Jock Menefee
[edit] Biography
Born on January 15, 1868 in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, Jock Menefee (John Menefee) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, Chicago Orphans and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career. Menefee broke into the bigs on August 17, 1892 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.24 ERA in 129.1 innings pitched in 1893, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jock Menefee's best season was 1902, when he posted a 2.42 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 60 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.25
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 15
| 15
| 8
| 7
| 4.24
| 30
| 95
| 61
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 129.1
| 150
| 3
| 40
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 13
| 5
| 8
| 5.40
| 33
| 95
| 67
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 111.2
| 159
| 4
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 28
| 24
| 8
| 17
| 4.29
| 43
| 153
| 101
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 211.2
| 258
| 3
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 41
| 37
| 13
| 25
| 4.68
| 76
| 248
| 168
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 323.1
| 417
| 7
| 89
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16.20
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.2
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| NY
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4.82
| 3
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9.1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| 16
| 13
| 9
| 4
| 3.85
| 30
| 74
| 50
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 140
| 1
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| 21
| 20
| 8
| 12
| 3.80
| 55
| 102
| 77
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 182.1
| 201
| 4
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 21
| 12
| 10
| 2.42
| 60
| 81
| 53
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 197.1
| 201
| 2
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| 20
| 17
| 8
| 10
| 3.00
| 39
| 85
| 49
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 147
| 157
| 3
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 139
| 125
| 58
| 70
| 3.81
| 293
| 707
| 471
| 111
| 7
| 0
| 1111.1
| 1289
| 20
| 273
| 0
| 19
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 36
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 30
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 45
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 75
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1898
| NY
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 44
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .934
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .789
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 45
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 56
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 283
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 210
| 7
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1892
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| LOU
| N
| 22
| 73
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 12
| .274
| .391
| .329
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 47
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 7
| .255
| .300
| .362
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 29
| 79
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .165
| .250
| .177
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 42
| 126
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 11
| .198
| .268
| .246
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 10
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1898
| NY
| N
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 46
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .109
| .180
| .109
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| CHI
| N
| 48
| 152
| 19
| 39
| 0
| 13
| .257
| .327
| .329
| 5
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| CHI
| N
| 65
| 216
| 24
| 50
| 0
| 15
| .231
| .303
| .259
| 4
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 7
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 64
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 2
| .203
| .239
| .250
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 221
| 685
| 74
| 152
| 0
| 57
| .222
| .295
| .266
| 16
| 7
| 52
| 15
| 19
| 35
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Louisville Colonels to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for George Nicol and $1000 (August 13, 1894).
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