Jock Menefee

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Given name: John Menefee
Nicknames: None
Primary Pos: Pitcher
Hght/Wght: 6'0" / 165 lbs
Bats/Throws: R / R
Born: Jan 15, 1868 in Rowlesburg, WV
Died: Mar 11, 1953 in Belle Vernon, PA (85 years old)
Debut: Aug 17, 1892

John "Jock" Menefee (January 15, 1868 – March 11, 1953) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 through 1903 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, and Chicago Orphans / 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 Pittsburgh on the 7th of September, not getting a decision in either game.