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Al Pratt learns baseball in the army

Salience Peripheral
Tags Civil War, Military
Location Virginia
Immediacy of Report Retrospective
Age of Players Adult
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Noted ballplayer and manager Al Pratt was interviewed in 1895. Pratt stated "Yes, it is true.... that I learned to play ball while in the army." Pratt notes he served in the 61st PA Infantry and was present at the siege of Petersburg.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 17, 1895.

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