| John Eubank | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Servia, Indiana |
| Death Place: | Bellevue, Michigan |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 19 |
| Debutyear: | 1905 |
| Debutteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | August 2 |
| Finalyear: | 1907 |
| Finalteam: | Detroit Tigers |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 8-13 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.12 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 56 |
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John Franklin Eubank (September 9, 1872 – November 3, 1958), nicknamed "Honest John,"[1] was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1905 to 1907.
Eubank was born in Servia, Indiana, in 1872.[2]
Eubank was purchased by the Detroit Tigers from Fort Dodge Gypsum Eaters of the Iowa State League in early August 1905.[2] [3] Eubank made his major league debut with the Tigers as a 33-year-old rookie on September 19, 1905. On September 22, 1905, he allowed only one hit and no runs in six innings as a relief pitcher against Washington.[4] Eubank compiled a record of 1–0 with a 2.08 ERA in 1905.[2]
He pitched in a career-high 24 games and 135 innings in 1906, compiling a 4–10 record with a 3.53 ERA.[2] At the end of September, he pitched a complete-game shutout against New York.[5]
In 1907, Eubank went 3–3 with a 2.67 ERA on a Detroit team that won the American League pennant.[2] He lost his first start of the 1907 by a 1-0 score.[6] In late June, Eubank pitched a shutout against the Cleveland Naps to stop a four-game losing streak.[7] He pitched his last major league game on August 2, 1907.[2]
Eubank was sent to Indianapolis late in the 1907 season where he had three wins in three starts.[8] He returned to the Tigers for the 1907 World Series against the Chicago Cubs. Although he did not pitch in the World Series, Eubank protested when he was denied a share of the club's bonus funds. The team voted to exclude him in spite of his protest.[9]
Eubank continued to play in the minor leagues for several years, concluding his career with the Grays from Goshen, Indiana.[10]
At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Eubank was living in Bellevue, Michigan, with his wife, Bessie, and their children, Jennie (age 18), David (age 13), and Dewey (age 11).[11]
At the time of the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Censuses, Eubank remained in Bellevue with his wife Bessie.[12] [13]
At the time of the 1940 U.S. Census, Eubank was living in Bellevue with his son, Ralph.[14]
In November 1958, after a long illness, Eubank died at his home in Bellevue, Michigan.[2]