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.[1] Eibel first played in the majors at the age of 18.
| 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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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.[2] Macon was also the town of Eibel's final professional ball club team. Eibel retired from baseball in 1924.
References edit
- ^ 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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