John G. Puhl (July 10, 1876 – August 24, 1900) was an American professional baseball player from
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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who appeared in three games over two seasons with the
New York Giants
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from 1898 to 1899.
He began his professional baseball career with the
New London Whalers of the
Connecticut State League in 1898 at the age of 21. He played for the Whalers from May 4 until September 10 then was signed by the New York Giants of the
National League
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.
Puhl appeared in two games for the Giants as their
third baseman
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, collecting two
hits
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in nine
at bat
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s, scored one
run and had one
run batted in
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.
In 1899, Puhl returned to the Connecticut League to play for the
Bridgeport Orators, and appeared in 19 games and had a .145 batting average.
Later in season, he again signed with the Giants, playing one game at third base, and went hitless in two at bats.
Puhl died at the age of 24 of
Pulmonary Tubercular Phthisis in
Bayonne, New Jersey
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, and is interred at
Holy Name Cemetery in
.
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1876 births
1900 deaths
Major League Baseball third basemen
Baseball players from Brooklyn
New York Giants (baseball) players
New London Whalers players
Bridgeport Orators players
19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
Burials at Holy Name Cemetery (Jersey City, New Jersey)
19th-century baseball players
19th-century American sportsmen
Tuberculosis deaths in New Jersey