George Keerl

George Henry Keerl

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 145 lb.

• Debut May 5, 1875
• Final Game June 14, 1875
• Born April 10, 1847 in Baltimore, MD USA
• Died September 9, 1923 in Marinette, WI USA

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Biographical Information

The book Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan mentions that George Keerl was a player on the Actives, a team from Clinton, IA (apparently in 1871) which beat Chicago's White Stockings in an exhibition game. In addition to playing 6 games for the White Stockings in 1875, he umpired one National Association contest in 1872 and another in 1875.