Hartog Hamburger

Hartog Hamburger (Amsterdam, March 20, 1887 – Amsterdam, October 10, 1924) was a Dutch diamond polisher and baseball player.

For the physiologist, see Hartog Jacob Hamburger.

Hamburger played as an infielder for OVVO in Amsterdam, which belonged to the highest division of Dutch baseball, the Hoofdklasse. During a game on October 9, 1924, he was hit on the head by a line drive. He became dizzy but seemed to recover. However, the next day he died at his home as a result of the impact.[1] He is thought to be the only European baseball player who died as the result of playing a baseball game. Hamburger's son, psychiatrist Max Hamburger, was a Jewish resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor.[2]

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References
  1. History of OVVO Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Interview with Max Hamburger on site SVB


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