George Heubel
| George Heubel | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 20, 1849 Germany | |
| Died: January 22, 1896 (aged 46) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 20, 1871, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 17, 1876, for the New York Mutuals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 14 |
| Teams | |
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George A. Heubel (June 20, 1849–January 22, 1896) was a German American professional baseball player. He was the first player born in Germany to play in the National Association and the National League.[1]
Career
[edit]Heubel started his amateur career in 1867 with the Quaker City team. He then played for Geary in 1868 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1869. In 1870, he was the left fielder for the Cleveland Forest Citys.[2]
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players started play in 1871, and in its first season, Heubel was the right fielder for the Athletics. He batted .307 in 17 games (the team played 28 in total), and the Athletics won the first NA pennant. In 1872, he played five games in center field for the Washington Olympics and then retired as a player. He worked as an umpire for the NA in 1875.[3]
The National League formed in 1876, and Heubel umpired for the league that season.[4] He also played one game for the New York Mutuals. In 1887, he managed the Allentown Peanut Eaters of the Pennsylvania State Association.[5]
Heubel later became a groundskeeper for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1894, however, he was held responsible for a fire at the ballpark and was subsequently fired.[6]
Heubel was also a clerk. He died in 1896, at the age of 46, and was buried in Leverington Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Players by birthplace: Germany". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Ryczek, William J. When Johnny Came Sliding home: The Post-Civil War Baseball Boom, 1865–1870 (McFarland, 1998), p. 261.
- ^ Nemec, David. The Great Encyclopedia of Nineteenth Century Major League Baseball (University of Alabama Press, 2006), p. 1009.
- ^ Nemec, p. 1010.
- ^ "George Heubel Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ Morris, Peter. Level playing fields: how the groundskeeping Murphy brothers shaped baseball (U of Nebraska Press, 2007), p. 52.
- ^ "George Heubel Death Certificate" Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. thedeadballera.com. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1849 births
- 1896 deaths
- 19th-century baseball players
- 19th-century baseball umpires
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Cleveland Forest Citys (NABBP) players
- German emigrants to the United States
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Germany
- Major League Baseball umpires
- Minor league baseball managers
- New York Mutuals players
- Philadelphia Athletics (NA) players
- Philadelphia Athletics (NABBP) players
- Philadelphia Geary players
- Washington Olympics players