Al Weston

Alfred John Weston (December 11, 1905 – November 13, 1997) was a professional baseball player with the Boston Braves and quarterback of the Boston College football team.[1]

Al Weston
Weston pictured in Sub Turri 1929, Boston College yearbook
Pinch hitter
Born: (1905-12-11)December 11, 1905
Lynn, Massachusetts
Died: November 13, 1997(1997-11-13) (aged 91)
San Diego, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 29, 1929, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 8, 1929, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Games played3
At bats2
Strikeouts2
Teams

Baseball

After graduating from Boston College in June 1929, Weston signed as a free agent with the Boston Braves. He made his major league debut on July 7, 1929. He would only play in three games over two days, going 0 for 3 in three pinch hitting appearances, striking out twice.[2] He played the rest of the 1929 and 1930 seasons with the Providence Grays. He hit .235/~.305/.315 in 62 games for them in 1929 and fielded .981 at first base. In 1930, he batted .322 with 7 HR and 60 RBI. In 1931 his contract was sold to the Richmond Byrds,[3] but he did not report.

In 1931, he played summer baseball for Orleans in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was back in the league in 1933 playing first base for the Provincetown team in its only season in the league.[4][5][6]

Football

Weston was an All-America football player known for being a fine running quarterback. He was the starting quartback on the undefeated 1928 Eagle team that won the Eastern Football Championship. He was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1970.[7] He held the BC single season record for touchdowns (12) from 1926–1973.[8]

References
  1. "Al Weston" BC Eagles site. Retrieved 2015-08-20. Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Al Weston Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  3. "NewspaperARCHIVE.com - Search old newspaper articles online". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  4. "LINEUPS FOR SEASON ARE ANNOUNCED". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. July 4, 1931. p. 7.
  5. "On the Diamond". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 30, 1931. p. 8.
  6. "Pot Shots". Falmouth Enterprise. Falmouth, MA. July 20, 1933. p. 8.
  7. Player Bio: Al Weston ::
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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