Dangerfield Talbert
Dangerfield F. Talbert was an American baseball third baseman in the pre-Negro leagues.
Early life
Talbert was born in Platte [City, Missouri] in 1878. His family moved to North Omaha, Nebraska, when he was about six years old. Attending Lake School, Talbert began his career as a baseball player at Omaha [Central High School|Omaha High School] as a catcher when he was 16 years old.Career
Going to Chicago in 1900 signing with W. S. Peters' Chicago Unions, Talbert played third base where he stayed for most of his career. He played mostly for Chicago teams, with the exception of a couple years with the Algona Brownies of Iowa. He also played a winter season with the Cuban X-Giants and returned again for regular season play with the Leland Giants.Talbert played with the Leland Giants until a court battle split the team in 1910. Wright went with Frank Leland to the Chicago Giants and played there in 1910. He was released from his contract from the Chicago Giants in late July, but returned in 1911.
Playing with and against many well-known names of the day, Talbert's contemporaries included Rube Foster, Sol White, Henry W. Moore, William Binga, Walter Ball, and Charles "Joe" Green.
In 1913, Talbert was diagnosed with consumption, today known as tuberculosis and in May 1913, his friend and former teammate Rube Foster held a benefit baseball game for Talbert raising a reported $265. Omaha baseball supporters also held a benefit four months later at an Omaha ballpark.