Harry Fritz
Third baseman, Baseball Player
1890 – 1974
Who was Harry Fritz?
Harry Koch "Dutchman" Fritz was a third baseman for Major League Baseball teams the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Whales.
Fritz was born in Philadelphia PA in 1890. Fritz played three years in professional baseball, mostly in the Federal League. He played for Wilmington from 1911–1913 and also with the Athletics late in the season for five games for the 1913 World Series winning team. In 1914, he played 65 games for the Chicago Chi-Feds under manager Joe Tinker. While Rollie Zeider was the everyday third baseman, Fritz was the most utilized backup infielder on the second place team. He was the everyday third baseman for the 1915 Chicago Whales. He finished his career at Syracuse in 1916.
He died in Columbus OH on November 4, 1974.
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