Len Koenecke | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Baraboo, Wisconsin | January 18, 1904|
Died: September 17, 1935 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | (aged 31)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 12, 1932, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 15, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .297 |
Home runs | 22 |
Runs batted in | 114 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Leonard George Koenecke (January 18, 1904 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA – September 17, 1935 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. He died of a blow to the head mid-flight at the hands of the pilot and a passenger after attempting to take control of an aircraft he had chartered.