Background
Enzenroth was born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1885. His father"s occupation was recorded as a carpenter in the 1900 Census.
Enzenroth was born in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in 1885. His father"s occupation was recorded as a carpenter in the 1900 Census.
Enzenroth attended Mineral Point High School and played for the Mineral Point baseball team that lost only one game (to a college team) in four years. Enzenroth attended at the and graduated in 1910 as part of the literary class.
He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, in 1914 for the Saint Louis Browns and in 1915 for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League. While at Michigan, he played as a catcher for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team from 1908 to 1910. In April 1910, he hit one of the longest home runs ever made at Ferry Field.
During Enzenroth"s three years as the catcher for the Wolverines, the team compiled a record of 47–15–1.
After graduating from Michigan, Enzenroth played baseball with a semi-professional team in Chicago. In November 1913, Enzenroth signed with the Saint Louis Browns of the American League.
Enzenroth was re-united with Branch Rickey in Saint Louis. Rickey had been Enzenroth"s classmate at the, served as the coach of Michigan"s baseball team in 1910, and was the player-manager for the Browns from 1913 to 1915.
Rickey persuaded Enzenroth to leave his legal career to join the Browns in 1913.
In March 1914, a newspaper profile of the Browns noted: "Enzenroth is a lawyer and an educated ballplayer. He hit well in the practice games and accompanied the first squad to Fort Myers for the two game series with the Colonels, a circumstance that gave rise to the impression that he is regarded in a favorable light by those in command."
Enzenroth made his Major League debut with the Browns on May 1, 1914, and appeared in only three games for the team
After Enzenroth appeared in a game against the Chicago White Sox, a newspaper account noted: "Jack Enzenroth, Rickey"s old college chum and fellow lawyer then donned the windpad and big mitt but somehow failed to deliver.
He lost a shutout for Hamilton against Chicago by muffing a perfect peg to the plate."
In early June 1914, Enzenroth left the Browns organization after signing with the Kansas City Packers of the newly formed Federal League. Charles A. Baird, who had been the athletic director at the while Enzenroth was a student-athlete, was one of the co-owners of the Packers.
Ezenroth appeared in 26 games for the Packers in 1914, compiling a.178 batting average. He returned to the Packers in 1915 and appeared in 14 games with a.158 batting average.
Enzenroth appeared in his final Major League game on September 22, 1915.
In 1917, Enzenroth was living in Toledo, Ohio, and listed in the city director as a manager. In 1920, Enzenroth returned to the as the freshman baseball coach. In 1944, Enzenroth died in Detroit, Michigan.