Albert Toney

Baseball player

Albert Toney
Shortstop
Born: (1879-03-03)March 3, 1879 DuQuoin, Illinois
Died: (1931-10-26)October 26, 1931 Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right
debut
1901, for the Chicago Union Giants
Last appearance
1916, for the Chicago Giants

Teams
Chicago Union Giants (1901–1908) Algona Brownies (1902–1903)^[1]^[2] Leland Giants (1906) ^[3] Kansas City Royal Giants (1910) Chicago Giants (1912–1916) French Lick Plutos (1912) Chicago American Giants (1912)

Albert Toney (March 3, 1879 – October 26, 1931) was an American baseball shortstop in the pre-Negro leagues. He played most seasons for Chicago teams such as Chicago Union Giants,^[3] Leland Giants,^[3] and Chicago Giants.

Toney played with many popular players of the day, including Rube Foster, Dangerfield Talbert, Henry W. Moore, Chappie Johnson, William Binga, Walter Ball.^[3]

References

^ "Algona Brownies Win the Big Game" Webster City Tribune, Webster City, IA, Friday, September 5, 1902, Page 12, Columns 4 and 5
^ "The Algona Brownies, Most Famous Afro American Team" St. Paul Appeal, St. Paul, Minnesota, September 19, 1903, Page 3, Columns 2 and 3
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Frank Lelands' Chicago Giants Base Ball Club" Fraternal Printing Company, 1910