1904
Born July 19, 1904
San Francisco, CA, USA
Mark Koenig Notable
b. July 19, 1904 · New York Yankees 1925–1930, Detroit Tigers 1930–1931, Chicago Cubs 1932–1933, Cincinnati Reds 1934, New York Giants 1935–1936
Mark Koenig played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Yankees in 1925 and closing with the New York Giants in 1936.
Across 1,162 games he batted .279, with 1,190 hits and 572 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 195 doubles and 31 stolen bases. He went 0 and 1 with a 8.44 earned run average, pitching 16 innings in 5 games. He struck out 9.
He played 747 games at shortstop, with 2,193 assists and 286 errors. He turned 416 double plays. He also played 158 games at third base and 156 games at second base.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on July 19, 1904, and died on April 22, 1993. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | NYY | 28 | 110 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .209 |
| 1926 | NYY | 147 | 617 | 93 | 167 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 43 | 37 | 4 | .271 |
| 1927 | NYY | 123 | 526 | 99 | 150 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 62 | 25 | 21 | 3 | .285 |
| 1928 | NYY | 132 | 533 | 89 | 170 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 32 | 19 | 3 | .319 |
| 1929 | NYY | 116 | 373 | 44 | 109 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 17 | 1 | .292 |
| 1930 | DET/NYY | 97 | 341 | 46 | 81 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 2 | .238 |
| 1931 | DET | 106 | 364 | 33 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 8 | .253 |
| 1932 | CHC | 33 | 102 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .353 |
| 1933 | CHC | 80 | 218 | 32 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | .284 |
| 1934 | CIN | 151 | 633 | 60 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 15 | 24 | 5 | .272 |
| 1935 | NYG | 107 | 396 | 40 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 0 | .283 |
| 1936 | NYG | 42 | 58 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .276 |
| Career | — | 1162 | 4271 | 572 | 1190 | 195 | 49 | 28 | 443 | 222 | 190 | 31 | .279 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | DET | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10.00 |
| 1931 | DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6.43 |
| Career | — | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 8.44 |
On this day & linked events
1993
Died April 22, 1993
1925
Major-league debut: Mark Koenig
Mark Koenig made a major-league debut on September 8, 1925.
1936
Final major-league game: Mark Koenig
Mark Koenig played a final major-league game on September 27, 1936.
Image: Goudey, public domain