Will Koenigsmark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Will Koenigsmark

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1896

Place of Birth: Belleville, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jul-1972

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Will Koenigsmark

  • Willis Thomas Koenigsmark (February 27, 1896 – July 1, 1972) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played one game in 1919 with the St.
  • Louis Cardinals.
  • Koenigsmark, who batted and threw right-handed, came in as a reliever in the top of the eighth on September 10, 1919 against the Brooklyn Robins with an 11-2 lead.
  • He walked a batter, then gave up two consecutive hits -- and was then relieved, and never played in the majors again.
  • The Cardinals hung on to win the game 11-8, in front of a crowd of only 500 fans.
  • As two of the runners Koenigsmark allowed came around to score, Koenigsmark retired with an ERA of infinity. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and died in Waterloo, Illinois.

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