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Paul Sentell

1879 – 1923

Professional baseball player, manager, and umpire

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Lived 1879 – 1923 (aged 43). Paul Sentell was an American baseball player.

Leopold Theodore "Paul" Sentell (August 27, 1879 – April 27, 1923) was an American professional baseball player, manager, and umpire. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies. Sentell was 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 176 pounds.

Career Sentell was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1879. He started his professional baseball career in 1903 in the Cotton States League. The following season, he moved to the South Atlantic League and had a batting average of .263. In 1905, Sentell batted a career-high .315, stole 50 bases, and scored 71 runs to help the Macon Brigands win the league championship. His 137 hits that season led the South Atlantic League and were just three more than the second-place finisher, Ty Cobb, who would go on to have a Hall of Fame career in the majors.

Sentell made his MLB debut in 1906 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He appeared in 63 games that year, mostly at third base and second base, and hit .229. In early 1907, he played three games for Philadelphia but spent most of the season with the Eastern League's Jersey City Skeeters.

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Who was Paul Sentell?

Professional baseball player, manager, and umpire (1879–1923)

When was Paul Sentell born?

Paul Sentell was born on 27 August 1879 in New Orleans.

When did Paul Sentell die?

Paul Sentell died on 27 April 1923 in Cincinnati.

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Paul Sentell was a baseball player.

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Paul Sentell was American.

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· Wikipedia: Paul Sentell

· Wikidata: Q7153528

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