| Jack Scheible | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 16, 1866 Youngstown, Ohio |
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| Died: August 6, 1897 (aged 31) Youngstown, Ohio |
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| Batted: Unknown | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 8, 1893 for the Cleveland Spiders | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 20, 1894 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss | 1-2 |
| Earned run average | 5.40 |
| Batting average | .143 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
John G. Scheible (February 16, 1866 – August 6, 1897) pitched for two different teams over two seasons. He made his debut in 1893 with the Cleveland Spiders and played for the Philadelphia Phillies the following year.[1]
He was born in the village of Brier Hill, now part of Youngstown, Ohio, an industrial town located near the Pennsylvania border.
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Scheible's obituary in The Youngstown Telegram says that he was employed at a local flour mill before he began playing ball with minor league teams affiliated with the Tri-State League, Iron & Oil League, and New England League.
In the early 1890s, he broke into the National League.[2]
Upon his retirement from the National League, Scheible returned to Youngstown, where he continued to play amateur and semi-professional ball. He contracted pneumonia shortly after being hired to pitch for a game in Erie, Pennsylvania. Scheible became aware of his condition as he was about to board a train to Erie. He was rushed to Mahoning County Hospital, where he died a few days later.[3]
Scheible's obituary states that he was survived by his father, John Sr., three sisters, Elizabeth and Katherine Scheible and Mrs. Mary Miller, and brothers Charles and William.[3] (His surviving brother Charles became mayor of Youngstown in the early 1920s.)
The newspaper article described Jack Scheible in the following terms: "As a ballplayer he was a determined person and as a citizen always sociable, quiet and unassuming".[3]