About Joe Gantenbein
Lived 1915 – 1993 (aged 77). Joe Gantenbein was an American baseball player.
Joseph Steven Gantenbein (August 25, 1915 – April 20, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1939 to 1940 for the Philadelphia Athletics. Listed at 5' 9", 168 lb., Gantenbein batted and threw right handed. He was born in San Francisco.
In a two-season career, he posted a .272 batting average with eight home runs and 59 RBI in 186 games played.
Gantenbein died in Novato, California, at the age of 77.
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Who was Joe Gantenbein?
American baseball player
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Joe Gantenbein was born on 25 August 1915 in San Francisco.
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Joe Gantenbein died on 20 April 1993 in Novato, California.
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Joe Gantenbein was a baseball player.
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