Les Webber

Infobox MLB retired
name=Les Webber
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#083c6b
bgcolor2=#083c6b
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=May 6, 1915
city-state|Kelseyville|California
deathdate=death date and age|1986|11|13|1915|5|6
city-state|Santa Maria|California
debutdate= May 17
debutyear= 1942
debutteam= Brooklyn Dodgers
finaldate=April 26
finalyear=1948
finalteam= Cleveland Indians
stat1label=Pitching record
stat1value=23-19
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.19
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=141
teams=
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1942-1946)
* Cleveland Indians (1946, 1948)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1948

Lester Elmer Webber (May 6, 1915 - November 13, 1986) was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1942-1946, 1948) with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians. For his career, he compiled a 23-19 record in 154 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 4.19 earned run average and 141 strikeouts. Webber played one game for the 1948 World Series champion Indians, though he did not appear in the postseason.

Webber was born in Kelseyville, California and later died in Santa Maria, California at the age of 71.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball saves champions

References

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