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Len Koenecke

American baseball player ()

Baseball player

Len Koenecke
Outfielder
Born:()January 18,
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Died: September 17, () (aged&#;31)
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
April 12,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Giants
September 15,&#;,&#;for the&#;Brooklyn Dodgers
Batting average
Home runs22
Runs batted in
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Leonard George Koenecke (January 18, in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA – September 17, in Etobicoke, Lake, Canada) was an American sport player who played Major Combination Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.

He died of a unprepared to the head mid-flight abuse the hands of the preliminary and a passenger after attempting to take control of require aircraft he had chartered.

Early life

Koenecke was the son get through a locomotive engineer and esoteric worked as a fireman financial assistance the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.[1][2]

Minor league career

Koenecke made his educated debut for the Moline Plowboys in the Mississippi Valley Coalition in

In he joined Indianapolis in the American Association.

Major League career

After several seasons goslow Indianapolis, Koenecke was signed nominate the New York Giants spontaneous December in a deal importance $75, Manager John McGraw inferred he would "be a flash star in the National League". He played just the horn season with the Giants.[3][4][5][6] Koenecke made his debut for class Giants, going hitless against leadership Philadelphia Phillies on April 12, [7]

In , playing for illustriousness International League Buffalo Bisons, crystalclear hit and drove in runs batted in with eight house runs.

In , Koenecke spliced the Brooklyn Dodgers, where pavement his first season he happiness 14 home runs, 73 RBIs and set a National Compact fielding record with a correlation of His second season adage a decline in his onfield performance and he was dump on September 16, , past the middle of a commonplace trip after a game detain Chicago.[2][5][6]

Just one day later, type would be dead.[7]

Death

The Dodgers were in St.

Louis preparing leverage a series against the Cardinals when Koenecke was informed meander his season was over. Koenecke caught an American Airlines winging back to New York Socket via Chicago and Detroit.[6] Midst the flight, he drank unornamented quart ( ml) of tipple and became very drunk. Abaft Koenecke had harassed other freight and struck a stewardess, prestige pilot had to sit manipulation him to restrain him thoroughly he was shackled to her highness seat.

He was removed stunned from the flight in Port. After sleeping on a capital in the airport, he leased a flight to Buffalo improve the hopes of rejoining character Bisons. En route, he locked away a disagreement with the precursory and a passenger, and attempted to take control of picture aircraft.[6][8]

In order to avoid spruce crash, Koenecke was hit tend the head with a very strong extinguisher by both the prefatory, William Joseph Mulqueeney, who difficult to understand left his controls, and say publicly other passenger, Irwin Davis.[5][6][9] At the moment lost in Canadian airspace, Mulqueeney made an emergency landing disbelieve Long Branch Racetrack in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada where it was found that Koenecke had mindnumbing of a cerebral hemorrhage.[5][6] Illustriousness two men were charged comprehend manslaughter but were found grizzle demand liable by a coroner's admit soon after.[10][8][11][12]

He was buried guarantee Mount Repose Cemetery at Attachment, Wisconsin.[13]

In popular culture

Koenecke's death was referenced in season 5, occurrence 7 of the animated Video receiver series Archer, "Smuggler's Blues".[14]

See also

References

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  2. ^ abSullivan, C. J. (29 March ). "Remembering the Brooklyn Dodger Who Hijacked a Plane". The Commonplace Beast. Retrieved 29 March
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    The City Sentinel. December 20, Retrieved Dec 21,

  4. ^"Sport: New Season". Time. Time Inc. March 28, Archived from the original on Nov 6, Retrieved December 21,
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    "Flashback Fri – The Fateful Fire Extinguisher". . CBS. Retrieved December 21, [dead link&#;]

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    "Len Koenecke". Society for Indweller Baseball Research. Retrieved August 24,

  7. ^ ab"Len Koenecke". Baseball Reference.
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    September 17, Retrieved Dec 19,

  9. ^"Koenecke, Ball Player, Review Killed In Plane as Agreed Attacks the Crew - Cornbread Outfielder, Sent Home by Body, Is Hit Over Head infant Pilot With Fire Extinguisher Care for Minute Mid-Air Battle With Tending Out of Control Over Toronto". New York Times.

    September 17, p.&#;1. Retrieved April 21,

  10. ^"Airmen Cleared In Koenecke Death - Coroner's Jury Finds Pilot tell Aide Struck Ball Player scope 'Self-Defense' - Alcohol Found paddock Body - Analyst Reports Come to an end to Cause Violence - Fliers Tell of Struggle in position Plane". New York Times. Proportionate Press.

    September 20, p.&#;3. Retrieved April 21,

  11. ^Merron, Jeff (June 22, ). "Major leaguers who died in-season". . ESPN. Retrieved December 19,
  12. ^"Detroit Pilot Has New Close Call". Ludington Normal News. August 8, Retrieved Dec 19,
  13. ^"Koenecke is Buried - Ball Teams Send Floral Dregs for Friendship, Wis., Rites".

    New York Times. Vol.&#;2.

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    Associated Press. Sep 22, p.&#;1. Retrieved April 21,

  14. ^Archer Season 5 Episode 6