Heinie Kappel

Henry "Heinie" Kappel (September 1863 – August 27, 1905) was an American infielder. He played professional baseball for eleven years from 1884 to 1895, including three seasons in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887–1888) and Columbus Solons.

Formative years and family Kappel was born in Philadelphia in 1863. He began playing professional baseball in 1884 for the New Castle Neshannocks. He continued in the minor leagues for the Augusta Browns and Wilmington Blue Hens in 1885 and the Augusta Browns, Chattanooga Lookouts, and Syracuse Stars in 1886. Kappel's brother Joe Kappel also played in Major League Baseball.

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.

Death Kappel died on August 27, 1905, at the age of forty-one in Philadelphia.