Sam Leever

Infobox MLB retired
name=Sam Leever
position=Pitcher


bgcolor1=#e1b81e
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=white
birthdate=December 23, 1871
city-state|Goshen|Ohio
deathdate=death date and age|1953|5|19|1871|12|23
city-state|Goshen|Ohio
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=May 26
debutyear=1898
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=September 26
finalyear=1910
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Pitching Record
stat2label=Earned run average
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat1value=194-100
stat2value=2.47
stat3value=847
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (1898-1910)
highlights=
*World Series champion: 1909
*National League pennant: 1903
*National League ERA champion: 1903
*4 20-win seasons

Samuel Leever (December 23, 1871 - May 19, 1953), nicknamed "The Goshen Schoolmaster", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He began his career on May 26, 1898 with the Pirates and ended his big league playing career on September 26, 1910.

Born in Goshen, Ohio, Leever came into baseball after an earlier career as a schoolteacher. He won 25 games in 1903 to help the Pirates win their third consecutive National League pennant, but lost both his starts in the 1903 World Series as the heavily favored Pirates were upset by Boston. He later went 8-1 for the 1909 Pirates, when they won their first World Series title. His lifetime ERA was 2.47 with a 194-100 record, 847 strikeouts, 39 shutouts, 241 complete games, 587 walks, and only 29 home runs allowed in 2660.2 innings during his career.

Leever died at age 81 in Goshen.

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
* List of Major League Baseball saves champions
* MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List

External links

*baseball-reference|id=l/leevesa01
*Find A Grave|id=20718