Richie Scheinblum
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Richard Alan "Richie" Scheinblum (November 5, 1942, in New York, New York) is a former professional All Star Major League Baseball
player.
He played for the Cleveland Indians
, Washington Senators
, Kansas City Royals
, Cincinnati Reds
, California Angels
, and St. Louis Cardinals
. He also played two seasons in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
.
MVP after he hit a league-leading and Triple-A record .388 with a .490 on-base percentage, .725 slugging percentage, 31 doubles, 10 triples, 25 home runs, and 108 RBIs.
Scheinblum played outfield
in the major leagues from 1965–74. A switch-hitter, he hit .263 with 13 homers and 127 RBIs in his career.
His best year was 1972 when he hit .300 (6th in the American League
) with an on base percentage
of .383 (5th in the league), 8 homers, and 66 RBIs for the Royals. He was named to the Major League Baseball
American League All-Star
team in 1972, and was the Royals Player-of-the-Month in August 1972. He work a black ban at the All Star game in memory of the Israeli athletes killed in the 1972 Munich Massacre
, saying: "I wore the emblematic black band ... not only because they were Jewish athletes, but because they were human beings".http://books.google.com/books?id=dDyEVDIA3aIC&pg=PA104&dq=Richie+Scheinblum+jewish&hl=en&ei=_oNVTvjJL4_AgQeFvqU_&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Richie%20Scheinblum%20jewish&f=false
, 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, and was also the world long driving champion that year.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player.
He played for the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
, Washington Senators
Texas Rangers (baseball)
The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
, Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
, Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
, California Angels
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
, and St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
. He also played two seasons in Japan for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League. The team is primarily owned by the Matsuda family, led by , who is a descendant of Mazda founder Jujiro Matsuda. Mazda is the largest single shareholder , which is less than the portion owned by the Matsuda family . Because of that,...
.
Early life
Scheimblum is Jewish, and was born in New York to Fred and Lee Scheinblum.http://books.google.com/books?id=9ZzxydPInwgC&pg=PA165&dq=Richie+Scheinblum+jewish&hl=en&ei=_oNVTvjJL4_AgQeFvqU_&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Richie%20Scheinblum%20jewish&f=falseBaseball career
Playing for the Denver Bears in 1971 he was the American AssociationAmerican Association (20th century)
The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...
MVP after he hit a league-leading and Triple-A record .388 with a .490 on-base percentage, .725 slugging percentage, 31 doubles, 10 triples, 25 home runs, and 108 RBIs.
Scheinblum played outfield
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in the major leagues from 1965–74. A switch-hitter, he hit .263 with 13 homers and 127 RBIs in his career.
His best year was 1972 when he hit .300 (6th in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
) with an on base percentage
On base percentage
In baseball statistics, on-base percentage is a measure of how often a batter reaches base for any reason other than a fielding error, fielder's choice, dropped/uncaught third strike, fielder's obstruction, or catcher's interference In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) (sometimes...
of .383 (5th in the league), 8 homers, and 66 RBIs for the Royals. He was named to the Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
American League All-Star
All-star
All-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...
team in 1972, and was the Royals Player-of-the-Month in August 1972. He work a black ban at the All Star game in memory of the Israeli athletes killed in the 1972 Munich Massacre
Munich massacre
The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Members of Black September...
, saying: "I wore the emblematic black band ... not only because they were Jewish athletes, but because they were human beings".http://books.google.com/books?id=dDyEVDIA3aIC&pg=PA104&dq=Richie+Scheinblum+jewish&hl=en&ei=_oNVTvjJL4_AgQeFvqU_&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Richie%20Scheinblum%20jewish&f=false
Family
His son, Monte ScheinblumMonte Scheinblum
Monte Scheinblum is an American professional golfer, and the son of former Major League Baseball All Star outfielder Richie Scheinblum. While he competed on the Nike Tour, he became known especially for his long driving, where success is achieved by a golfer hitting a golf ball the farthest...
, 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, and was also the world long driving champion that year.
External links
- http://www.liu.edu/cwis/CWP/pr/press/2005/88.htmlPress release about his being named to the Long Island UniversityLong Island UniversityLong Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
C. W. Post Campus Athletic Hall of Fame]