Al Thake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Al Thake

Major League Baseball player

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1849

Place of Birth: Wymondham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1872

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Albert Thake (September 21, 1849 – September 1, 1872) was an English professional baseball player who played left field for the 1872 Brooklyn Atlantics team of the NAPBBP.Thake died on September 1, 1872, when he drowned off the coast of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York while fishing.
Teammate and Manager Bob Ferguson arranged a benefit game that day in his memory.
The old Brooklyn Atlantics and Members of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings played against each other in the game.