- Jack Scheible
Infobox Person
name = Jack Scheible
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birth_date = 1866
birth_place =Youngstown, Ohio
death_date = August 6, 1897
death_place = Youngstown, OhioJohn G. Scheible (1866 – 1897) pitched for two different teams over two seasons. He made his debut in 1893 with the
Cleveland Spiders and played for thePhiladelphia Phillies the following year. [cite web | url = http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/scheija01.shtml| title = Jack Scheible | publisher = Baseball Reference | accessdate = 2007-03-05]He was born in the village of
Brier Hill , now part ofYoungstown, Ohio , an industrial town located near thePennsylvania border.Amateur and professional career
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 ."The Youngstown Telegram", Youngstown, Ohio, August 9, 1897]Later years
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 inErie, Pennsylvania . Scheible became aware of his condition as he was about to board a train to Erie. He was rushed toMahoning County Hospital, where he died a few days later."The Youngstown Daily Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, August 9, 1897.]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."The Youngstown Daily Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, August 9, 1897.] (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"."The Youngstown Daily Vindicator", Youngstown, Ohio, August 9, 1897.]
References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=scheija01 Baseball Almanac Player Page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1894&t=PHI 1894 Philadelphia Phillies Roster]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Scheible BR Bullpen Player Page]
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