John Ake
American baseball player (1861–1887) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Leckie Ake (August 29, 1861 – May 11, 1887) was an American Major League Baseball player who played as a third baseman for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association (AA). Before and after his Major league career, he played for many professional minor league baseball teams from 1881 until his death in 1887. Described as a good and popular player, he died when the boat he was travelling in capsized in the Mississippi River, and not knowing how to swim, he drowned.
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John Ake | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1861-08-29)August 29, 1861 Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: May 11, 1887(1887-05-11) (aged 25) La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 12, 1884, for the Baltimore Orioles (AA) | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 15, 1884, for the Baltimore Orioles (AA) | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .192 |
Home runss | 0 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
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