Heine Meine
Henry William "Heinie" Meine (May 1, 1896 - March 18, 1968) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of seven seasons (1922, 1929-1934) with the St. Louis Browns and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the National League wins leader in 1931 with Pittsburgh. For his career, he compiled a 66-50 record in 165 appearances, with a 3.95 ERA and 199 strikeouts.
Nicknamed "The Count of Luxemburg."
He was born and later died in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 71.
Major League Heinie's
"Heinie" was a popular nickname for German baseball players in the early part of the 20th Century. Though Heinie Meine was the only rhyming Heinie, Meine was one of 22 Major League Heinie's in the first half of the century. Others include:
Heinie Beckendorf 1909-1910 Heinie Berger 1907-1910 Charles Carl Berger Heinie Elder 1913-1913 Heinie Groh 1912-1927 Heinie Heitmuller 1909-1910 Heinie Heltzel 1943-1944 Heinie Jantzen 1912-1912 Heinie Kappel 1887-1889 Heinie Manush 1923-1939 - the only Hall of Fame "Heinie" Heinie Meine 1922-1934, also known as "The Count Of Luxemburg" Heinie Mueller 1920-1935 Clarence Francis Mueller Heinie Mueller 1938-1941 Heinie Odom 1925-1925 Heinie Peitz 1892-1913 Heinie Reitz 1893-1899 Heinie Sand 1923-1928 Heinie Scheer 1922-1923 Heinie Schuble 1927-1936 Heinie Smith 1897-1903 Heinie Stafford 1916-1916 Heinie Wagner 1902-1918 Heinie Zimmerman 1907-1919
External link
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference