Richie Scheinblum
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Runs batted in | 127 | |
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Batting average | .295 | |
Home runs | 33 | |
Runs batted in | 118 | |
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Richard Alan Scheinblum (November 5, 1942 – May 10, 2021), nicknamed "Shane",[1] was an American professional Major League Baseball (MLB) player.
In 1971, he won the
Early life
Scheinblum was Jewish, and was born in
He was a 1964 graduate of
Baseball career
In 1964 he played for the
During the 1966–67 offseason, Scheinblum played in the
In 1968 he played again for Portland, and hit .304 (9th in the league) with a .479 slugging percentage and 75 RBIs (7th in the league), but in 55 at bats batted .218 for Cleveland, followed by .186 in limited action the following year.
Playing for the
Scheinblum played
His best year was 1972, when he hit .300 (sixth in the American League) with an on-base percentage of .383 (fifth in the league), 8 homers, and 66 RBIs for the Royals.[16][17] He was named to the American League All-Star team, and was the Royals' Player of the Month in August.[16][18] Following the Munich massacre in September of that year, Scheinblum wore a black armband in memory of the slain Israeli athletes. He later said, "I wore the emblematic black band ... not only because they were Jewish athletes, but because they were human beings".[19]
Scheinblum was traded along with Roger Nelson to the Cincinnati Reds for Hal McRae and Wayne Simpson on December 1, 1972.[20] He batted .307 with a .402 on base percentage in 1973; after a slow start for the Cincinnati Reds, he was traded to the California Angels, for whom he batted .328 with an on base percentage of .418.[2][6]
He hit .263 with 13 homers and 127 RBIs in his career.[14][15]
In 1976, after leaving Major League Baseball, he played for Japan's
Retirement
After his career, ended he went on to live in Palm Harbor, Florida.[5] As of 2016[update], he was working as a salesman with a promotional products company.[2] He died May 10, 2021, after a long illness.
Family
His son, Monte Scheinblum, hit a golf ball 329 yards, 13 inches, into a 20 mile-per-hour wind to win the 1992 U.S. National Long Driving Championship,[21][22] and was also the world long driving champion that year.[23]
See also
References
- Whiting, Robert. You Gotta Have Wa (Vintage Departures, 1989), pp. 82-83.
- ^ a b c d e "Q/A with Richie Scheinblum: All-Star with Royals; lessons from playing for Ted Williams" - Jewish Baseball Museum
- ISBN 9781561719730. Accessed June 14, 2018. "At Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey, Richie played on the baseball, soccer, and basketball teams -- helping lead the school to the New Jersey Basketball Championship, with a 29-1 record."
- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Baseball - Peter S. Horvitz, Joachim Horvitz
- ^ a b c d LIU Post Pioneers Mobile – LIU Post Athletic Hall of Fame
- ^ a b c d e f "Richie Scheinblum Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics & History" | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Swagerty, John (April 30, 1970). "A Mysterious Case: Nice Guy Scheinblum Stays in Minors". The Wichita Eagle. p. 36. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-8078-4275-1. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-313-36037-4. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "1970 American Association Batting Leaders" | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ "Archives". The Rocky Mountain News. August 30, 1992. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "Royals Aim for Top". Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "1971 American Association Batting Leaders" | Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ ISBN 9781561719730. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 9781582616803. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Richie Scheinblum Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ Baseball Digest. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ "Kansas City Royals History – Richie Scheinblum". Kcroyalshistory.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports ... - Peter S. Horvitz
- ^ Durso, Joseph. "A's Send Epstein to Rangers; Scheinblum, Nelson to Reds," The New York Times, Saturday, December 2, 1972. Retrieved April 12, 2020
- ^ Jaime Diaz (May 1, 1995). "Though they outdistance the Tour's mightiest ball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "Scheinblum Wins Driving Competition". Sun Sentinel. Boca Raton, Florida. October 5, 1992. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ Ed Richards (July 9, 1996). "Three Earn Chance To Play With Best". Daily Press. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Baseball Gauge
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
- Press release about his being named to the Long Island University C. W. Post Campus Athletic Hall of Fame