Unimpressive in stints with Pittsburgh, Louisville, and the Giants, Menefee had his best season at 12-10, 2.42 for the 1902 Cubs. He played the outfield as often as he pitched in 1901-02, but couldn't hit better than .257. (ADS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 19, 1900: In the Opener at Cincinnati, Chicago outslugs the Reds, 13-10. Jock Menefee is the winner over Ed Scott. » September 12, 1900: Sammy Strang, a rookie 3B, breaks in with seven hits for the Chicago Colts in a doubleheader against the Giants. Chicago catcher Johnny Kling and Giants pitcher Win Mercer collide at the plate in the 7th inning of the 2nd game, and Mercer is carried off the field unconscious. Chicago coasts, 9-1 in the opener, with Mercer the loser to Jock Menefee. New York takes the nitecap, 7-6, when Dummy Taylor fashions a 7-inning win over Jack Taylor. » May 9, 1901: The Pirates beat Chicago, 8-1 as Deacon Phillippe tops Jock Menefee. It is the 8th game in nine days between the two teams, half in Pittsburgh and the last four in Chicago. » August 5, 1901: At Cincinnati, Topsy Hartsel strokes two inside-the-park homers, but they are not enough as Chicago loses to the Reds, 10-7. Whitey Guese takes the decision over Jock Menefee. » June 22, 1903: At the Polo Grounds, a crowd of 19,000 is on hand for the twinbill with Chicago; Iron Joe McGinnity wins the opener, 5-4, in 10 innings, over Jack Taylor. But Chicago takes the nitecap, scoring six runs against Christy Mathewson in the 9th inning to enable Jock Menefee to pick up a win, 10-6. Matty gives up 13 hits and 10 runs in losing his 4th game of the year. » July 6, 1903: At West Side Grounds, Christy Mathewson gives the Giants their 2nd win in three games with Chicago, beating the Cubs, 5-1. Jock Menefee takes the loss. » August 12, 1903: In the 2nd game at Boston, Boston Nationals Joe Stanley clouts his first major league homer, a grand slam off Chicago's Jock Menefee. Stanley will hit his second career homer in 1905, again a grand slam. Boston wins, 11-10, with Pop Williams beating Menefee. Chicago wins the opener, 7-4, with slow Bob Wicker outpitching Togie Pittinger. » August 24, 1903: The Cubs split with the Giants at the Polo Grounds, beating Joe McGinnity 7-3 in the opener. Iron Joe is not helped by eight Giant errors, including five by SS Charlie Babb. The nitecap is called after Chicago's at-bats in the 7th with the score 8-1. Christy Mathewson picks up the victory for New York over Jock Menefee.