Victor Albury (May 12, 1947 – April 18, 2017) was a professional
baseball
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pitcher
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. He played in four seasons with the
Minnesota Twins
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, appearing in 101 games and amassing a career record of 18–17. In , Albury finished ninth in the
American League
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in walks allowed, with 97. Albury was selected by the
Cleveland Indians
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in the ninth round (173rd overall) of the
1965 draft out of
Key West High School, but never played in the majors with the Indians.
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1947 births
2017 deaths
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Baseball players from Monroe County, Florida
Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
Dubuque Packers players
Key West Padres players
Leones del Caracas players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Lodi Padres players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Minnesota Twins players
Puerto Rico Boricuas players
Salt Lake City Bees players
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Sportspeople from Key West, Florida
Syracuse Chiefs players
Tacoma Twins players
Key West High School alumni
20th-century American sportsmen
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