Willis Thomas Koenigsmark (February 27, 1896 ? July 1, 1972) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played one game in 1919 with the St. Louis Cardinals .

Koenigsmark, who batted and threw right-handed, came in as a reliever in the top of the eighth on September 10, 1919 against the Brooklyn Robins with an 11-2 lead. He walked a batter, then gave up two consecutive hits -- and was then relieved, and never played in the majors again. The Cardinals hung on to win the game 11-8, in front of a crowd of only 500 fans. As two of the runners Koenigsmark allowed came around to score, Koenigsmark retired with an ERA of infinity.

He was born in Belleville, Illinois , and died in Waterloo, Illinois .

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference

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