Barney Koch
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Barnett Koch
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 140 lb.
- School University of Oregon
- Debut July 23, 1944
- Final Game October 1, 1944
- Born March 23, 1923 in Campbell, NE USA
- Died June 6, 1987 in Tacoma, WA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Barney Koch played 33 games for the 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers during the second half of the 1944 season.
Koch had been at the University of Oregon in 1942-43, his time there overlapping with that of Howie Fox and Dick Whitman.
Koch had been at Montreal in 1944, but was switched with Eddie Basinski in mid-season.
Bill James noted him as the lightest player in the 1940's, at 140 lbs.
