Len Koenecke

Len Koenecke
Outfielder
Born: (1904-01-18)January 18, 1904
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Died: September 17, 1935(1935-09-17) (aged 31)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
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 runs22
Runs batted in114
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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.