Merlin Henry Kopp (January 2, 1892 – May 6, 1960) was a

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. He played the end of for the Washington Senators, then all of and for the

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. Kopp also had an extensive

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career. In all, he played eighteen seasons professionally, from until . He spent most of his career with the St. Thomas Saints of the

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(1911–15) and the Sacramento Senators of the

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(1920–28).

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Major League Baseball outfielders Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Philadelphia Athletics players 20th-century American sportsmen St. Thomas Saints players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Atlanta Crackers players Seattle Rainiers players Sacramento Senators players 1892 births 1960 deaths Baseball players from Toledo, Ohio {{US-baseball-outfielder-1890s-stub