Emil Geiss

Emil August Geiss

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut May 18, 1887
• Final Game May 18, 1887
• Born March 20, 1865 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died October 4, 1911 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Emil Geiss was the brother of Bill Geiss. He was a police officer after his baseball days.

Sporting Life's Chicago, IL correspondent in the May 18, 1887 issue stated that the Chicago White Stockings had signed Emil, and that Geiss had been blacklisted the previous year by St. Paul for not reporting. However, he had been reinstated. The correspondent guessed that Emil would be put at third base, but in fact Geiss ended up playing nine innings as a pitcher, nine as a first baseman, and nine as a second baseman. Sporting News of May 25th said that in his outing as a pitcher he had "slow curves". The Baseball History Daily story referenced below cites newspapers to the effect that his appearances as a pitcher and second baseman were panned, but he got good reviews for his work at first base.

Emil's brother Bill was playing in the minors for the New Orleans Pelicans while Emil was in the majors. Emil also played three years in the minors. He apparently was the pitcher who pitched the most innings for the 1888 London Tecumsehs, a team which also featured Buttercup Dickerson and Patsy Donovan, both of whom hit well that year.

Related Sites

• Baseball History Daily story about Emil Geiss
• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Emil Geiss