Philip Louis Geier (November 3, 1876 – September 25, 1967) was an American

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. He played during five seasons for five different teams in the major leagues between 1896 and 1904. As a left-handed hitter, Geier played more than 2300 innings in the outfield, but also found himself playing all three infield positions of second base, third base, and shortstop. Geier recorded the most playing time in his final major league season with the Boston BeanEaters, playing in 149 games and batting .243 in 580 at bats."Phil Geier Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-05. Geier left baseball after 1904 and later moved to Washington State. He died in 1967 and buried at St. Joseph Cemetery. In

Trentwood, Washington Trentwood is a locale and former census-designated place (CDP) in Spokane County, Washington, United States, east across the Spokane River from Irwin. The population was 4,388 at the 2000 census. Trentwood joined the other unincorporated communiti ...

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