Ben Koehler
[edit] Biography
Ben Koehler (Bernard James Koehler) was born on January 26, 1877 in Schoerndorn, Germany. He made his Major League debut on April 23, 1905 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1905, his rookie year, he hit .237 with 2 home runs and 47 RBI. Koehler played for the St. Louis Browns for his entire 2 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 142
| 536
| 55
| 127
| 2
| 47
| .237
| .285
| .297
| 14
| 6
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 66
| 186
| 27
| 41
| 0
| 15
| .220
| .322
| .237
| 1
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 208
| 722
| 82
| 168
| 2
| 62
| .233
| .295
| .281
| 15
| 7
| 56
| 0
| 8
| 18
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| OF
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 227
| 24
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1905
| STL
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| OF
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1906
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 27
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 176
| 0
| 0
| 308
| 32
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Browns from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 1, 1904).
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