Mark Koenig

Mark Koenig
Shortstop
Born: July 19, 1904(1904-07-19) San Francisco, California
Died: April 22, 1993(1993-04-22) (aged 88) Willows, California
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1925 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1936 for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.279
Hits	1,190
Runs batted in	443
Teams
New York Yankees (1925–1930) Detroit Tigers (1930–1931) Chicago Cubs (1932–1933) Cincinnati Reds (1934) New York Giants (1935–1936)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1927, 1928)

Mark Anthony Koenig (July 19, 1904 – April 22, 1993) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 seasons from 1925–1936. He was the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees 1927 Murderers' Row team, and was the last surviving member of that legendary team. Born in San Francisco, California, Koenig also played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He died at age 88 in Willows, California.

Koenig appeared as himself in the 1942 movie The Pride of the Yankees.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Koenig, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 19, 1904
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death	April 22, 1993
Place of death	Willows, California