| Heinie Kappel | |
|---|---|
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| Infielder | |
| Born: September 1863 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| Died: August 27, 1905(1905-08-27) (aged 41) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 22, 1887, for the Cincinnati Red Stockings | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 1, 1889, for the Columbus Solons | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .269 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 51 |
| Stolen bases | 33 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Henry "Heinie" Kappel (September 1863 – August 27, 1905) was an Americaninfielder. He played professional baseball for eleven years from 1884 to 1895, including three seasons inMajor League Baseball with theCincinnati Red Stockings (1887–1888) andColumbus Solons (1889).
Kappel was born inPhiladelphia in 1863. He began playing professional baseball in 1884 for theNew Castle Neshannocks. He continued in the minor leagues for theAugusta Browns andWilmington Blue Hens in 1885 and the Augusta Browns,Chattanooga Lookouts, andSyracuse Stars in 1886.[1] Kappel's brotherJoe Kappel also played inMajor League Baseball.[2]
Kappel made his major-league debut in 1887 with theCincinnati Red Stockings. He played for Cincinnati in 1887 and 1888, appearing in fifty-nine games and compiling a .267 batting average. In 1889, he played for theColumbus Solons, appearing in forty-six games and compiling a .272 batting average. In three major-league season, Kappel played in 105 games: forty-nine games atshortstop, thirty-three atthird base, and sixteen atsecond base. As a batter, he had fifty-fourhits, fifty-oneruns batted in, and a .269 careerbatting average.[2]
Kappel continued playing in the minor leagues through the 1895 season, including stints with teams in Sioux City, Albany, Allentown, Buffalo, Albany, Harrisburg, and Bridgetown.[1]
Kappel died on August 27, 1905, at the age of forty-one in Philadelphia.[2]
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