Elmer Koestner
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Elmer Joseph Koestner (Bob)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1½", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut April 23, 1910
- Final Game July 1, 1914
- Born November 30, 1885 in Piper City, IL USA
- Died October 27, 1959 in Fairbury, IL USA
[edit] Biographical Information
On August 27, 1910, Elmer Koestner got the only hit in a one-hitter pitched by Sea Lion Hall.
He pitched for the Pacific Coast League champion Portland Beavers in 1911.
Koestner is also remembered as one of the pitchers in the first game played in St. Petersburg, FL, a spring training game between the St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs in 1914. Zip Zabel also pitched that day.
