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Otto Henry Vogel (October 26, 1899 July 19, 1969) was a Major League Baseball player. Vogel played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1923 and 1924 seasons. in 111 career games, Vogel had 63 hits in 253 at-bats, with a .249 batting average.

Vogel playing with the Cubs.
Vogel playing with the Cubs.
Otto Vogel
Rightfielder
Born: (1899-10-26)October 26, 1899
Mendota, Illinois
Died: July 19, 1969(1969-07-19) (aged 69)
Iowa City, Iowa
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 5, 1923, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1924, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.249
Home runs2
Runs batted in30
Teams
As player
  • Chicago Cubs (1923–1924)
As coach
  • Iowa Hawkeyes baseball (1925–1942,1946-1966)
Career highlights and awards
  • 5× Big Ten Conference baseball champions (1927, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949)

Besides baseball, Vogel attended the University of Illinois and played basketball from 1920-1922. Vogel received the Big Ten Medal of Honor for his proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.

Head baseball coach at Iowa for 39 years; coach of Big Ten championship teams in 1927, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949, runner-up in 1929, 1941, 1957, 1963 and eleven Major League Baseball players; career record of 505-431-14 (.540); president of National Association of College Baseball Coaches in 1953; author of textbook “The Ins and Outs of Baseball” published in 1951; and member of College Baseball Hall of Fame of Helms Athletic Foundation.

He was born in Mendota, Illinois and died in Iowa City, Iowa.


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