Harry Koons

Harry M. Koons

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 174 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1884
• Final Game July 5, 1884
• Born August 18, 1862 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died April 5, 1932 in Camden, NJ USA

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Biographical Information

Harry Koons was the third baseman for the 1884 Altoona Mountain City and also played one game for the Chicago/Pittsburgh team in the 1884 Union Association.

He continued to play professional ball at least through 1892.

After his baseball career, Koons worked as a printer in his home town of Philadelphia, PA. He later moved across the Delaware River to Camden, NJ, where he died in 1932 when he was hit by a bus. He was buried in the Fernwood Cemetery of Fernwood, PA.