Fred Koenig
| Fred Koenig | |
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St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: January 12, 1993 (aged 61) Wagoner, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
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Fred Carl Koenig (April 27, 1931 – January 12, 1993) was an American
University of Illinois
.
Koenig's baseball career began in 1951 with his hometown
double plays
and was selected to the Eastern League all-star team.
He became a manager in the Cardinal
Quad Cities Angels. Koenig then came to the Major Leagues as a coach for Angel skipper Lefty Phillips
for 1970–71.
After Phillips' firing in Anaheim at the close of
Cleveland Indians (1986). Koenig later worked in the Atlanta Braves' farm system as a roving coach and manager at the Rookie level. He died in Wagoner, Oklahoma
, at age 61.
See also
References
- 1983 Chicago Cubs Organizational Record Book. St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Blue Book, 1983.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Coach's page from Retrosheet