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|Headline=Al Pratt learns baseball in the army
|Headline=Al Pratt learns baseball in the army
|Salience=3
|Salience=3
|Tags=Civil War, Military,
|Tags=Civil War, Military
|Location=Virginia,  
|Location=Virginia,
|Immediacy of Report=Retrospective
|Immediacy of Report=Retrospective
|Age of Players=Adult
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|Sources=<p>Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 17, 1895.</p>
|Sources=<p>Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 17, 1895.</p>
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Reviewed=Yes
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|Has Supplemental Text=No
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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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