John Scheneberg
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John Bluford Scheneberg
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut September 23, 1913
- Final Game September 24, 1920
- Born November 20, 1887 in Guyandotte, WV USA
- Died September 26, 1950 in Huntington, WV USA
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"Scheneberg, the Paris team's clever pitcher, made it his fourteenth consecutive victory." - from the Sporting Life issue of September 23, 1911, about John Scheneberg pitching his Paris, KY team to the league championship
"One critic says Scheneberg is the best pitcher he has ever seen in minor league baseball. . ." - from the Sporting Life issue of August 31, 1912
John Scheneberg pitched two games in the majors, seven years apart.
One source refers to a pitcher Scheneberg pitching for Paris in the Blue Grass League in 1910 and then being sold to Atlanta. Blue Grass League.
He and Guy Zinn are the two major leaguers who were born in West Virginia in 1887.
