Otto Krueger (baseball)

Arthur William "Otto" Krueger (September 17, 1876 – February 20, 1961) was a Major League Baseball player. Krueger played from 1899 to 1905 with several teams. He batted and threw right-handed.

Otto Krueger
Infielder
Born: (1876-09-17)September 17, 1876 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: February 20, 1961(1961-02-20) (aged 84) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 1899, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1905, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	196
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cleveland Spiders (1899) St. Louis Cardinals (1900–1902) Pittsburgh Pirates (1903–1904) Philadelphia Phillies (1905)

He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in St. Louis, Missouri.

Krueger was nicknamed "Oom Paul" after the president of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger, reflecting the strong American interest in the South African War.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet