Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 17, 1893, Yeabsley played
minor league baseball for the
Raleigh Capitals as an
outfielder in 1916. He made his major league debut on May 28, 1919. He
pinch-hit for
pitcher Elmer Jacobs in the 9th inning and drew a
walk off
Jimmy Ring of the
Cincinnati Reds. Over the next two weeks, he appeared in two more games as a
pinch runner, and never played professional baseball afterwards. Yeabsley also played professional
football from 1914 until 1919 for the
Conshohocken Athletic Club. In 1919, he played football for the
Holmesburg Athletic Club. ==Death==