Albert R. Tooley (August 30, 1886 in

Howell, Michigan Howell is the largest city in and county seat of Livingston County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2025 census, the city had a population of 9,914. The city is mostly surrounded by Howell Township, Michigan, Howell Township, but the two are ad ...

– August 17, 1976 in

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), was a professional baseball player who played

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for the

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during the 1911 and 1912 baseball seasons. He was the last known living player to have faced

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in a

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game, dying in 1976.

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