Alfred James Reach (May 25, 1840 – January 14, 1928) was an Anglo-American sportsman who, after becoming one of the early stars of baseball in the National Association, went on to become an influential executive, publisher, sporting goods manufacturer and spokesman for the sport.
Born in London,[1] Reach was a regular for the champion Eckford club of Brooklyn in the early 1860s before moving to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1865.[1] When the National Association began, he helped them win the first professional baseball pennant in 1871.[2] Upon his retirement from playing in 1875, he helped found the Philadelphia Phillies franchise. Reach served as team president from 1883 to 1899.[1] Later, similarly to Albert Spalding, Reach formed a sporting goods company and earned millions. In fact, he sold his company to Spalding in 1889.[1] Reach was the trade name used on the game balls for the American League until 1976.
reach, alfred, james, reach, 1840, january, 1928, anglo, american, sportsman, after, becoming, early, stars, baseball, national, association, went, become, influential, executive, publisher, sporting, goods, manufacturer, spokesman, sport, right, fielderborn, . Alfred James Reach May 25 1840 January 14 1928 was an Anglo American sportsman who after becoming one of the early stars of baseball in the National Association went on to become an influential executive publisher sporting goods manufacturer and spokesman for the sport Al ReachRight fielderBorn 1840 05 25 May 25 1840London EnglandDied January 14 1928 1928 01 14 aged 87 Atlantic City New Jersey U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutMay 20 1871 for the Philadelphia AthleticsLast MLB appearanceMay 21 1875 for the Philadelphia AthleticsMLB statisticsBatting average 247Home runs0Runs batted in56Teams National Association of Base Ball Players Brooklyn Eckfords 1861 1864 Philadelphia Athletics 1865 1870 League player Philadelphia Athletics 1871 1875 League manager Philadelphia Phillies 1890 Born in London 1 Reach was a regular for the champion Eckford club of Brooklyn in the early 1860s before moving to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1865 1 When the National Association began he helped them win the first professional baseball pennant in 1871 2 Upon his retirement from playing in 1875 he helped found the Philadelphia Phillies franchise Reach served as team president from 1883 to 1899 1 Later similarly to Albert Spalding Reach formed a sporting goods company and earned millions In fact he sold his company to Spalding in 1889 1 Reach was the trade name used on the game balls for the American League until 1976 Reach kept his interest in the Phillies franchise selling to a syndicate led by James Potter in 1903 3 Reach died at age 87 in Atlantic City New Jersey and is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania historical marker was dedicated on April 4 2003 at 1820 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia for Reach s contribution to baseball 4 Alfred J Reach Historical MarkerReferences Edit a b c d History for Alfred James Reach Archived 2012 04 28 at the Wayback Machine at webcemetaries com Al Reach Statistics at baseball reference com Society in Baseball The New York Times March 1 1903 Pennsylvania Historical Marker Search PHMC Retrieved 3 November 2018 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Al Reach at Find a Grave RecordsPreceded byAl Barker Oldest recognized verified living baseball playerSeptember 15 1912 January 14 1928 Succeeded byHarry Berthrong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Reach amp oldid 1160534050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
