Arthur William "Otto" Krueger (September 17, 1876 – February 20, 1961) was a

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player. Krueger played from to with several teams. He batted and threw

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. Krueger was nicknamed "Oom Paul" after the president of the

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Paul Kruger Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (; 10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904) was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and President of the South African Republic (or ...

, reflecting the strong American interest in the

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