Bert Yeabsley
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Robert Watkins "Bert" Yeabsley (December 17, 1893 to February 8, 1961) was a Major League Baseball
player. Yeabsley played for Philadelphia Phillies
in the season. He only played in three games in his one-year career, not having an at-bat in any of them.
Yeabsley also played professional football
from 1914 until 1919 for the Conshohocken Athletic Club
. In 1919, he played football for the Holmesburg Athletic Club
.
He was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player. Yeabsley played for Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
in the season. He only played in three games in his one-year career, not having an at-bat in any of them.
Yeabsley also played professional football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
from 1914 until 1919 for the Conshohocken Athletic Club
Conshohocken Athletic Club
The Conshohocken Athletic Club was a professional football team based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania from 1914 until 1920, when the club's financial problems made it impossible to field a team. In the fall of 1921, the newly established Conshohocken Athletic Association took over sponsorship of the...
. In 1919, he played football for the Holmesburg Athletic Club
Holmesburg Athletic Club
The Holmesburg Athletic Club was a professional football team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was in existence from around 1915 until 1923. The team laid claim to the Philadelphia City Championship in 1919 and 1920.-Alumni:...
.
He was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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