- 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 seasonsSamuel Leever (
December 23 ,1871 -May 19 ,1953 ), nicknamed "The Goshen Schoolmaster", was an American right-handedpitcher inMajor League Baseball who spent his entire career with thePittsburgh Pirates . He began his career onMay 26 ,1898 with the Pirates and ended his big league playing career onSeptember 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 consecutiveNational League pennant, but lost both his starts in the1903 World Series as the heavily favored Pirates were upset by Boston. He later went 8-1 for the 1909 Pirates, when they won their firstWorld Series title. His lifetime ERA was 2.47 with a 194-100 record, 847strikeout s, 39 shutouts, 241 complete games, 587 walks, and only 29home run s 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
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