About Henry Oberbeck
Lived 1858 – 1921 (aged 63). Henry Oberbeck was an American baseball player.
Henry A. Oberbeck (May 17, 1858 – August 26, 1921) was an American 19th-century professional baseball outfielder, third baseman, pitcher and umpire. He played in 75 Major League games in both the American Association and the Union Association in and .
Oberbeck collected 42 hits in 238 at bats for a .176 career batting average. He also pitched in eight games in his two-year Major League career, finishing with a 0–5 win–loss record.
For three games in 1884, Oberbeck was used as an umpire for the Union Association.
He died in St. Louis on August 26, 1921, and was buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Who was Henry Oberbeck?
American baseball player (1858-1921)
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Henry Oberbeck was born on 17 May 1858 in St. Louis.
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Henry Oberbeck died on 26 August 1921 in St. Louis.
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Henry Oberbeck was a baseball player.
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