Albert Leon Mamaux was a professional baseball

Baseball

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 player and manager.

A right-handed pitcher

Pitcher

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 over parts of twelve seasons (1913–1924), Mamaux played mainly with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 and Brooklyn Robins

Los Angeles Dodgers

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. He led Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 with 21 wins in 1915 and 1916. During his career, he compiled a 76-67 with a 2.90 ERA

Earned run average

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. Meadows played on one National League

National League

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 pennant winner, the Robins, in 1920. He pitched four innings in the 1920 World Series

1920 World Series

-Game 1:Tuesday, October 5, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York-Game 2:Wednesday, October 6, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York-Game 3:Thursday, October 7, 1920 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York-Game 4:...

 for Brooklyn.

From 1926 to 1933, Mamaux pitched for the Newark Bears

Newark Bears

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 of the International League

International League

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. During the 1930 season, he replaced Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker

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 as team manager, and in 1932 led the Bears to the league title. The 1932 team, which featured 15 former and future New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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, had a record of 109-59 and is regarded as one of the best minor league teams in history. Mamaux also coached the Albany Senators

Albany Senators (minor league baseball)

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 from 1935–1936 and the Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University

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 baseball team from 1937 to 1942.

Mamaux, who was born in Pittsburgh, attended Duquesne University

Duquesne University

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...

 and spent 20 years during the off-season touring as a vaudeville

Vaudeville

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 singer and was known as "The Golden Voice Tenor." He died in Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica, California

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