| Otto Vogel | |
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| Rightfielder | |
| Born:(1899-10-26)October 26, 1899 Mendota, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: July 19, 1969(1969-07-19) (aged 69) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 5, 1923, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1924, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .249 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 30 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Otto Henry Vogel (October 26, 1899 – July 19, 1969) was an AmericanMajor League Baseball player. Vogel played for theChicago Cubs in the1923 and1924 seasons. in 111 career games, Vogel had 63 hits in 253 at-bats, with a .249 batting average.
Besides baseball, Vogel attended theUniversity of Illinois and played basketball from 1920–1922. Vogel received theBig Ten Medal of Honor for his proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.
Head baseball coach at Iowa for 39 years; coach of Big Ten championship teams in 1927, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949, runner-up in 1929, 1941, 1957, 1963 and eleven Major League Baseball players; career record of 505–431–14 (.540); president of National Association of College Baseball Coaches in 1953; author of textbook “The Ins and Outs of Baseball” published in 1951; and member of College Baseball Hall of Fame of Helms Athletic Foundation.[citation needed]
He was born inMendota, Illinois and died inIowa City, Iowa.
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