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American baseball player
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Male
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Birth:
15 January 1868(Rowlesburg, Preston County, West Virginia, U.S.A.)
Death:
11 March 1953(Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
John "Jock" Menefee (January 15, 1868 in Rowlesburg, West Virginia – March 11, 1953 in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1892-1903. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, and 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 the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 7th of September, not getting a decision in either game.