Albie Pearson

Albie Pearson

Albert Gregory ("Albie") Pearson (born September 12, 1934 in Alhambra, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Washington Senators (1958–59), Baltimore Orioles (1959–60) and Los Angeles/California Angels (1961–66). One of the smallest MLB players of his era, he stood 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall, weighed 140 pounds (64 kg), and batted and threw left-handed. At the time of his rookie season with the Senators, he was the shortest player in Major League Baseball.

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