed racial boundaries as a teacher and c ...

William Binga William H. Binga (February 26, 1869 – October 14, 1950) was an American third baseman, catcher and manager (baseball), manager in the pre-Negro league baseball era. Born in Michigan, Binga played most of his career in Chicago, Illinois, Phi ...

, Walter Ball.

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