Henry Kessler

Kessler was born in Brooklyn, New York sometime in 1847. He made his National Association debut on August 4, 1873, and played in his only game of the season on the date. He collected one hit in five at bats, also getting a run batted in. The Atlantics defeated the Elizabeth Resolutes 16–8 in that game. He played in 14 games in 1874, finishing the season with a .304 batting average and four runs batted in. In 1875, Kessler played in 25 of the Atlantics\' 44 games. He batted .248 with 26 hits in 105 at bats. The Atlantics went 2–42 in 1875, and Brooklyn and the National Association folded after the season.\n', '

After 1875, Kessler played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League in both 1876 and 1877. He finished with a .246 batting average in his two seasons in Cincinnati, playing in 59 games in 1876 and 6 games in 1877. His 47 errors at shortstop in 1876 were the second most in th…