Bert Abbey
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Bert Wood Abbey was a Major League
baseball
pitcher
. He was born in Essex, VT
.
's Catamounts (UVM) team. At UVM, he made the baseball and training program progress fast with his presence as player, coach and captain. He graduated in 1891 from UVM and the year after, Abbey's team at the University won almost every game they played including games against professional teams.
where he pitched 14 games before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates
. He was then sent down to the farm team in Macon
, Georgia
. In , the Chicago Colts bought his services and he remained there until 1895 when he moved to the Brooklyn Grooms
Abbey remained with the team (renamed the Bridegrooms) for one more season. His last game was played on September 23, 1896, in Montreal
, Quebec
.
Abbey died at the age of 92 in Essex Junction, Vermont
less than a year after suffering a heart attack. He is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Essex Junction.
He was posthumously inducted into UVM's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.
Major League Baseball
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
pitcher
Pitcher
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. He was born in Essex, VT
Essex, Vermont
Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 19,587 at the 2010 census.By population, Essex is the largest town in Vermont, and the second-largest municipality .-Government:...
.
Baseball debut
Abbey first began playing baseball as a freshman in college when he recruited fellow students to form the University of VermontUniversity of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
's Catamounts (UVM) team. At UVM, he made the baseball and training program progress fast with his presence as player, coach and captain. He graduated in 1891 from UVM and the year after, Abbey's team at the University won almost every game they played including games against professional teams.
Major League career
After his graduation, Abbey was drafted by the Washington SenatorsWashington Senators (1891-1899)
The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals. The team played at Boundary Field....
where he pitched 14 games before being sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
. He was then sent down to the farm team in Macon
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. In , the Chicago Colts bought his services and he remained there until 1895 when he moved to the Brooklyn Grooms
Abbey remained with the team (renamed the Bridegrooms) for one more season. His last game was played on September 23, 1896, in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
Abbey died at the age of 92 in Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Junction is a village in the town of Essex in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 8,591 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on November 15, 1892....
less than a year after suffering a heart attack. He is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Essex Junction.
He was posthumously inducted into UVM's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969.