Hank Teutsch

Hank Teutsch was a professional baseball player in New Libertaria. He played the position of third base. He was born in Weishaupt on July 23, 1885. Teutsch died in 1968 at the age of 82.

Teutsch was a walk-on free agent with the South Zealand Pirates in 1903 and would be named 1904 Zealand League Rookie Of the Year. Teutsch would sign a series of contracts with South Zealand until 1909 when he set a record for salary at the time, signing a five-year deal with Brisbane for ƒ18,500 per year. He would go on to sign a six-year extension with the Argonauts in 1914. In 1922, he would be traded to Arkham and would later be sent to Melbourne as part of the monumental Peter Gresko trade. Teutsch would finish his career with a variety of teams in Brisbane, Sydney and Lambton Quay.

Teutsch was named to the New Libertaria Baseball Hall Of Fame on the first ballot in 1932, receiving 97 percent of the vote. Teutsch set the career record for hits with 4,029 and also holds the record for career plate appearances with 13688. Teutsch would win a World Championship With Brisbane (1910) and would be named World Championship MVP in the 1910 series. Teutsch holds the records for Career Hits Leader (4029); Career Leader In Games Played (3131); Career Leader In At Bats (12156); Career Leader In Plate Appearances (13688).