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Template:Infobox MLB retired Albert Cohen, nicknamed "Alta," (December 25, 1908, in New York City - March 11, 2003, in Maplewood, New Jersey), is a former professional baseball player who played outfield from 1931-33 with the Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds.
Cohen’s father gave him the name Alta (Yiddish for “old”) as the traditional Jewish trick to fool the Angel of Death during the 1918 flu epidemic. In the majors, Alta’s teammates called him “Schoolboy.”
Cohen died at his home in Maplewood, New Jersey.
References
- "Oldest Brooklyn Dodgers' alumnus dies", The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 12, 2003. Accessed March 27, 2008.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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