Mark Koenig

Mark Koenig Stats & Facts

ByTom

Mark Koenig Essentials Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second BasemanBats: Both  •  Throws: Right6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)Born: July 19, 1904 in San Francisco, CA usDied: April 22, 1993 in Willows, CABuried: CrematedHigh School: Lowell HS (San Francisco, CA)Debut: September 8, 1925 (6,237th in major league history)vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 27, 1936vs. BRO 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBRookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 seasonFull…

Philadelphia Phillies trade Triple Crown winner Chuck Klein to the Chicago Cubs

Philadelphia Phillies trade Triple Crown winner Chuck Klein to the Chicago Cubs

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On November 21, 1933, the Philadelphia Phillies trade Triple Crown winner Chuck Klein to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Mark Koenig, outfielder Harvey Hendrick, and pitcher Ted Kleinhans, plus $125,000. Klein, who batted .368 with 28 home runs and 120 RBIs. Hendrick will play one year with the Phillies, while Koenig and Hendrick quickly go…

In front of 55,000 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Indians tally nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to rout the Bronx Bombers in the nightcap, 14-6. The Tribe’s comeback is assisted by two New York errors, including a miscue by Mark Koenig on a ground ball to short that would have ended the game.

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In front of 55,000 fans at Yankee Stadium, the Indians tally nine runs with two outs in the ninth inning to rout the Bronx Bombers in the nightcap, 14-6. The Tribe’s comeback is assisted by two New York errors, including a miscue by Mark Koenig on a ground ball to short that would have ended the game.

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At Cleveland’s League Park the first game in major league history in which players from both teams wear numbers on the back of their jerseys.

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At Cleveland’s League Park, the Indians defeat the Yankees, 4 – 3, in the first game in major league history in which players from both teams wear numbers on the back of their jerseys.

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Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia A’s pops out in final plate appearance

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  On September 11, 1928,  In the Yankees’ 5 – 3 win at Yankee Stadium, Ty Cobb makes his last appearance as a batter, popping out against Yankee Hank Johnson to SS Mark Koenig as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Babe Ruth’s two-run clout, off Lefty Grove in the 8th, seals the win for New York. The Bronx Bombers seal the fate of the A’s with their 4th straight win…

Yankees win World Series on Walk Off Wild Pitch
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Yankees win World Series on Walk Off Wild Pitch

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In the bottom of the ninth of Game 4, Pirates right-hander Johnny Miljus loads the bases with no out, but gets Lou Gehrig to strike out swinging and strikes out Bob Meusel looking. The 32 year-old Pittsburgh hurler, facing Tony Lazzeri with two outs and a 0-1 count, throws a wild pitch, and Earle Combs races home with the winning run to give the Yankees the Fall Classic sweep of the Bucs and the team’s second world championship.

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Tony Lazzeri drives in winning run in 10th to give NY a 3-2 game lead in Series

ByTom

VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Octover 7, 1926 – Game 5 of the World Series, with the Series tied at 2-2‚ 39‚552 pack Sportsman’s Park to watch Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel duel again. The Cards score first on a double by Jim Bottomley and single by Les Bell. Ragged play costs the Cards…