Karl Dickey "Koley" Kolseth (December 25, 1892 – May 3, 1956) was a

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who played for the

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of the

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in . He began his professional career with the Lawrence Barristers of the class B New England League in 1911. After his single season in the major leagues, he returned to minor league baseball with the Chambersburg Maroons of the class D

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in 1916. His last minor league season was with the Easton Farmers of the

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in 1926. Overall, he had a .292 batting average in the minors, with his single best season batting average being .333 with Hanover and Waynesboro of the

in 1920.

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