Sam Leever Stats

Sam Leever was born on Saturday, December 23, 1871, in Goshen, Ohio. Leever was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 26, 1898, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam Leever baseball stats page.

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"But anyone who saw the righty grimace every time he threw the ball knew the injury was not phony, and that (Sam) Leever showed pluck and determination in taking the ball for the sixth game (of the 1903 World Series)." - Author Louis P. Masur in Autumn Glory (2003)

Sam Leever



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Birth Name:   Samuel Leever
Nickname:   The Goshen Schoolmaster
Born On:   12-23-1871  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Goshen, Ohio
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-19-1953 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Goshen, Ohio
Cemetery:   Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Ohio
High School:   Goshen High School (Goshen, OH)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-26-1898 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-26-1910
Draft:   Not Applicable

Sam Leever

Sam Leever Pitching Stats

1898 27 Pirates 5 3 2 1 0 1.000 2.45 2 0 0 33.0 0 26 9 10 0 5 - 15 0 1 0 -
1899 28 Pirates 51 39 11 21 23 .477 3.18 35 4 3 379.0 0 353 134 191 7 122 - 121 8 11 1 -
1900 29 Pirates 30 29 1 15 13 .536 2.71 25 3 0 232.2 0 236 70 101 2 48 - 84 10 10 0 -
1901 30 Pirates 21 20 1 14 5 .737 2.86 18 2 0 176.0 0 182 56 82 2 39 - 82 5 7 0 -
1902 31 Pirates 28 26 2 15 7 .682 2.39 23 4 2 222.0 0 203 59 73 2 31 - 86 3 8 0 -
1903 32 Pirates 36 34 2 25 7 .781 2.06 30 7 1 284.1 1,153 255 65 99 2 60 - 90 6 5 0 -
1904 33 Pirates 34 32 2 18 11 .621 2.17 26 1 0 253.1 1,003 224 61 85 2 54 - 63 2 5 2 -
1905 34 Pirates 33 29 3 20 5 .800 2.70 20 3 1 229.2 928 199 69 94 3 54 - 81 5 12 1 -
1906 35 Pirates 36 31 4 22 7 .759 2.32 25 6 0 260.1 1,011 232 67 84 3 48 - 76 3 7 0 -
1907 36 Pirates 31 24 7 14 9 .609 1.66 17 5 0 216.2 848 182 40 70 3 46 - 65 1 8 0 -
1908 37 Pirates 38 20 14 15 7 .682 2.10 14 4 2 192.2 767 179 45 60 1 41 - 28 3 6 0 -
1909 38 Pirates 19 4 12 8 1 .889 2.83 2 0 2 70.0 286 74 22 30 0 14 - 23 0 4 0 -
1910 39 Pirates 26 8 14 6 5 .545 2.76 4 0 2 111.0 432 104 34 45 2 25 - 33 0 6 0 -
13 Years 388 299 75 194 100 .660 2.47 241 39 13 2,660.2 6,428 2,449 731 1,024 29 587 - 847 46 90 4 -

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Sam Leever Hitting Stats

1898 27 Pirates 5 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - 0 - 1 - .250 .357 .250
1899 28 Pirates 51 146 15 33 6 4 0 0 18 8 - - 6 - 1 - .226 .271 .322
1900 29 Pirates 30 88 9 18 2 2 1 0 5 2 - - 0 - 0 - .205 .222 .307
1901 30 Pirates 21 71 9 13 1 0 0 0 4 5 - - 2 - 1 - .183 .247 .197
1902 31 Pirates 29 90 7 16 3 2 0 0 8 3 - - 0 - 0 - .178 .204 .256
1903 32 Pirates 36 115 11 19 0 1 0 0 12 4 - - 4 - 0 - .165 .193 .183
1904 33 Pirates 34 99 12 26 2 2 1 0 14 4 - - 2 - 2 - .263 .305 .354
1905 34 Pirates 33 88 4 9 2 1 0 0 5 4 - - 2 - 0 - .102 .141 .148
1906 35 Pirates 36 95 9 20 1 1 0 0 5 5 - - 1 - 0 - .211 .250 .242
1907 36 Pirates 31 73 3 11 0 0 0 0 2 4 - - 4 - 0 - .151 .195 .151
1908 37 Pirates 38 61 5 9 0 1 0 0 3 4 - - 2 - 1 - .148 .212 .180
1909 38 Pirates 19 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 - - 0 - 0 - .167 .259 .167
1910 39 Pirates 26 31 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 8 2 0 0 - .065 .121 .065
13 Years 389 993 90 183 17 14 2 0 78 49 - 8 25 0 6 - .184 .227 .236

Sam Leever

Sam Leever Fielding Stats

1898 Pirates P 5 3 99 8 1.6 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
1899 Pirates P 51 39 1,137 116 2.3 110 10 100 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.61
1900 Pirates P 30 29 698 64 2.1 60 8 52 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.32
1901 Pirates P 21 20 528 59 2.8 57 3 54 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.91
1902 Pirates LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1902 Pirates P 28 26 666 47 1.7 45 3 42 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.82
1903 Pirates P 36 34 853 92 2.6 88 12 76 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.79
1904 Pirates P 34 32 760 79 2.3 78 11 67 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.77
1905 Pirates P 33 29 689 85 2.6 77 7 70 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .906 3.02
1906 Pirates P 36 31 781 66 1.8 63 11 52 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 2.18
1907 Pirates P 31 24 650 45 1.5 43 4 39 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.79
1908 Pirates P 38 20 578 54 1.4 52 8 44 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.43
1909 Pirates P 19 4 210 23 1.2 23 0 23 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.96
1910 Pirates P 26 8 333 38 1.5 38 3 35 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.08
P Totals 388 299 7,982 776 2.0 742 83 659 34 11 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.51
LF Totals 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
13 Years 389 299 7,982 777 2.0 743 84 659 34 11 n/a n/a n/a .956 2.51

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Sam Leever Miscellaneous Stats

1898 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 12.0 3.00 4.09 1.36
1899 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 8.1 0.99 2.87 2.90
1900 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 88.0 0.0 17.6 1.75 3.25 1.86
1901 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 17.8 2.10 4.19 1.99
1902 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 11.3 2.77 3.49 1.26
1903 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 9.6 1.50 2.85 1.90
1904 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 99.0 0.0 7.1 1.17 2.24 1.92
1905 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 17.6 1.50 3.17 2.12
1906 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 19.0 1.58 2.63 1.66
1907 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 36.5 1.41 2.70 1.91
1908 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 20.3 0.68 1.31 1.92
1909 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 24.0 1.64 2.96 1.80
1910 Pirates 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.9 0.0 1.32 2.68 2.03
13 Years 4 - - 0 0 n/a 496.5 124.1 12.7 1.44 2.87 1.99

Sam Leever

Sam Leever Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1898 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
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1903 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1904 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1906 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1907 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -
1910 Pittsburgh Pirates n/a Undetermined n/a -

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