George Heubel
Encyclopedia
George A. Heubel was a German American
professional baseball
player.
for the Cleveland Forest Citys
.
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 was an umpire
for the NA in 1875.
The National League
formed in 1876, and Heubel umpired for the league that season. He also played one game for the New York Mutuals
. In 1887, he managed the Allentown Peanut Eaters of the Pennsylvania State Association.
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 canned.
Heubel was also a clerk. He died in 1896, at the age of 46, and was buried in Leverington Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player.
Career
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 fielderLeft fielder
In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
for the Cleveland Forest Citys
Cleveland Forest Citys
The Forest Citys were a short lived professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1870s. The actual name of the team, as shown in standings, was Forest City, not "Cleveland". The name "Forest Citys" was used in the same generic style of the day in which the team from Chicago,...
.
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
started play in 1871, and in its first season, Heubel was the right fielder
Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
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
Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...
for the Washington Olympics
Washington Olympics
The Olympic Club of Washington, D.C., or Washington Olympics, was an early professional baseball team.When the National Association of Base Ball Players permitted openly professional clubs for the 1869 season, the Olympics were one of twelve to go pro...
and then retired as a player. He was an umpire
Umpire (baseball)
In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions. The term is often shortened to the colloquial form ump...
for the NA in 1875.
The National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
formed in 1876, and Heubel umpired for the league that season. He also played one game for the New York Mutuals
New York Mutuals
The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...
. In 1887, he managed the Allentown Peanut Eaters of the Pennsylvania State Association.
Heubel later became a groundskeeper for the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. In 1894, however, he was held responsible for a fire at the ballpark and was subsequently canned.
Heubel was also a clerk. He died in 1896, at the age of 46, and was buried in Leverington Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.