Carl Scheib was born on Saturday, January 1, 1927, in Gratz, Pennsylvania. Scheib was 16 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1943, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Carl Scheib baseball stats page.
"Carl (Scheib) quit school and reported to the A's. Connie Mack placed him on salary as a batting practice pitcher. Surprising his teammates, Scheib displayed good control, a hard fastball, and a sharp curve. That summer he began making road trips with the team. In late August he pitched in the second game of an exhibition double-header against the League Island Marines. The righthander was impressive, working four innings, allowing no hits, and striking out seven." - Baseball Historian Jim Sargent (SABR Baseball Biography. Carl Scheib. Source)
Carl Scheib![]() Carl Scheib Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#57 | Checklist) |
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Carl ScheibCarl Scheib Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1943 | 16 | Athletics | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 85 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1944 | 17 | Athletics | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 156 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 1945 | 18 | Athletics | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1947 | 20 | Athletics | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.04 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 116.0 | 505 | 121 | 65 | 68 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1948 | 21 | Athletics | 32 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.94 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 198.2 | 855 | 219 | 87 | 90 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1949 | 22 | Athletics | 38 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5.12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 182.2 | 821 | 191 | 104 | 117 | 16 | 118 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1950 | 23 | Athletics | 43 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 7.22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106.0 | 513 | 138 | 85 | 96 | 13 | 70 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1951 | 24 | Athletics | 46 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 4.47 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 143.0 | 618 | 132 | 71 | 78 | 7 | 71 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 25 | Athletics | 30 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 158.0 | 667 | 153 | 77 | 82 | 21 | 50 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1953 | 26 | Athletics | 28 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.88 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 96.0 | 423 | 99 | 52 | 57 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 27 | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 27 | Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 11 Years | 267 | 107 | 125 | 45 | 65 | .409 | 4.88 | 47 | 6 | 17 | 1,070.2 | 4,714 | 1,130 | 581 | 634 | 99 | 493 | 18 | 290 | 35 | 30 | 6 | 0 | ||
Carl ScheibCarl Scheib Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1943 | 16 | Athletics | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1944 | 17 | Athletics | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .500 |
| 1945 | 18 | Athletics | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1947 | 20 | Athletics | 22 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .133 | .152 | .133 |
| 1948 | 21 | Athletics | 52 | 104 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .298 | .348 | .490 |
| 1949 | 22 | Athletics | 47 | 72 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .313 | .264 |
| 1950 | 23 | Athletics | 50 | 52 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .264 | .346 |
| 1951 | 24 | Athletics | 48 | 53 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .396 | .418 | .623 |
| 1952 | 25 | Athletics | 44 | 82 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .220 | .220 | .220 |
| 1953 | 26 | Athletics | 35 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 | .233 | .195 |
| 1954 | 27 | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1954 | 27 | Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 327 | 468 | 51 | 117 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 21 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .250 | .284 | .338 | ||
Carl ScheibCarl Scheib Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1943 Athletics | P | 6 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.96 |
| 1944 Athletics | P | 15 | 0 | 109 | 13 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.22 |
| 1945 Athletics | P | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.12 |
| 1947 Athletics | P | 21 | 12 | 348 | 17 | 0.8 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.24 |
| 1948 Athletics | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1948 Athletics | P | 32 | 24 | 596 | 51 | 1.6 | 50 | 14 | 36 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.27 |
| 1948 Athletics | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 1949 Athletics | P | 38 | 23 | 548 | 33 | 0.9 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.48 |
| 1950 Athletics | P | 43 | 8 | 318 | 19 | 0.4 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.61 |
| 1951 Athletics | P | 46 | 11 | 429 | 58 | 1.3 | 57 | 14 | 43 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.59 |
| 1952 Athletics | P | 30 | 19 | 474 | 47 | 1.6 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.56 |
| 1953 Athletics | P | 28 | 8 | 288 | 21 | 0.8 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.88 |
| 1954 Athletics | P | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1954 Cardinals | P | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.86 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 267 | 107 | 3,212 | 266 | 1.0 | 257 | 66 | 191 | 9 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.16 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 | |
| 11 Years | 269 | 109 | 3,266 | 268 | 1.0 | 259 | 68 | 191 | 9 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.14 | |
Carl ScheibCarl Scheib Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1943 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 1.45 |
| 1944 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.18 | 3.22 | 2.72 |
| 1945 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.08 | 4.15 |
| 1947 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.47 | 2.02 | 4.27 |
| 1948 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 0.58 | 1.99 | 3.44 |
| 1949 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.36 | 2.12 | 5.81 |
| 1950 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 0.53 | 3.14 | 5.94 |
| 1951 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 26.5 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 0.69 | 3.08 | 4.47 |
| 1952 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 0.84 | 2.39 | 2.85 |
| 1953 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 41.0 | 10.3 | 0.86 | 2.34 | 2.72 |
| 1954 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| 1954 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 63 | 0 | n/a | 93.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0.59 | 2.44 | 4.14 |
Carl ScheibCarl Scheib Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1943 Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1944 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1945 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1947 Philadelphia Athletics | 11, 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1948 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Carl Scheib Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Carl Alvin Scheib was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics (1943–1945), served in the United States Army during World War II (1945-1946), returned to the A's (1947–1954), and closed out his career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1954).
Carl was a a self-described "farm boy" who grew up on a 10-acre plot near the tiny town of Gratz, Pennsylvania. He pitched for the local high school and shopped at Smeltz Grocery, where Mrs. Hannah Clark worked. She had witnessed Scheib's pitching and mentioned it to a traveling salesman named Al Grossman, who wrote a letter to Connie Mack. A similar disovery occurred in the past, where a salesman had told Clark Griffith about a prospect - his name was Walter Johnson, so Mack simply wrote back and invited them to travel to Philadelphia and tryout for the team.
Carl, and his dad, did exactly that! On June 23, 1942, during a rain-delay, Carl threw some pitches in the bullpen for Mr. Mack. The skipper liked what he saw and told the youngster to return the following spring.
In June of '43, Carl was signed by the team - as a batting practice pitcher! Then, on Labor Day, that same year, Carl signed an $800 ($500 bonus / $300 for the remainder of season) contract and made his Major League debut, that same day!

Carl Scheib MLB Debut | The Arizona Republic | September 7, 1943 | Page 4Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that when Carl Scheib took the mound, on September 6, 1943, he became the youngest player in American League history, and the youngest pitcher in Major League history? A year later, the major league mark was broken, but through today, Scheib remains the youngest twirler in the junior circuit. Do you know who owns the National League record? [Answer]

Carl Scheib Debut | Wonder Boy Excerpt | Lawrence Knorr | Sunbury Press | Read MoreBaseball Almanac Research Library
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