| Hack Eibel | |
| Position: | Outfielder/Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | December 6, 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Death Place: | Macon, Georgia |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 13 |
| Debutyear: | 1912 |
| Debutteam: | Cleveland Naps |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 17 |
| Finalyear: | 1920 |
| Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .174 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 6 |
| Stat4label: | Earned run average |
| Stat4value: | 3.48 |
| Stat5label: | Innings pitched |
| Stat5value: | 10 1/3 |
| Stat6label: | Games Finished |
| Stat6value: | 2 |
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Henry Hack Eibel (December 6, 1893 – October 16, 1945) was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps and Boston Red Sox . Listed at and 220 lb., Eibel batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to emigrant parents of German extraction.[1] Eibel first played in the majors at the age of 18.
During his brief major league career, Eibel did almost everything a player was asked to do, appearing in 30 games, as a relief pitcher (3 games), left fielder (3), right fielder (3), first baseman (1), and pinch-hitter or pinch-runner (20).
In a two-season career, Eibel was a .174 hitter (8-for-43) with four runs and six RBI, including two doubles and one stolen base. He did not hit a home run. In three relief appearances, he posted a 3.48 ERA with five strikeouts and three walks in 10⅓ innings and did not have a decision.
Eibel shot himself to death in Macon, Georgia at age 51.[2] Macon was also the town of Eibel's final professional ball club team. Eibel retired from baseball in 1924.