Jock Menefee
PositionPitcher / Outfielder
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
Birth dateJanuary 15, 1868
Birth placeRowlesburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Death dateMarch 11, 1953 (aged 85)
Death placeBelle Vernon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateAugust 17
Debutyear1892
DebutteamPittsburgh Pirates
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateSeptember 7
Finalyear1903
FinalteamChicago Cubs
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelWin–loss record
Stat1value58–70
Stat2labelEarned run average
Stat2value3.81
Stat3labelStrikeouts
Stat3value293
Teams

John "Jock" Menefee (January 15, 1868 – March 11, 1953) was an American 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]

References

  1. ^ Preston, JG (13 September 2009). "A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games of a doubleheader in the major leagues". prestonjg.wordpress.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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