Jock Menefee Explained

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
Teams:

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]

External links

, or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preston. JG. A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games of a doubleheader in the major leagues. prestonjg.wordpress.com. 13 September 2009 . 30 January 2017.