Elmer Albert Eggert ose(January 29, 1902 – April 9, 1971) was an American second baseman in

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who played briefly for the

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during the

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season. Listed at , 160 lb., he batted and threw

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. Eggert was hitless in three

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s with one strikeout and a

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in five

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. As a fielder, he appeared in one game and did not have a chance. Eggert was born to German immigrants
"Elmer Albert Eggert was born and died in Rochester, New York – born on January 29, 1902 to parents of German ancestry. His mother Theresa Felgner Eggert had been born in Rochester, and his father Fred was born in New York City to two German parents." and died in his hometown of Rochester, New York at age 69. He was also a World War II veteran in the Air Corps.

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1902 births 1971 deaths Dallas Steers players Des Moines Demons players Dover Dobbins players Dover Senators players Mobile Bears players Nashville Vols players Oklahoma City Indians players Topeka Senators players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Sportspeople from Rochester, New York Baseball players from New York (state) Burials at Mount Hope Cemetery (Rochester) {{US-baseball-second-baseman-stub

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