| Hack Eibel | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder/Pitcher | |
| Born: December 6, 1893 Brooklyn, New York | |
| Died: October 16, 1945 (aged 51) Macon, Georgia | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 13, 1912, for the Cleveland Naps | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 17, 1920, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .174 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
| Earned run average | 3.48 |
| Innings pitched | 10 1/3 |
| Games Finished | 2 |
| Teams | |
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Henry Hack Eibel (December 6, 1893 – October 16, 1945) was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps (1912) and Boston Red Sox (1920). Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and 220 lb., Eibel batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to emigrant parents of German extraction. Eibel first played in the majors at the age of 18.
During his brief major league career, Eibel did almost everything a player was asked to do, appearing in 30 games, as a relief pitcher (3 games), left fielder (3), right fielder (3), first baseman (1), and pinch-hitter or pinch-runner (20).
In a two-season career, Eibel was a .174 hitter (8-for-43) with four runs and six RBI, including two doubles and one stolen base. He did not hit a home run. In three relief appearances, he posted a 3.48 ERA with five strikeouts and three walks in 10⅓ innings and did not have a decision.
Eibel shot himself to death in Macon, Georgia at age 51. Macon was also the town of Eibel's final professional ball club team. Eibel retired from baseball in 1924.
References
- ^ Society for American Baseball Research"Henry Eibel was born to foreign-born parents. His father, Henry, had come from Germany to America in 1870 and worked as a blacksmith in 1900 and a baker in 1910. His mother, Elizabeth, had been born in England, but to two German parents; she came to America in 1864. "
- ^ "Hack Eibel Fatally Shot". The Macon Telegraph. October 17, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
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