Allie Watt
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Albert Bailey "Allie" Watt (December 12, 1899 - March 15, 1968) was a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 player who played in with the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

. Watt was the brother of former Major Leaguer, Frank Watt
Frank Watt (baseball)
Frank Marion Watt was an American professional baseball pitcher. Watt played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . In 38 career games, he had a 5-5 record with a 4.84 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed....

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He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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 and died in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
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Watt is doubly notable because he is one of the few real players whose name is in the correct position in the famous Who's on First?
Who's on First?
Who's on First? is a vaudeville comedy routine made most famous by Abbott and Costello. In Abbott and Costello's version, the premise of the routine is that Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team to Costello, but their names and nicknames can be interpreted as non-responsive answers...

 comedy routine (Watt played second base).

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