Olen Edward "Ode" Voigt (January 29, 1899 – April 7, 1970) was a

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. He was born in

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, and played baseball at

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and the

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Career

Voigt started his professional baseball career in 1919 with the Rockford Rox of the

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."Ollie Voigt Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-07. The following season, he went 17-17 on the mound with a 2.79

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. He also led the league with 303 innings pitched. In 1921, Voigt pitched well again and moved up to the class A

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, where he struggled. He improved the next season, though. In 1923, he set career-highs with 19 wins and 332 innings pitched and led his Denver Bears team in both categories."1923 Denver Bears Statistics"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-07. That performance earned him a roster spot on the major league

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in the spring of 1924. Voigt appeared in eight major league games, including one start, and went 1-0 with a 5.51 ERA."Ollie Voigt Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-07. His final game was on May 31, after which he returned to the Western League and won 12 games the rest of the year. Voigt did not play in organized baseball after 1924. He died at the age of 71 in

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