Abel Lizotte
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Abel Lizotte was a Major League Baseball
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 first baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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 in 1896.

He made his major league debut on September 17, 1896 and he played in his final game on September 26 of that year. In seven big league games, he hit .103 with three runs scored and three RBI. He collected three hits in 29 at bat
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Lizotte also spent 10 seasons in the minor leagues, hitting .292 in 1,023 games. In 1895, with the Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons
Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball)
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, Lizotte hit .333 with 111 runs and 29 triples in 109 games. In 1901, with the Wheeling Stogies, Lizotte hit .330 in 127 games. In 1907 and 1908, he managed the minor league Wilkes-Barre Barons
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The Wilkes-Barre Barons were a minor league team that existed on and off from 1888 to 1955. They began in the Central League in 1888, but the league disbanded after that season. Their next incarnation came about in 1905, when they began playing in the New York State League. They played in that...

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He was interred at St. Mary Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre following his death.

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