Steve Partenheimer
| Steve Partenheimer | |
|---|---|
| Third Baseman | |
| Born: August 30, 1891 Greenfield, Massachusetts | |
| Died: June 16, 1971 (aged 79) Mansfield, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 28, 1913, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 28, 1913, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Harold Philip "Steve" Partenheimer (August 30, 1891 – June 16, 1971) was an American baseball player. He played college baseball for Amherst College and then appeared in one game Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers on June 28, 1913.
Early years
Partenheimer was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, in 1891.[1] He attended Amherst College for four years from 1909 to 1913 and was captain of the varsity baseball team as a senior.[2]
Professional baseball
On June 20, 1913, Frank Navin, owner of the Detroit Tigers, announced that he had signed Amherst third baseman Partenheimer who would report shortly for a tryout.[3] On June 28, in his one and only Major League game, Partenheimer played third base, collected three assists, and committed one error. At bat, he was hit by a pitch, but failed to register a hit, in three plate appearances.[1]
Less than one week after his major league debut, the Tigers assigned Partenheimer to Utica in the New York State League. At the time, the Detroit Free Press wrote that he was not ready for "big time" baseball, "appears to be a good fielder, but shows poor form at bat."[4] After his brief stint with the Tigers, Partenheimer played three years in New York State League.[2]
Later years
Partenheimer formed a Gordon Drug baseball team in Akron in 1933. He was also affiliated with Akron Jays, Sohio Athletic Club and the Killian Celtics.[2] He was elected to the all time 100 year Amherst-Williams Baseball Team.[5]
Partenheimer's son Stan Partenheimer also came up to the Major Leagues as a pitcher in 1944 with the Boston Red Sox, followed by nine games with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945.[6]
Steve Partenheimer died in 1971 at age 79 in Mansfield, Ohio. He was buried at Green River Cemetery in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and was posthumously inducted into the Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Steve Partenheimer". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Partenheimer Sr, Harold "Steve"". Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^ "Detroit Gets College Man: Signs Partenheimer, Captain and Third Baseman of Amherst Nine". The Washington Post. June 21, 1913. p. 8.
- ^ "Partenheimer Goes to the Utica Club to Get Experience". Detroit Free Press. July 4, 1913. p. 12.
- ^ http://148.85.1.57/library/archives/texts/tower_amherst_athletics/index.html
- ^ "Stan Partenheimer". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2016.