Emil August Geiss (March 20, 1867 – October 4, 1911) was an American professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

player who was a

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and

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

for one season in

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. He appeared in three games for the Chicago White Stockings; one as a pitcher, one at

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, and one at second base. His brother,

Bill Geiss William J. Geiss (July 15, 1858 – September 18, 1924) was an American professional baseball player from 1882 to 1894. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball, as a pitcher for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles, and as a second baseman for th ...

, played parts of and at the major league level.

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