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When Scheib made his first appearance in 1943 at age 16, he was the youngest player in the modern era until Joe
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During his MLB career, Scheib batted an even .250, with five home runs, 59 RBI and 117 hits in 468 at bats. In 11 seasons, Scheib had a 45–65 win–loss record, in 267 games, with 107 games started, 47 complete games, 17 saves,
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In 1951, Scheib appeared in 46 games as a pitcher, two more as a pinch hitter, and batted .396 (21 for 53). His .396 mark was the highest for a pitcher with that many at bats since 1925.
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Scheib: The
Youngest Player in American League History" by Lawrence Knorr was released May 26, 2016. It was published by Sunbury Press.
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342:"Week in review/preview: Pitchers who carry a big bat"
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368:"'Wonder Boy' Returns Home"
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174:Philadelphia Athletics
231:Major League Baseball
215:professional baseball
372:The Citizen-Standard
378:on August 10, 2016.
243:Gratz, Pennsylvania
227:St. Louis Cardinals
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117:Last MLB appearance
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952:Ariel Prieto
931:Herb Pennock
924:Orlando Peña
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756:Slim Harriss
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1100:1927 births
1022:Mike Torrez
1008:Eddie Smith
987:Diego SeguĂ
980:Carl Scheib
945:Eddie Plank
938:Scott Perry
910:Mike Norris
903:Bobo Newsom
882:Jack Nabors
875:Elmer Myers
868:Kyle Muller
861:Mark Mulder
770:Gil Heredia
763:Ray Herbert
735:Lefty Grove
700:Dick Fowler
651:Chubby Dean
637:Jack Coombs
567:Joe Blanton
460:Carl Scheib
28:Carl Scheib
1094:Categories
1078:Barry Zito
1071:Curt Young
1050:Bobby Witt
1001:Ben Sheets
854:Tom Morgan
791:Tim Hudson
749:Lum Harris
721:Sonny Gray
707:Ned Garver
679:Mike Fiers
595:Sugar Cain
453:, or
449:, or
301:References
229:(1954) of
153:Strikeouts
58:1927-01-01
1057:Alex Wood
1043:Bob Welch
777:Rich Hill
742:Dan Haren
644:Bud Daley
574:Vida Blue
266:home runs
237:Biography
107:MLB debut
959:Ed Rakow
889:Jim Nash
728:Bob Grim
581:Joe Bush
260:, for a
241:Born in
221:for the
288:⁄
268:and 21
258:at bats
256:in 104
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219:pitcher
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84:, U.S.
67:, U.S.
283:1,070
166:Teams
137:45–65
100:Right
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353:2024
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200:1954
190:1954
186:1947
182:1945
178:1943
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