Mark Koenig
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Mark Anthony Koenig
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut September 8, 1925
- Final Game September 27, 1936
- Born July 19, 1904 in San Francisco, CA USA
- Died April 22, 1993 in Willows, CA USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Mark Koenig was the starting shortstop for the 1927 Murderers' Row Yankees club. He was the last living player from the team to have played in a game. (Joseph Styborski, who rode the Yankee bench for a few weeks that summer and only pitched in exhibition games, outlived him. Bill Werber, who was cut from the team in spring training, still survives.)
[edit] Notable Achievements
- Won two World Series with the New York Yankees (1927 & 1928)
[edit] Further Reading
- Tony Salin: Baseball's Forgotten Heroes, Masters Press, Chicago, 1999, pp. 194-197.
