Al Reach

Right fielder

Born: May 25, 1840
London, England

Died: January 14, 1928 (aged 87)
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Batted: Left

Threw: Left

MLB debut

May 20, 1871, for the Philadelphia Athletics

Last MLB appearance

May 21, 1875, for the Philadelphia Athletics

MLB statistics

Batting average

.247

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

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)

Alfred James Reach (May 25, 1840 – January 14, 1928)^[1] 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,^[2] Al Reach was a regular for the champion Eckford club of Brooklyn in the early 1860s before moving to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1865.^[2] When the National Association began, he helped them win the first professional baseball pennant in 1871.^[3] Upon his retirement from playing in 1875, he helped found the Philadelphia Phillies franchise. Reach served as team president from 1883 to 1899.^[2] Later, similar to Al Spalding, Reach formed a sporting goods company and earned millions. In fact, he sold his company to Spalding in 1889.^[2]

Reach kept his interest in the Phillies franchise, selling out in 1899 to his longtime partner, John Rogers.^[2] Reach died at age 87 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.^[1]

References

1 2 "Al Reach". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 History for Alfred James Reach at webcemetaries.com
↑ Al Reach Statistics at baseball-reference.com

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Al Reach at Find a Grave

Records
Preceded by Al Barker	Oldest recognized verified living baseball player September 15, 1912 – January 14, 1928	Succeeded by Harry Berthrong

Philadelphia Phillies managers

Bob Ferguson (1883)
Blondie Purcell (1883)
Harry Wright (1884–1890)
Jack Clements (1890)
Al Reach (1890)
Bob Allen (1890)
Harry Wright (1891–1893)
Arthur Irwin (1894–1895)
Billy Nash (1896)
George Stallings (1897–1898)
Bill Shettsline (1898–1902)
Chief Zimmer (1903)
Hugh Duffy (1904–1906)
Billy Murray (1907–1909)
Red Dooin (1910–1914)
Pat Moran (1915–1918)
Jack Coombs (1919)
Gavvy Cravath (1919–1920)
Bill Donovan (1921)
Kaiser Wilhelm (1921–1922)
Art Fletcher (1923–1926)
Stuffy McInnis (1927)
Burt Shotton (1928–1933)
Jimmy Wilson (1934–1938)
Hans Lobert (1938)
Doc Prothro (1939–1941)
Hans Lobert (1942)
Bucky Harris (1943)
Freddie Fitzsimmons (1943–1945)
Ben Chapman (1945–1948)
Dusty Cooke (1948)
Eddie Sawyer (1948–1952)
Steve O'Neill (1952–1954)
Terry Moore (1954)
Mayo Smith (1955–1958)
Eddie Sawyer (1958–1960)
Andy Cohen (1960)
Gene Mauch (1960–1968)
Bob Skinner (1968–1969)
George Myatt (1969)
Frank Lucchesi (1970–1972)
Paul Owens (1972)
Danny Ozark (1973–1979)
Dallas Green (1979–1981)
Pat Corrales (1982–1983)
Paul Owens (1983–1984)
John Felske (1985–1987)
Lee Elia (1987–1988)
John Vukovich (1988)
Nick Leyva (1989–1991)
Jim Fregosi (1991–1996)
Terry Francona (1997–2000)
Larry Bowa (2001–2004)
Gary Varsho (2004)
Charlie Manuel (2005–2013)
Ryne Sandberg (2013–2015)
Pete Mackanin (2015–)

Principal owners of the Philadelphia Phillies franchise

Al Reach & John Rogers John Rogers James Potter Charles Phelps Taft Bill Shettsline Israel Wilson Durham Horace Fogel William Baker Gerald Nugent William D. Cox Bob Carpenter, Sr. Bob Carpenter, Jr. Ruly Carpenter Bill Giles & David Montgomery John S. Middleton & Jim & Pete Buck

Philadelphia Athletics 1871 National Association Champions

George Bechtel Ned Cuthbert Wes Fisler George Heubel Fergy Malone Dick McBride Levi Meyerle John Radcliff Al Reach Count Sensenderfer

Manager: Dick McBride

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