Thomas Alphonso Albright

Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Negro Leagues during the 1920s and 1930s. He was born as Thomas Alphonso Albright to Will Cook and his wife Louella Cook in Crockett, Texas, on December 23, 1909. He was educated locally in high school before pursuing a professional baseball career. He played as a pitcher with the Bacharach Giants making his professional debut with them in 1929. The 5'1" and 175lbs pitcher also played with the New York Cubans in 1936. His 162 Game Average consisted of 0 Wins, 19 Losses, .000 Win Percentage, 53 Games, 15 Games Started, 0 Games Finished, 11 Complete Games, 0 Shutouts, 4 Saves, 206.2 Innings Pitched, 208 Runs, 178 Earned Runs, 321 Hits, 26 Homeruns, 64 Walks, 53 Strikeouts, 0 Wild Pitches, 0 Balks, 4 Batters Hit By Pitch, 967 Batters Faced, 7.74 Earned Run Average, and 65 Adjusted ERA. During his professional baseball career, he also exceeded rookie limits during the 1929 baseball season. After finishing his professional baseball career he worked as a clerk, a soda dispenser in a drug store, and a laborer for the railroad in the Denver, Colorado, area. During World War II, he was also drafted while working for Union Pacific Railroad in Denver, Colorado. He passed away in Denver, Colorado, on June 29, 1986, at the age of 76. Following his death, he was buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. He was married to Izetta Jewel Dickson Albright (1911-1992), in Denver, Colorado, on June 14, 1928, and they were together until his death on June 29, 1986, at the age of 76. The couple had three children together, Thomasina, Louis, and Donald. His wife Izetta passed away on June 14, 1992, at the age of 80, and she is also buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.