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In a seven-season career, Ganzel was a .251 ] with 18 ]s and 336 ] during 747 ]. As a manager, he posted a 90-99 record for a .476 winning percentage. In a seven-season career, Ganzel was a .251 ] with 18 ]s and 336 ] during 747 ]. As a manager, he posted a 90-99 record for a .476 winning percentage.

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John Henry Ganzel (April 7 1874 - January 14 1959) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Ganzel batted and threw right-handed. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1898), Chicago Cubs (1900), New York Giants (1902) New York Highlanders (1903-1904) and the Cincinnati Reds (1907-1908). Ganzel managed the Reds in 1908 and the Federal League's Brooklyn Tip-Tops in 1915. He hit the first ever Yankee home run on May 11, 1903.

A native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Ganzel came from a family of baseball men. His brother, Charlie Ganzel, was a catcher who played with the Whitecaps, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Wolverines and Boston Beaneaters during 14 seasons, and his nephew Babe Ganzel was an outfielder for the Washington Senators. Two brothers and two nephews also played in the minor leagues.

In a seven-season career, Ganzel was a .251 hitter with 18 home runs and 336 runs batted in during 747 games played. As a manager, he posted a 90-99 record for a .476 winning percentage.

Following his major league career, Ganzel managed several minor league clubs. In 1938 he headed the Orlando franchise of the Florida State League and was active with the club until his retirement in 1952.

Ganzel died in Orlando, Florida at the age of 84.

Highlights

References

  1. Harvey Frommer. A Yankees Century, A Celebration of the First Hundred Years of Baseball's Greatest Team. The Berkley Publishing Group. p. 392. ISBN 0-425-18617-2.


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Preceded byNed Hanlon Cincinnati Reds Manager
1908 		Succeeded byClark Griffith
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