Otto Krueger (baseball)

Otto Krueger
Infielder
Born: (1876-09-17)September 17, 1876
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 20, 1961(1961-02-20) (aged 84)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1899, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1905, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.251
Home runs5
Runs batted in196
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Arthur William "Otto" Krueger (September 17, 1876 – February 20, 1961) was a Major League Baseball player. Krueger played from 1899 to 1905 with several teams. He batted and threw right-handed.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in St. Louis, Missouri.

Krueger was nicknamed "Oom Paul" after the president of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger, reflecting the strong American interest in the South African War.