About Al Flair
Lived 1916 – 1988 (aged 72). Al Flair was an American baseball player.
Albert Dell Flair (July 24, 1916 – July 26, 1988) nicknamed "Broadway", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 195 lb., Flair batted and threw left-handed. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In one-season career, Flair was a .200 hitter (6-for-30) with three runs and two RBI in 10 games, including two doubles, one triple, and one stolen base. He did not hit a home run.
Flair played first base for the New Orleans Pelicans, a Pittsburgh Pirates farm team, in the Double-A Southern Association for several years following WWII, where he was the team's leading home-run hitter. Following his retirement from baseball he became a referee in college basketball games.
Flair died in his home of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1988.
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Who was Al Flair?
American baseball player (1916-1988)
When was Al Flair born?
Al Flair was born on 24 July 1916 in New Orleans.
When did Al Flair die?
Al Flair died on 26 July 1988 in New Orleans.
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Al Flair was a baseball player.
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Al Flair was American.
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