Joseph Steven Gantenbein (August 25, 1915 – April 20, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball

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in Major League Baseball who played from 1939 to 1940 for the

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. Listed at 5' 9", 168 lb., Gantenbein batted and threw right handed. He was born in San Francisco. In a two-season career, he posted a .272 batting average with eight

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. He also played for six

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teams in parts of 10 seasons spanning 1935–1949.Baseball Reference minor league career
/ref> Gantenbein died in Novato, California, at the age of 77.

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