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Milwaukee-born with an affable (albeit lackadaisical) disposition and a distinctly Germanic surname, Schneiberg soon became a great favorite of Brewers fans, many of whom were of German stock themselves. He began well with Milwaukee, winning nine of his first 11 starts. But eventually he made his way into manager Jack Doyle’s doghouse, reportedly by threatening to punch out Doyle during a dispute involving teammate Barry McCormick.xii Thereafter, Schneiberg’s pitching faltered. That August, meanwhile, the Tigers attempted to assert a putative option right to Schneiberg’s services. Milwaukee resistance to the claim placed the matter before the National Commission, which ultimately concluded that Detroit had forfeited its hold upon Schneiberg when a written waiver of its rights had accompanied the pitcher’s release to Milwaukee.xiii For the 1907 season, Schneiberg’s final 13-16 (.448) log was about on par with the lackluster 71-83 (.461) record posted by the seventh-place Brewers as a whole.

In 1908 a change at the helm (McCormick replaced Doyle as Milwaukee manager) produced scant difference in the fortunes of either Frank Schneiberg or the Milwaukee Brewers. The 14-19 (.424) Schneiberg record resembled his previous season’s mark while the Brewers’ 71-83 finish replicated their 1907 record. Through it all, Schneiberg remained popular with Brewers fans. But Frank’s reputation elsewhere in the American Association, and particularly in Toledo, where he was accused of being a headhunter, was not always favorable.xiv Early the following season, the ever-critical Toledo News-Bee reported that Milwaukee was “very anxious to trade the German, who does not work with any spirit, but the player is not highly regarded around the circuit.”xv Whether the trade rumors were true or not, Schneiberg remained with Milwaukee, where he posted more mediocre numbers in 1909. He also managed to offend, at least momentarily, John McCloskey, the latest Milwaukee manager. McCloskey took exception to being addressed by Schneiberg as “Bughouse” and strode menacingly toward the big pitcher until informed that Schneiberg was only trying to summon a pet dog of that name from the clubhouse.xvi Pitching for a (90-77) pennant contender, Schneiberg posted an indifferent 13-13 mark. But his early-season performance was hampered by a “poisoned finger,” and a four-hit shutout of St. Paul on August 29 was more representative of Schneiberg’s late-season work. Shortly thereafter, Schneiberg was drafted by the Brooklyn Superbas.

That winter sportswriter John B. Foster took humorous note of Schneiberg’s acquisition by Brooklyn, writing that the arrival of a kinsman would “fill [heavily German] Williamsburg with joy from the toes of its wooden shoes to the top of its German cap.”xvii Inheriting a poor (55-98) team, new Brooklyn manager Bill Dahlen took a horde of pitching prospects, including Schneiberg, to spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Schneiberg secured a spot on the Brooklyn roster with a just-good-enough complete-game performance in a 10-8 exhibition-game victory over Baltimore of the International League.xviii Once the regular season started, however, Schneiberg remained glued to the Superbas bench. He did not see any game action for almost two months. Then on June 8, 30-year-old Frank Schneiberg made his major-league pitching debut, summoned to the mound in relief of staff ace Nap Rucker in a home game against the Cincinnati Reds. Taking over in the top of the seventh inning with Brooklyn trailing 4-0, a nervous and rusty Schneiberg quickly put the contest beyond reach. He retired only three of 12 enemy batsmen, surrendering four hits and four walks. In the process, Reds center fielder Dode Paskert “stopped a wild shoot with his head” and was briefly