Al Froehlich

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Albert George Froehlich (January 2, 1885 – September 1, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. Froehlich played in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1909, taking over for Red Dooin, after he was ejected from the game.[1][2] Al Froelich was long misidentified as Ben Froelich until 2014.[citation needed]

Al Froehlich
Catcher
Born: (1885-01-02)January 2, 1885
Brooklyn
Died: March 15, 1941(1941-03-15) (aged 56)
Brooklyn
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1909, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
July 2, 1909, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Games played1
At bats1
Hits0
Teams

References edit

  1. ^ "Al Froehlich Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  2. ^ Shenk, Larry; Andersen, Larry (2016-04-01). Fightin' Phillies: 100 Years of Philadelphia Baseball from the Whiz Kids to the Misfits. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-63319-471-7.

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