Pete Koegel is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 first baseman

First baseman

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, catcher

Catcher

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, and outfielder

Outfielder

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. Koegel was drafted in the fourth round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft

1965 Major League Baseball Draft

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 by the Kansas City Athletics

Oakland Athletics

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. He remained in the organization through its move to Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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 before being traded along with Bob Meyer

Bob Meyer

Robert Bernard Meyer is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. Meyer pitched for the Yankees , Los Angeles Angels , Kansas City Athletics , Seattle Pilots , and Milwaukee Brewers...

 to the Seattle Pilots

Seattle Pilots

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 for Fred Talbot

Fred Talbot (baseball)

Frederick Lealand Talbot , is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1963-1970 for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Seattle Pilots, Chicago White Sox, and the Oakland Athletics....

 in 1969. Koegel again remained in an organization through a move, this time when the Pilots moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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 to become the Milwaukee Brewers

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. During his time with the Brewers, Koegel played at the Major League level with the team in 1970 and in 1971 before being traded that year along with Ray Peters

Ray Peters

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 to the Philadelphia Phillies

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 for Johnny Briggs

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. Koegel played at the Major League level with the Phillies that year, as well as the following year. In 1973, he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 for Chris Zachary

Chris Zachary

William Chris Zachary was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1963 to 1967, 1969, 1970 to 1973. He played for the Houston Colt 45s and Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, of the National League, and the Kansas City Royals and...

, but never played a Major League game with the organization.