Eastern League. Time and again has he proved this, and his sunny disposition, his German – coupled with his ability to play the game makes him the valuable player that he is to the Buffalo baseball club. All honor to the Dutchman from Michigan." In June 1910, after nine-and-a-half years with the Buffalo club, Kisinger was traded to the Jersey City team in the Eastern League in exchange for George Merritt. At the time of the trade, The Buffalo Courier wrote: "There is not a doubt in the world that Kisinger is a great pitcher. He has everything that a first-class twirler needs, but of late years he has been such a notorious in-and-outer that even some of the most loyal fans soured on him. Rube started here like a whirlwind and became one of the most popular players that ever wore the home white, but as years passed he began to show indifference if the rest of the team went loosely with the result that he became known as a great 'front runner,' a pitcher who would pitch his head off if his team was leading, but who shirked if the other team got the jump on him." Kisinger played for the Jersey City during the last half of 1910 and in 1911. During the 1911 season, he appeared in 35 games for Jersey City and compiled a 7–13 record in inning pitched. While playing for Toronto, Buffalo, and Jersey City, Kisinger set an International League (the Eastern League later became the International League) record with 31 shutouts. Southern Association (1912–16) Kissinger played for the last five years of his baseball career in the Southern Association. He played during these years for the Memphis Chickasaws (1912–1913), Atlanta Crackers (1914), New Orleans Pelicans (1914, 1916), and Nashville Volunteers (1915). He was 39 years old when he concluded his playing career in 1916. He developed a reputation a spitballer in the Southern Association. In 1915, he compiled a 16–8 record in 24 games for Nashville. Later years In his later years, Kisinger lived in Adrian, Michigan, and was employed as a bridge foreman by the New York Central Railroad. In July 1941, Kisinger died at age 64 while working on a railroad bridge job in Huron, Ohio. He died instantly on being struck by the front engine of a westbound train. The death was ruled accidental. The International League Hall of