Jock Menefee | |
Position: | Pitcher / Outfielder |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1868 |
Birth Place: | Rowlesburg, West Virginia |
Death Place: | Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | August 17 |
Debutyear: | 1892 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 7 |
Finalyear: | 1903 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 58–70 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.81 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 293 |
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John "Jock" Menefee (January 15, 1868 in Rowlesburg, West Virginia – March 11, 1953 in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, and Chicago Orphans / Cubs.
Menefee became the first National League pitcher to pull off a successful steal of home, a feat which he accomplished against Brooklyn on July 15, 1902. He ended his career as the starting pitcher in a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on the 7th of September, not getting a decision in either game.[1]
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