# Jock Menefee

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**John "Jock" Menefee** (January 15, 1868 – March 11, 1953) was an American [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) who played from through for the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates), [Louisville Colonels](/source/Louisville_Colonels), [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)), and [Chicago Orphans / Cubs](/source/Chicago_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"](https://prestonjg.wordpress.com/2009/09/12/a-thorough-account-of-pitchers-who-have-started-both-games-of-a-doubleheader-in-the-major-leagues). *prestonjg.wordpress.com*. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

## External links

, or [Retrosheet](https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmenej101.htm), or [SABR Biography Project](https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/6bb9352f)

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