Pip Koehler
Pip Koehler | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Gilbert, Pennsylvania | January 16, 1902|
Died: December 8, 1986 Tacoma, Washington | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 22, 1925, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 12, 1925, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
RBI | 0 |
Teams | |
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Horace Levering "Pip" Koehler (January 16, 1902 – December 8, 1986) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and professional basketball player.
Baseball
Koehler played only one season (1925) with the New York Giants. He was a small athlete at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 165 pounds, who threw and batted right-handed. Koehler attended Penn State University. On April 22, 1925, Koehler made his big league debut at the age of 23. He ended up appearing in only 12 games and collecting 2 at-bats. He struck out once and scored one run, but didn't collect a single hit. Used primarily as a pinch runner, Koehler was flawless in the field. He played his final game on September 12, 1925. Koehler died on December 8, 1986. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery in Tacoma, Washington.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1902 births
- 1986 deaths
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Penn State Nittany Lions baseball players
- Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players
- Player-coaches
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- American baseball outfielder, 1900s birth stubs