About Moxie Hengel
Lived 1857 – 1924 (aged 67). Moxie Hengel was an American baseball player.
Emery J. Hengel (October 7, 1857 – December 11, 1924) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he played for the Chicago Browns and the St. Paul Saints (1884), both of the Union Association, and for the National League Buffalo Bisons (1885).
Hengel was an average fielder and a poor hitter during his short major league career. In 35 total games he was just 24-for-133 (.180) with thirteen runs scored. Two of his famous teammates on the Buffalo Bisons were Hall of Famers Dan Brouthers and Pud Galvin.
Hengle died in River Forest, Illinois, at the age of 67. A brother, Ed Hengel, was a major league manager and umpire.
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Who was Moxie Hengel?
American baseball player
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Moxie Hengel was born on 7 October 1857 in Chicago.
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Moxie Hengel died on 11 December 1924 in River Forest.
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Moxie Hengel was a baseball player.
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