Jake Hehl

Herman Charles Hehl

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• High School Brooklyn Prep High School

• Debut June 20, 1918
• Final Game June 20, 1918
• Born December 10, 1899 in Brooklyn, NY USA
• Died July 4, 1961 in Brooklyn, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Jake Hehl was born and died in Brooklyn, NY, and played in one game for Brooklyn, giving up no runs in one inning of pitching. He was the youngest player in the National League in 1918.

The New York Times of June 18, 1918, indicates that the Robins had been decimated by the war, losing 13 players to military service. Hehl was a pitcher from Brooklyn Prep High School who was signed on June 17 by the Robins.