John Puhl
| John Puhl | |||
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| Third Baseman | |||
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Born: July 10, 1876 Brooklyn, New York | |||
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Died: August 24, 1900 (aged 24) Bayonne, New Jersey | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| October 13, 1898, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 31, 1899, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .182 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs Batted in | 1 | ||
| Teams | |||
John G. Puhl (July 10, 1876 – August 24, 1900) was an American professional baseball player from Brooklyn, New York who appeared in three games over two seasons with the New York Giants from 1898 to 1899.[1]
He began his professional baseball career with the New London Whalers of the Connecticut State League in 1898 at the age of 21. He played for the Whalers from May 4 until September 10 then was signed by the New York Giants of the National League.[2] Puhl appeared in two games for the Giants as their third baseman, collecting two hits in nine at bats, scored one run and had one run batted in.[1]
In 1899, Puhl returned to the Connecticut League to play for the Bridgeport Orators, and appeared in 19 games and had a .145 batting average.[2] Later in season, he again signed with the Giants, playing one game at third base, and went hitless in two at bats.[1]
Puhl died at the age of 24 of Pulmonary Tubercular Phthisis in Bayonne, New Jersey, and is interred at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "John Puhl". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- 1 2 "John Puhl (minors)". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Too Young To Die". thedeadballera.com. TheDeadBallEra. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference