:Al Maul

{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (1865–1958)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name = Al Maul

|image =

|caption =

|position = Pitcher / Outfielder

|birth_date = {{birth date|1865|10|9}}

|birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1958|5|3|1865|10|9}}

|death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|bats = Right

|throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = June 20

|debutyear = 1884

|debutteam = Philadelphia Keystones

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate = September 9

|finalyear = 1901

|finalteam = New York Giants

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label = Win–loss record

|stat1value = 84–80

|stat2label = Earned run average

|stat2value = 4.45

|stat3label = Strikeouts

|stat3value = 352

|stat4label = Batting average

|stat4value = .241

|teams =

• Philadelphia Keystones (1884)
• Philadelphia Quakers (1887)
• Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1888–1889)
• Pittsburgh Burghers (1890)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (1891)
• Washington Senators (1893–1897)
• Baltimore Orioles (1897–1898)
• Brooklyn Superbas (1899)
• Philadelphia Phillies (1900)
• New York Giants (1901)

|highlights =

• NL ERA leader (1895)

}}

Albert Joseph "Smiling Al" Maul (October 9, 1865 – May 3, 1958) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher and outfielder over parts of 15 seasons (1884–1901) in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Keystones, Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Pittsburgh Burghers, Washington Senators,{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35541683/six_senators_are_shy/ |title=Six Senators Are Shy |work=Washington Times |page=3 |date=1896-03-31 |access-date=2019-09-02 |via=Newspapers.com}} Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas, and New York Giants. He led the National League in earned run average in 1895 while playing for Washington. For his career, he compiled an 84–80 record in 188 appearances, with a 4.45 ERA and 352 strikeouts. Maul was born in Philadelphia, and died there at the age of 92. At the time of his death, Maul was the last surviving participant of the Union Association.